Carrot Cake Smoothie!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup oats (I used gf)
3/4 cup plant milk (I used Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk), plus a few tbsps
1 tbsp raisins
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
pumpkin pie spice to taste
1 giant carrot or 2 small carrots, grated
1 serving vanilla protein powder (I used Vanilla Almondilla Vega Energizing Smoothie Powder)*
As much ice as you like (you could probably also use a frozen banana!)
Directions:
1. The night before, combine oats, milk, raisins, walnuts and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl. Mix and cover and place in fridge overnight.
2. Put contents of bowl in blender and add protein powder, carrots and ice (or banana).
3. Blend until smooth and add plant milk until you reach desired consistency. I added 2 tbsp.
4. Enjoy!
*I use the Vega Energizing smoothie powder because it has 2 servings of greens in it 
No spinach required in this one!
No spinach required in this one!
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Smoothie
Ingredients:
1/3 cup oats
2 tbsp raisins
pinch cinnamon
1 cup Almond Coconut milk
2 small frozen bananas
Vanilla Almondilla Vega Shake & Go Powder (optional)
Directions:
1. The night before, make your overnight oats. Combine oats, raisins, cinnamon and almond milk in a container and refrigerate overnight.
2. In the morning, combine overnight oats with frozen bananas and protein powder (if using) in a blend. Blend until smooth and creamy. Enjoy!
*If you don't want to add protein powder, add a few drops of vanilla extract for a rich vanilla flavor.
Morning Oats Smoothie
Ingredients:
1/3 cup oats (I used gluten free)
1 cup plant milk (I used Unsweetened Almond Coconut Almond Breeze)
1 tbsp shredded coconut
1 tbsp finely chopped walnuts
1 tbsp raisins
cinnamon
2 small frozen bananas
Directions:
The night before, mix all ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate overnight to soften everything. In the morning add your overnight oats with toppings along with your frozen bananas to a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Blueberry Muffin Smoothie
(adapted from this Blueberry Muffin Smoothie recipe)
Ingredients:
1/3 cup gluten free oats
1 1/4 cup Almond milk
generous dash of cinnamon
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 serving Vega Vanilla Almondilla Shake n Go Smoothie powder
Directions:
1. Soak oats with 1 cup almond milk and cinnamon overnight.
2. Blend the overnight oats with blueberries, Vega powder and additional almond milk.
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So there you have it, four amazingly rich, decadent and GUILT FREE smoothie recipes for the upcoming balmy weather we are going to be enjoying in the midst of this brutal winter. Hope you are all having a great week so far!
We both know how much I love the Blueberry Muffin Smoothie! I've been meaning to try the Carrot Cake one, and the Oatmeal Raisin sounds so good, too! Another reason to love spring - smoothies are appealing in the morning!
ReplyDeleteI know, smoothies are so good, but definitely not in this weather. It'll be fun to play with my high speed blender when the weather is better. That blender has made me even more excited about smoothies!
DeleteI'd forgotten about putting Oats in Smoothies. Guess it wouldn't be too unpleasant if they weren't thoroughly blended.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely need to blend it until it's smooth and creamy. You can always add more fruit if you don't like the texture of it.
DeleteI'm always looking for new Vega smoothie ideas! I'm pinning these. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI hope you like them if you try them! Thanks!
DeleteI looove the sounds of that carrot smoothie, especially since it doesn't have bananas in it, something I'm trying to cut down on. And I remember that blueberry one! I adapted it on my blog for a banana bread smoothie! Delicious :)
ReplyDeleteYes! I remember your adaptation! That is how I found your blog :) I remember it looking delicious! The carrot one is really great. I feel like some people may not like the texture but I liked it. I bet adding some young coconut meat would make it creamier ;)
DeleteMmmm...blueberries! These all look delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sage!
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