Cinnamon Date Smoothie
Published Jan. 17, 2025
- Total Time
- 10 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1ripe small banana, frozen and cut into pieces
- 2medium medjool dates, pits removed
- ½ cup ice cubes
- 1tablespoon flax seed or meal
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more to garnish
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- Salt, to taste
- 1tablespoon plain Greek yogurt (optional)
Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)
386 calories; 8 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 73 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams dietary fiber; 57 grams sugars; 13 grams protein; 1231 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Pour buttermilk into a blender. Add banana, dates, ice, flax seed, cinnamon, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Blend on high until thick and smooth. Taste and add more salt if needed.
- Step 2
Using the back of a spoon, swirl the yogurt, if using, on the inside of a glass, then pour in the smoothie. Garnish with more cinnamon and serve right away.
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Comments
I make a variation of this every day (ordered something like 45 pounds of organic pea protein too to save in money, if not space!) (1) oat milk (any milk is fine obvi) (2) 2 dates (3) 1 ripe frozen banana (4) 1-2 scoops of pea protein (we have a ton right now, see alone, so I’m drunk with power here) (5) cocao powder (6) splash of vanilla (7) salt! (Adds SO much!) and (8) mesquite bean powder (makes it taste more like a malt!) …. BLEND! Then add some (9) ice and blend some more! (This lets the ice not melt the first time around). Mesquite, and good dates, are more common in Phoenix, where we lived for a year. I recommend mesquite and especially good dates as much as I do NOT recommend Phoenix.
Made this as written except I used regular milk instead of buttermilk because that’s what I had lying around and honestly, it was the best smoothie I’d had in a long time! Totally delicious.
Used regular milk and added a shot of espresso. Tasty! Didn't include flax seeds.
WOW I went into this not knowing what to expect. I had some bananas that were about to go bye bye then I saw this recipe. This is amazing. I had no idea it would be this good and I know exactly what’s in it. Now I need more over ripe bananas.
Absolutely love this. Definitely don’t understand the people saying it’s not rich enough or not sweet enough or lacks flavor. Crazy. It really does remind me of a cinnamon bun with cream cheese frosting. It’s hard to get medjool dates here, we mostly just get California dates so I used three since they’re much smaller but I think it’s would honestly be sweet enough without them. I made exactly as written but added collagen and creatine since I’m trying to incorporate them into my diet but don’t have a lot of ways to do so. Having this as a before bed snack feels like a true treat! I do think you could leave out the ice cubes and not notice, it’s not very thick with current proportions and doesn’t need any thinning in my opinion. I might try it with kefir next time just for the added health benefits but I feel like it won’t be as good!
I really love this. Have yet to purchase buttermilk so can’t really speak to the recipe exactly. In place of buttermilk I use plain yogurt mixed/oat milk then follow recipe. I drink this way too often. Yum.