This holiday season, have your cake and eat it too.
Not cake exactly, but a cinnamon bun and I’m having it as a healthy smoothie. Prettified with a swirl of agave nectar on top, it has all of the flavors of a cinnamon bun but without the guilt and empty-do-nothing-for-you calories.
Super easy to make even with my ancient blender with its toggle switches. It has been with me since forever, a commercial bar blender from way back when my parents had their restaurant many years ago. It doesn’t make the smoothest of smoothies but it still manages to get the job done.
But if it ever croaks on me, I would replace it with one of these babies from Williams-Sonoma. Actually, I’m hoping Santa is feeling extra generous in his gift-giving come December.
Dear Santa,
I like the red Vitamix. I’ve been very good. See? I’m having a smoothie.
Cinnamon Bun Smoothie
Makes 12 ounces
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 banana, peeled, sliced and frozen
2 tablespoons rolled oats
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon agave nectar or pure maple syrup
Toss all of the ingredients except the agave nectar into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a cup and drizzle the agave nectar in a spiral on top. Serve immediately.
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Sounds like a nice healthy treat to balance out the onslaught of decadent desserts soon to come. I hope Santa pulls through for you this year! I do love my Vita-Mix and wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Cinnamon Bun smoothie, wow! Sounds delish! I find that whenever I have a smoothie for breakfast, I tend to eat healthier throughout the day.
So, keep drinking the smoothies and be good! I am sure Santa will work something out! ;)
Your cinnamon bun smoothie looks heavenly dazzling! I have rolled oats, I would love to try this out. I used to have a standard blender but it took longer to blend and it worked just fine. With a Vita-mix, it is a pure difference! I like the red color, I think it’s a beautiful color…and we have the black Vita-mix and it was a good deal (I used a Crate & Barrel coupon code and it worked).
I could do this, oh yes.
Same with the blender envy – mine’s pretty good most of the time, but to think how much better it could be!
sweet idea! I love the way that it is healthy and indulgent!
The thing I like best about this is that it looks like it should taste oh so good but be oh so bad for you. Luckily, it’s oh so good on both counts – nice!