Cinnamon Toast Smoothie
I was craving sweets hard this past week & I rediscovered an old favorite snack of my childhood. Cinnamon sugar on toast. I can see the amber-colored glass shaker with a red lid that held the family’s proprietary mix of refined white sugar and cinnamon. I can also remember testing the structural limits of a toasted & buttered piece of soft white bread with the pile of cinnamon sugar I would pour on.
I was more reserved with my sprinkling this time, and the bread was of marginally better quality and, it really hit the spot. I got to thinking that it would be fun to turn those flavors into a smoothie.
Adapted from Whole Foods Bellies
Ingredients:
2-3 ice cubes
1/2 frozen banana
1 medjool date pitted
¼ cup old fashioned oats
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk of choice (I used oat)
1/4 cup Greek yogurt or non-dairy yogurt
Instructions:
Whip it up in your blender, pour, & enjoy. Serves 1.
Infusion Opportunity:
You can add tincture (a vanilla flavored one would be nice here), or you could infuse your milk or yogurt, a more involved process, demonstrated here.)
As always, please be mindful of your consumption tolerance. If you’re not sure what your dosage is, start small. A tincture is a good way to incorporate a small dosage. Leafly has put together a dosage guide that I have found helpful.
