Gingerbread Smoothie

Christmas is ONE WEEK AWAY. CRAZY. The countdown is on until I head out to my family’s cabin on the Sunshine Coast! I am SO looking forward to hunkering down, drinking LOTS of hot chocolate, and watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on repeat. But first, this gingerbread smoothie. Basically a gingerbread cookie in a glass. So overindulge all you want.

I totally believe in treating yourself throughout the holiday season in the food department, but I also believe in a bit of a balance. Sometimes you want an oooey gooey ginger molasses cookie, but sometimes you need something a bit healthier to balance out all the goodies. So I made THIS. SMOOTHIE. It’s GINGERY, CREAMY, and keeps you in the holiday spirit without scarfing down 12 cookies. Balance, right?! I mean, you can still eat the 12 cookies if you want, no judgment here.♥

ingredients

1 frozen BANANA

2 soft MEDJOOL DATES (pits removed)

1 tablespoon MOLASSES

¼ teaspoon powdered GINGER

¼ teaspoon CINNAMON

1 tablespoon CACAO

1 tablespoon ALMOND BUTTER

1 cup ALMOND MILK

directions

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. serves 1-2

Gingerbread Smoothie