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I have the best smoothie today!
I’m going to be honest, smoothies are actually not my favorite thing ever. Typically I really just prefer to eat my food rather than drink it, same goes for pureed soups. But this smoothie? Oh my gosh, it’s life changing (okay that may be a bit over the top). It tastes like dessert, but yet it’s packed full of all the good things for us. And best part…there’s not just fruit! There’s a veggie in here too…can you guess which one?
Yeah, yeah, it’s a carrot. Probably pretty easy to figure out with that orange swirled throughout. Pretty though huh?
Here was my thinking for this smoothie. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to sneak in an extra hit of nutrients in the morning. I eat tons and tons of fruits and veggies throughout the day, but my mornings could use a little boost in the veggie department. Anyone else feeling the same? With spring officially here…and shockingly, our weather actually going along with the seasons (for now), this smoothie could not have come at a more perfect time.
Warmer, longer days just call for smoothies!
Ok, but before we really dive into this morning glory power smoothie I have to tell you guys about my weekend! I didn’t even touch on it yesterday because that cookbook post absolutely needed to be all cookbook talk. Which by the way…oh my gosh, I have not even begun to read through all the comments yet, but in just glimpsing them over, I got a sneak peek of all your kind words. I cannot wait to read every single one tonight. Pretty excited about it! Thank you all and I’m sure I will have more to say on this tomorrow…once I have read each and every comment in detail! You guys are the best. 🙂
The weekend though! Or actually more so Friday! I had a meeting in Denver and decided to turn it into a bit of a mother/daughter day and brought my mom with me to do some fun things after! The meeting was great and I hope exciting things will come from it, but mom and I also had such a fun day shopping and walking around Denver. It’s pretty rare that mom and I do anything just the two of us. Even though we work together and are in contact daily, we don’t get to actually spend time together all that much. So our one on one day was very much needed.
We lucked out so much with the weather. It was the perfect blue skies, seventy-five degree day. Yes, seventy-five degrees in March. I was shocked, literally just in awe of how nice it was. Apparently this is totally normal Denver weather, I just never knew it…because I never leave the kitchen. New goal: leave the kitchen more and drive the one and half hours to Denver for warmth – it’s worth it!
Anyway, we had a great, chill day…did some shopping, had some pizza, and went for a walk in the park. Laid back and great, and that’s about all gotta say. The rest of the weekend was spent cooking! YUMM.
Alright, back to this smoothie!!
I’m claiming swirled smoothies to be the best. I mean stir this all together and it’s going to taste the same, but when things are swirled, it’s just more fun! Or at least that’s my thinking. Plus, the pretty orange swirl effect got Asher to give this as try. And you know…she actually drank a pretty good amount. I was shocked. She’s been really into smoothies lately. A couple of weeks ago we did the Weelicious Smoothie Project on Instagram stories (you have to check this out if you have kids, it’s so fun and actually gets them drinking healthy smoothies). Ever since then she’s been begging me to make her smoothies after school. Her smoothies consist of mostly fruit and greek yogurt, so her giving this a try was two thumbs up in my book!
Let’s run through everything in this pretty smoothie…
…banana
…dates
…hemp seeds
…walnuts or cashews (soak them overnight so that they blend up really creamy, and are also easier to digest)
…maca powder
…cinnamon
…vanilla extract
…coconut or almond milk
…carrot
…coconut water, orange, or pineapple juice (use juice for added sweetness)
…turmeric
So basically all the good things. The banana and dates keep the smoothie sweet, the maca powder, cinnamon, and turmeric add mass amounts of nutrients, while the nuts and seeds keep this drink silky smooth…along with adding healthy fats and proteins. The carrot adds color, flavor and loads of fiber (among other things)!
So what’s it taste like? Almost like a milkshake! I know, I know, right. I swear though, this really does taste like a vanilla milkshake. With all the vanilla, hemp seeds, hints of malt from the maca powder and creaminess from the nuts, this smoothie is so good, and a great way to really pack in the nutrients! Cool. Cool.
TIP: if you freeze the smoothie, then re-blend it, it literally is a milkshake. It’s also literally the best thing ever.
And with that, I think I am done for the day!
