This creamy vanilla date smoothie, or salted caramel milkshake, is loaded with healthy fats and lots of fiber using 6 ingredients that reduce inflammation, nurtures your gut and supports skin health. No banana!
This creamy vanilla date smoothie, or salted caramel smoothie, is loaded with healthy fats and lots of fiber thanks to frozen cauliflower, dates and omega-rich chia seeds. This smoothie reduces inflammation, nurtures your gut and supports skin health thanks to nutritious dates and omega-rich chia seeds.
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Ingredients for Vanilla Date Smoothie
- Dates. Use medjool dates, soaked for 10 minutes and pitted. These add the healthy caramel base.
- Cauliflower. I use frozen and riced cauliflower but any cauliflower works - just be sure it is frozen first.
- Yogurt. I used dairy free yogurt, but Greek yogurt works as well if you don't need dairy free.
- Rolled oats. Adds fiber and nutrition.
- Chia seeds. These add an incredible amount of protein and fiber, as well as thicken the texture.
- Vanilla. The star flavor of the show - use a quality vanilla extract, or even vanilla extra plus a scrapped vanilla pod or vanilla paste.
- Salt. Very important to contribute to the salted caramel flavor profile.
- Pantry ingredients: Spices, Milk.
See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Steps to Make Date Smoothie
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
Prep: Boil a pot of water, then turn off heat. Add the dates and soak for 5 minutes, then drain and pit the dates.
Step 1: Add all ingredients to a blender.
Step 2: Blend slowly at first, then faster for about one minute. Add more milk if needed to help blending.
Step 3: Top your smoothie with foamed milk or whipped cream and spices.
Recipe Tips
You can replace the frozen cauliflower with frozen banana.
To boost nutrition without increasing calories, add 2 tablespoon flax seeds.
Flavor enhancing tip: Add a quarter teaspoon of nutmeg or replace the cinnamon with pumpkin pie spice mix to enhance the spicy flavor.
Storage
Store your vanilla date smoothie in a container in the refrigerator for 24 hours or freeze in an ice cube tray for long term. When you ready to drink it, blend the cubes with a bit of milk.
FAQS
Yes, use zucchini or leave it out.
This smoothie is sweetened by the dates. If you need it sweeter, add another date.
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📖 Recipe
Vanilla Date Smoothie (salted caramel milkshake)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 dates, soaked and pitted
- ½ cup cauliflower, riced and frozen
- ½ cup yogurt
- 2 tablespoon rolled oats
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup milk I used dairy free almond milk, any milk works
- ½ tablespoon vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Optional
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spices
- 1-3 tablespoon milk if needed to blend
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Instructions
- Soak the dates in just boiled water for 5 minutes.3 dates, soaked and pitted
- Add all ingredients to a blender.½ cup cauliflower, riced and frozen, ½ cup yogurt, 2 tablespoon rolled oats, 2 tablespoon chia seeds, ½ tablespoon vanilla, ⅛ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spices, 1-3 tablespoon milk if needed to blend, 3 dates, soaked and pitted
- Blend for 1 minutes.
- Pour into a glass, top with foamed milk or whipped cream, dust with spices.
Dee Dine
This creamy vanilla date smoothie tastes like a salted caramel milkshake!