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Expensive Juice Bar Almond Milk Smoothies

by turnips + tantrums
Almond Milk Smoothie

Way back when, there was this really trendy juice spot on the beach. I kid you not, a little container of juice cost the equivalent of a movie ticket. Despite this outrageous price, there was a line anytime I walked by. Now before I start coming across as being slightly judgmental, let me start by saying: I too visited the insanely expensive juice bar and I will tell you one thing-it was delicious.

My favorite drink was an almond milk smoothie, sweetened with dates and a hint of cinnamon. Every sip had just the right amount of POP from the chia seeds. However, me being me, I just couldn’t bring myself to buy something that I’m perfectly capable of making at home. Especially when I can do it for a mind blowing fraction of the price, so I got to experimenting. After a few attempts, I nailed it and this my dear friends, is my version of the expensive juice bar smoothie.

I have a Vitamix, which has enough power to pulverize unsoaked almonds-which I buy in bulk from Costco, obviously, this is me we’re talking about here. If you have a regular blender, this might be challenging. My best advice would be to soak the nuts over night-or even a day or two.

enjoy and get yourselves to the movies!

xx

the turnips + tantrums team

Almond Milk Smoothie
turnips + tantrums

Almond Milk Smoothie

5 from 1 vote
A healthy smoothie that is naturally sweetened, perfect to start your day or fulfill that snack craving.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings: 5 People
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 240
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted almonds
  • 7 cups water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 10 dried dates
  • 1 tbsp honey add more to taste
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 5 tsp chia seed

Method
 

  1. Add everything except the chia seed into the blender.
  2. Starting on low, gradually increase the blender speed to 10.
  3. Blend for 2 minutes.
  4. While blending, add 1 tsp of chia seed to each glass.
  5. Poor liquid into glasses.
  6. Store in fridge for up to 5 days or enjoy immediately with ice.

Recipe Source: inspired by Jugo Fresh Almond Mylk

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