Dates, oats, and cinnamon make a simple breakfast-style plant-milk blend. Vanilla adds aroma, while dates provide caramel-like sweetness. Without another fruit, the texture depends strongly on how thoroughly the oats and dates are processed with the measured liquid.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Cinnamon Date Oat Milk Smoothie
Dates, oats, and cinnamon make a simple breakfast-style plant-milk blend.
Prep: 5 minutesServings: 1
Base recipe: 1 serving; the full base batch
Vegan
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Measured ingredient amounts adjust with servings. “To taste” amounts and directions stay as written.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup gluten-free rolled oats
- 3 Medjool dates, pitted
- 1.5 cup unsweetened oat milk
- 0.5 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup ice optional
Directions
- Pour the measured liquid into the blender. Add the softer prepared ingredients first, keeping the frozen pieces separated so they can move toward the blades instead of forming a solid block above them.
- Add the remaining edible ingredients, including the measured fruit, nuts, seeds, or spices listed for this recipe. Blend until evenly combined. Use the machine instructions to choose a suitable speed, and stop before checking texture or scraping the jug.
- Taste a small spoonful after blending. If the mixture is too thick to pour, add cold water one tablespoon at a time and blend briefly again. Divide the base batch into 1 serving and enjoy promptly.
Notes
Prepared ingredients are required; additional cooking, cooling, freezing, brewing, or soaking time is excluded from the active prep estimate. Serving volume and nutrition totals are not measured.
Adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies.
Tips and ingredient notes
Check every date for a stone, even from a pitted package. Use plain unsweetened milk. Soften very firm dates separately if necessary, including that extra preparation time when planning to make the recipe.
Check dates for stones even when sold as pitted. Firm dates take longer to process than soft fruit and may benefit from separate softening beforehand. Record any soaking time and avoid adding unmeasured soaking liquid that would change the smoothie consistency.
Rolled oats contribute texture that changes with blending and resting time. Letting them sit in the measured liquid while preparing the other ingredients can soften the result. Keep that liquid in the recipe rather than draining it and accidentally changing the proportions.
Ingredient health benefits
- Oats contribute whole-grain fiber to the ingredient mixture.
- Dates add dietary fiber, which supports normal bowel function.
Nutrition references: Whole Grains Council: Fiber in whole grains; MedlinePlus: Fiber. These are ingredient contributions; nutrition per serving has not been calculated.
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Recipe adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies. Article text and directions written for Healthy Smoothie Recipes. Supplement omissions and preparation changes mean source nutrition totals do not apply.
