Gingery Apple Pie Smoothie
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 apple, cored, quartered
- ½ cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup raw walnuts
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tbsp blackstrap molasses
- 1- inch knob ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
Topping/mix-in ideas:
- granola, Chai Spiced Nut and Seed Clusters, chopped apple, drizzle of nut butter, cinnamon, chopped nuts.
Items you can prep ahead (optional)
- Make the smoothie.
Instructions
- In a high-speed blender, add all smoothie ingredients. Blend on high until totally smooth. If the smoothie is too thick, add a bit more water to thin it out.
Notes
Substitutions:
- To make vegan, use a vegan yogurt or skip the yogurt and add an extra tablespoon or nut butter and squeeze of lemon juice (about 1 teaspoon).
- To make nut-free, substitute walnuts with hemp seeds and almond butter with tahini or sunflower butter.
- Easily replace the almond butter with an extra 2 tablespoons of walnuts.
- Easily sub pear for apple. To make this with berries, use 1 cup of frozen or fresh berries.
- Not into molasses? Use maple syrup or honey instead or skip it.
Storage:
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Leftovers + Repurposing:
- This smoothie does thicken up in the fridge, so feel free to thin it out by stirring in some water or just eat it as a smoothie bowl with lots of toppings.