This date smoothie is delightfully sweet and creamy. The dates, which are fruits that come from the date palm tree, add thickness and natural, caramel-like sweetness to the smoothie. They are blended with almond milk, yogurt and crushed ice as well as some more amazing-tasting ingredients. This breakfast treat is ready in as little as 5 minutes.
How Does it Taste?
The taste of dates can be described as a blend of honey, caramel, and brown sugar with a hint of butterscotch. The sweetness is intense, but it also carries subtle undertones of molasses and a slight nuttiness. The other ingredients in this smoothie balance out that sweetness so that your taste buds don’t get a sugar overload.
I would consider it to be a dessert smoothie because of its sweet, indulgent flavor like my chocolate and banana smoothie and chocolaty zucchini smoothie.
Ingredients
- dates – The texture of dates is another aspect of their appeal. Be sure to use fresh medjool dates (my favorite) as they are soft and chewy. They are tender and have a slight stickiness. If you don’t over-blend, you will get little bits of this texture in your smoothie–which I personally love.
- vanilla almond milk – Make sure you get the unsweetened kind or the smoothie will taste too sweet.
- almond butter – Almond and other nut butters are a popular addition to smoothies because they taste nutty, add thickness and creaminess, energy and nutrients. I like to use a full ¼ cup in my smoothie but that does add a lot of calories so feel free to use less if that’s a concern.
- Greek yogurt – I love the thickness and tang the Greek yogurt provides the smoothie with. You can choose light or full fat and it will still taste great.
*See ingredient amounts in recipe card.
How to Make it
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender.
- Blend on high speed until smoothie. If you would like it to be thicker, you can add more ice.
- Transfer to a glass and serve.
Recipe FAQs
This is going to be down to taste preference and sweetness of the other ingredients in the smoothie but I like to use 8 dates in a large smoothie. You can start with less and add more to taste.
Absolutely! I like to blend medjool dates into my smoothies for their soft, chewy texture and caramel flavor. If your dates are dry, you can try soaking them in warm water for about 30 minutes prior to blending to make them easier to blend.
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Date Smoothie
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- ¼ cup vanilla almond milk - unsweetened
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 to 4 tablespoons almond butter
- 8 medjool dates - pitted
- ½ banana - sliced and frozen–about ⅓ cup
- ½ cup crushed ice
- 1 dash cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender.
- Blend on high speed until smoothie. If you would like it to be thicker, you can add more ice.
- Transfer to a glass and serve.
Notes
- The texture of dates is another aspect of their appeal. Be sure to use fresh medjool dates (my favorite) as they are soft and chewy. They are tender and have a slight stickiness. If you don’t over-blend, you will get little bits of this texture in your smoothie–which I personally love.
- Make sure you get the unsweetened kind of almond milk or the smoothie will taste too sweet.
- Almond and other nut butters are a popular addition to smoothies because they taste nutty, add thickness and creaminess, energy and nutrients. I like to use a full ¼ cup in my smoothie but that does add a lot of calories so feel free to use less if that’s a concern.
Nutrition information on SoSmoothie is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only from online calculators.
Selena
Monday 8th of April 2024
This was very delicious. Thank you!
Joss
Tuesday 9th of April 2024
Thanks, Selena!