It’s summer and there are tons of amazing fruits in season. But sometimes I just want bananas!

This Banana Almond Date Shake is more like a smoothie nutritionally (woohoo!), but it’s simple ingredients make it thick, creamy and sweet enough to make you feel like you’re drinking a shake. Could there be anything better?

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Banana Almond Date Shake

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Total time

5 mins

 

A thick and creamy smoothie that tastes every bit as good as a shake!

Serves: 2 servings

Ingredients

• ¾ cup almond milk
• ½ cup organic Greek yogurt
• 5 pitted dates (if using Medjool, which are very large, 3 may be enough)
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp rolled oats
• 12 raw almonds
• 2 frozen bananas, broken into chunks
• Ice cubes to taste

Instructions

1. Combine almond milk, yogurt, dates, vanilla, almonds and oats in a blender. Pulse a few times.
2. Add banana chunks and a few ice cubes and blend until thick and smooth. If you like a thicker consistency, add more ice cubes or another few chunks of banana.

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Thank you to KitchenAid for sponsoring this Diamond Blender giveaway!