Date & Almond Smoothie

 

 

 

Last week as I was making Date & nut coins, I  shared a very fond memory from my childhood with my daughter. A memory where my Grandma would make this yum milk shake on cold days of winter. She would chop the dates really fine, soak them in hot milk  that was lightly sweetened , sprinkle that with almond slivers and a pinch of cardemom. The sweetness of that shake was her love. As I shared those memeories, my daughter who loves to listen to such stories, just said Awww, as if she could taste that sweetness. Well, a few days later she asked me to make that shake for her, except that outside temperature was 78, not 32. Looking at her, I could see, she was not asking for shake, she was trying to create memories of her own.  So on that nice warm day, I came up with this recipe & since then she can't have enough of it. So I thought to share it with world. Hope you will try. Here is the recipe :

 

 

Ingredients:

4-5 pitted dates,

3/4th cup of skim milk/ almond milk,

Frozen banana: Half

handful of Almond,

pinch of cardemom

Chopped Pistachio & rose hips ( missing from picture)  to garnish.

Serves 2 small cups.

 

How to : Blend Dates, Frozen Banana, Cardemom & Milk in a blender. Run for 2-3 minutes so that dates & banana can blend well. (Frozen banana helps to keep the smoothie cool while its blending on high speed). Pour it in a cup, garnish with pistachio and rose hips.

Voila, Date & almond smoothie is ready! Enjoy & create your own memories!!