Creamy Vanilla Chip Smoothie
The ultimate refreshing treat! This Creamy Vanilla Chip Smoothie is creamy, sweet, and energizing. Packed with wholesome ingredients like non-dairy milk and frozen pear, it's perfect for breakfast or a snack. Try it tonight!
Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Mixing Bowl
- Blender
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk I used oat
- 1 Medjool date pitted
- 2 teaspoons raw cashew butter
- 2 teaspoons coconut butter
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup diced frozen pear
- 2 teaspoons cacao nibs plus extra for garnish
Instructions
- In an upright blender, combine the non-dairy milk, pitted date, raw cashew butter, and coconut butter. Blend this mixture on high until completely smooth.
- Open up the lid of the blender and to the non-dairy milk mixture, add the vanilla powder, vanilla extract, sea salt, and diced frozen pear. Blend this mixture on high until totally smooth.
- Open up the lid of the blender one more time and add the cacao nibs. Blend on high for a few seconds until you have small cacao nib "chips" all through the smoothie.
- Pour the smoothie out into a glass, garnish the top with more cacao nibs and sea salt if you like, and enjoy!
Notes
- Freezing: You can freeze ripe pear as an alternative to banana in your smoothies! Just line a baking sheet with parchment paper, chop the ripe pear, and freeze until solid.
- Variations: If you don’t have vanilla powder, just double up the vanilla extract to a ½ teaspoon.
- Nut-free option: Use oat or soy milk and replace cashew butter with sunflower seed butter or tahini.
- Spices: Warm spices like ground ginger or cinnamon can be great additions to this smoothie.