Earlier this year I went apple picking with my youngest son on his school field trip. I was most excited about overloading my bag with a variety of apples. When it comes to cooking, apples are actually very functional and can be used in a multitude of recipes. As for ourselves we ate most, baked apple bread, made breakfast compote, and finished the batch with an apple pie.
An American classic that I have grown to love is warm apple pie with a bowl of vanilla ice cream! However, having apple pie and ice cream regularly is just not practical. Excited about Fall flavors, I decided to recreate the flavors of apple pie with ice cream into a smoothie. This smoothie is delicious and a little bit on the sweet side, so it can definitely help with anyone’s sweet tooth. Trust me!
Do not let the sweetness fool you, it is still a very nutritious smoothie. You know the saying “one apple a day keeps the doctor away”…. Apples do have wonderful health benefits. They are loaded with fiber and Vitamins C and B, thus making them a powerful antioxidant that also help to lower cholesterol and are beneficial to blood cells and the nervous system. Dates have been added to this recipe as a natural sweetener, they are also wonderful snack options to have in hand if you need a little natural sugar boost, they are my go to snacks to curb sweet cravings!
The cinnamon helps to control the sugar spikes, as it is a wonderful tool in controlling the sugar levels in blood cells. The ginger, nutmeg, and cloves are not only adding the beautiful fall aroma to this smoothie, but also aiding in the detoxification of the body. Nutmeg combined with cinnamon work specially well in combating bacteria.
So go ahead and indulge a little in this yummy smoothie and enjoy the beautiful flavors, aromas, and colors of the Fall Season!
Ingredients:
1 frozen banana
1 fuji apple (or any other apple of your choice)
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
1 cup of unfiltered apple juice
2 dates
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
Put all the ingredients in a blender, mix well and enjoy!
Receita em Portugues:
Ingredientes:
1 banana congelada
1 maçã fuji (ou qualquer outra tipo de sua escolha)
1 xícara de leite de amêndoa sem açúcar
1 xícara de suco de maçã não filtrado
2 tamaras
1/2 colher de chá de canela
1/4 colher de chá de gengibre
1/4 colher de chá de noz-moscada
1/8 colher de chá de cravo
Coloque todos os ingredientes no liquidificador , misture bem e aproveite!
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