Description
This antioxidant Acai smoothie is tasty and provides a balanced meal of plant-based protein, fat and fiber.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Medjool date
- 1/3 cup frozen acai puree (about 1 100g packet)
- 1 cup non-dairy milk (almond, oat, flax, cashew)
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups packed spinach
- 1 to 1 ½ Tbsp. sunflower seed butter (or other nut/seed butter)
- 1 scoop vanilla pea protein (optional – 10 to 20 grams)
Instructions
- Soak the date in some water for about 15 minutes before making your smoothie. This helps to soften it up and it blends into the mixture better.
- Once you are ready to make your smoothie, break up the acai into chunks and place them in a Nutri bullet or high-speed blender.
- Add in the spinach, followed by the milk and water.
- Then, top it off with the date, nut/seed butter and protein powder, if using.
- Blend it all together until it is smooth and enjoy!
Notes
- If you need your smoothie a little sweeter, you can add an extra date.
- If you are not eating vegetarian or vegan, you could use a whey-based protein.
- This recipe has about 20-25g of protein in it already, from the milk, sunflower butter and spinach. Amounts can vary depending on your milk and nut/seed selections.