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Peanut Butter Date Smoothie

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Mark your calendars for a date with this dreamy Peanut Butter Date Smoothie. 
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There are certain things that were just meant to go together - peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and mint, caramel and salt, vodka and ice, bananas and peanut butter. But sometimes it's good to stray from the path and try something new.


Like I mentioned on Monday, smoothies usually call for bananas and/or avocados and I am breaking that rule this week by subbing those ingredients with something else. Today's Peanut Butter Date Smoothie was originally made with bananas. If you remove the bananas without replacing them with another ingredient, you might as well eat the peanut butter straight from the jar with a spoon. I wouldn't judge you if you wanted to do that anyway.
Click to tweet: Creamy, dreamy peanut butter date smoothie.
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Instead, I added plain greek yogurt to help give some body to the smoothie and added honey for additional sweetness. It's perfection in a glass.


Peanut Butter Date Smoothie

Recipe adapted from Pumpkin & Peanut Butter

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 4 Medjool Dates, pitted
  • 3 tablespoons Peanut Butter
  • 1/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1/2 tablespoon Honey
  • handful of Ice
  • shaved Dark Chocolate (optional)
Directions
  1. Add all ingredients to blender and blend until smooth.
  2. Enjoy!
Click to tweet: A smoothie that is perfection in a glass!
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What are some other items that are just meant to be together - perfect pairs?
Have you ever put dates in your smoothie?
Don't forget to check out the rest of the Five Days of Smoothies recipes.