Morning Glory Power Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 small carrot, rough chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 cup coconut water or orange juice
- 1 fresh or frozen banana
- 1-2 dates, pitted
- 2 tablespoons raw walnuts or cashews, soaked overnight in water
- 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
- 1 teaspoon maca powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 -2 cups coconut or almond milk
Instructions
- 1. In a blender, combine the carrot, turmeric, and coconut water. Blend until completely smooth and no carrot chunks remain, adding water if needed to thin. Pour into a tall glass2. Rinse the blender out. Combine the banana, dates, nuts, hemp seeds, maca powder, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk. Blend until smooth and creamy, adding milk if needed to reach your desired consistency. Pour over the carrot mixture and stir gently to swirl. Enjoy!
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Rambles over, how about some Tuesday smoothies?!
I’m usually the same when it comes to liquid calories. I want to CHEW my food not drink it! But this has some serious goodness inside I don’t think I could pass up!
Sometimes smoothies can be to hard to pass up!
Love the ingredients in this smoothie and can’t wait to make it&
Thanks Matt! Hope you love it as always (:
the most gorgeous smoothie ever! love!
Thank you Alice!
Love love LOVE the color of this smoothie.
Its so pretty I love it!! Thanks Jennifer!
Can’t wait to try this one Tieghan! Morning glory is my fave muffin!
Hopefulyl you’ll love it then (:
I love turmeric in my smoothie! Love the addition of the nuts though, can imagine they make it extra smooth. Looking forward to making this – hopefully it will bring the sunshine to London! 🙂
I sure hope it does! Thank you Vicky, hope you love it!
So pretty, I need this sunshine smoothie in my life! 🙂
Awh thanks Laura! Hope you get to make it (:
I’m going to try this! Have you heard black pepper increases absorption of curcumin, the flavonoid in turmeric? I add it to all my turmeric recipes. I’m going to try adding some in this too! You’re awesome!
OH cool! I did not know that, but am excited to try it out. Thanks! 🙂
Oh this is not only beautiful but so so good. I am like you, prefer eating my fruit to smoothie, but loving smoothies like this.
You are so amazing.
Yes, love my fruit but theres a soft pot for some smoothies! Thank you so much Asha!
Your recipes are inspiring and wonderfully different. I have made many of them – and they always receive raves. I like the complicated ones – its fun to challenge myself. YOU are awesome. Thank you!Congratulations on the cookbook – I know many people will be happy to have it. ps – yours is the one subscription I send to most of my friends – cause its so amazingly good!!
WOW! Thank you so much Karin. Means so much to hear this (:
I love a good smoothie; can’t wait to try this one !
Hope you love it, thank you Kristine!
This sounds fantastic. Thanks much for the recipe.
Does it require a Vitamix or the equivalent? Or can you recommend a less expensive type that you use successfully for smoothies?
Hi Carol, I have wanted a Vitamix for ages, but just cannot justify the expense, so I bought a Ninja a few years ago (for about $100) and it has worked very well for my family. We make smoothies with all kinds of frozen fruits and veggies, including carrots, bananas, berries, etc., so it definitely gets a workout from the hard frozen ingredients and mixes everything up perfectly. Good luck!
Hi Carol! I think any old blender will be fine, even a bullet style blender. Just cut the carrot into chunks before blender and use a smaller carrot. Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love this!
This smoothie looks so delicious ! I can’t wait to test it !!!
Thank you, I hope you love it Oriane!
This looks beautiful. However, as a borderline diabetic, I can have no bananas or dates. Do you have any suggestions for alternatives?
Thank you…..looking forward to devouring your book…….j
I have to be careful with my sugar intake too, even from natural sources. I will replace bananas a lot with jicama or zucchini or cauliflower! Sounds crazy but you can’t even notice the mild flavor. I like to sweeten with whole leaf stevia or stevia extract!
Thank you for your suggestions. What would the mini red yellow and orange bell peppers do to this mix? Always have a bag of them..not Zuch very often..and i only go to the cities every two weeks or so for Groc. Thanks.
Hi Jay! Hmm, that is a really tough one as the banana is what keeps is creamy. You can omit the dates, but the banana is kind of needed. Could you use half a banana?
If so, I think half a banana should be great! If not, use 1 cup frozen cauliflower, I think that will be good too. A lot less sweet, but still creamy! 🙂
Very pretty, and I have all the ingredients! Love it when that happens!
Me too! Hope you love it Cassandra!