EspressoCoco-Date Smoothie

An shot of espresso and a date meet on a beach, and become a throuple with the coconut down the shore. This love triangle in a smoothie is the perfect fling to indulge in this spring/summer.

It’s light, refreshing, and guaranteed to satisfy any sultry, sweet, and decadent craving one might have (yes, even at 8am)!

EspressoCoco-Date Smoothie

Yield: 2 6oz smoothies

Time: 5 minutes

DIRECTIONS

1. In a blender, combine all of the ingredients. Feel free to add some frozen cauliflower and/or chocolate protein powder for a thicker consistency and added nutrients.

2. Blend until smooth. If you’d prefer a smoother consistency, blend for 2-3 minutes to help ensure that the hazelnuts are completely dissolved.

3. Garnish with coconut and coffee grounds and flaky sea salt.

4. Dive in!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup milk of choice

• 3 dates, pitted

• 1 banana, frozen

• 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower

• 2 tablespoons desiccated/shredded coconut

• 1 tablespoon flax meal

• 1/2 tablespoon ground coffee

• 1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract

• heavy pinch of cinnamon

• pinch of sea salt

• 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (optional)

  Toppings

• Ground coffee, for garnish

• Desiccated/shredded Coconut d, for garnish

Notes

Coconut

• If you don’t have a liking for this ESSENTIAL ingredient… that’s fine, I suppose. You can substitute with tahini which is the only nut butter I can confirm is delicious in this perfect breakfast snack. Peanut butter works too, but save her for your sandwich. Okay, bye!