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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 5 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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A delicious date shake reminiscent of Middle Eastern flavors, I concocted this shake a few mornings ago to help reduce a surplus of milk and bananas. ) Organic ingredients are preferred for this recipe. Note: this is not a thick shake. Yields one large sixteen ounce beverage or two smaller eight ounce beverages. Be sure your milk or milk substitute is well chilled before preparing. Ingredients:
4 dates, pitted (i used two medjool and two deglet nours) |
1 pinch ground cardamom |
1 small banana, peeled and cut into chunks (a partially frozen banana is okay to substitute) |
3 drops almond extract |
1 cup milk (i use whole milk but you can use another milk alternative ( almond, rice, coconut milk, soy, etc.) |
2 -3 tablespoons tahini or 2 -3 tablespoons plain yogurt |
1/2 tablespoon honey, to taste (or other sugar alternative such as agave, unbleached cane sugar, etc.) |
1/4 teaspoon orange blossom water |
cinnamon, to garnish |
Directions:
1. Take a sharp knife and run it under hot water. Remove the pits and cut the dates up into very small pieces.
2. Place the dates and the remaining ingredients *except* for the cinnamon in a blender. Blend on HIGH speed a full 1 minute. (Some of the date pieces will not blend and that is okay and to be expected.).
3. Pour shake into a tall glass. The small dates pieces that didn't blend will sink to the bottom. Have a long sundae spoon handy to eat them!
4. If desired, [lightly] sprinkle cinnamon on top.
5. Enjoy!
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