Cinnamon Cookie Dough Superfood Shake

This semi-frozen cinnamon smoothie with 'cookie dough' chews throughout is the perfect kid treat for the holidays. They'll never guess it's 100% superfood, good for their little guts, or counteracting the sugar rushes in the treats they bring home from school. For this recipe, use strong, fresh, organic spices to drown out the banana flavor and make it a true, cinna-yum experience.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 245 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ⅔ cup water
• ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1 tablespoon peeled and chopped fresh turmeric root
• 1 cup pitted Deglet Noor dates
• 3 bananas, broken into chunks
• ⅔ cup coconut milk (such as Calafia®)
• ⅓ cup raw cacao powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place bananas in a blender. Layer coconut milk, water, ice cubes, dates, cacao powder, ginger root, turmeric root, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract over bananas, in that order. Cover and pulse until shake is very smooth. Dates will remain in chunks to represent "cookie dough chews".