Vegan Vanilla Date Protein Packed Smoothie
This Vegan Vanilla Date Protein Packed Smoothie is the perfect go-to option for breakfast, pre or post workouts or when you don’t feel like eating a meal, but want a lot of nutrition and protein in a quick and satisfying treat with a whopping 30 grams of protein!
Servings: 1 Servings
Ingredients
Vegan Vanilla Date Protein Packed Smoothie
- 3-5 Medjool dates softened (place dates in microwave covered with water or non-dairy milk and microwave on high for 15 seconds or more if needed to soften, or you soften at room temperature for 5-10 minutes with water or non-dairy milk
- ⅔ cup Vegan Greek yogurt we used Simple Truth® Vanilla Dairy Free Vegan Almond Milk Yogurt, but you can also use the unsweetened (5 grams of protein)
- 1 small frozen banana
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter or almond butter add more if you like more (4 grams protein)
- 2 scoops Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder I used Orgain (21 grams of protein)
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or oat milk
- optional: for thicker smoothie - add 3-4 ice cubes
Delish Add-Ins:
- Extra vanilla flavor: add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon for some cozy spice yumminess
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder for a chocolate boost of flavor!
- Sub the Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder with Vegan Chocolate Protein Powder
Instructions
Vegan Vanilla Date Protein Packed Smoothie
- Place the dates in a microwave bowl in the microwave covered in water or non-dairy milk and microwave on high for 15 seconds and let the dates set for a minute to soften. Other option is you can place dates in bowl and cover with non-dairy milk or water and let the dates soften for 5-10 minutes. Drain, or use the non-dairy milk in our smoothie if you wish.
- Add all of the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend on high for 1 minute, stopping to scrape the sides, if needed. Add more almond milk to thin things out as needed or more frozen banana or ice if you want it thicker.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
More Variations
- Add any fruits to add extra fruity flavor to your date smoothie, like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries!
- We added peanut butter, but any nut butter would go deliciously in this smoothie, like pistachio nut butter, cashew butter or almond butter!
- Add some flaxseeds, chia seeds or hemp seeds to give more antioxidant boosting powder! Feeling stronger! 🙂