Without intentionally doing so, I've managed to devise, make and photograph three recipes showcasing PB + J flavors in one week. Coincidence? Perhaps. Induced by comfort-food cravings? Likely. Delicious? Undoubtedly.
By the end of this week, you'll be able to enjoy PB+ J's under the guise of breakfast, lunch + dessert. And guess what: the PB + J breakfast recipe actually tastes more like dessert than breakfast.
My post-morning-yoga routine went as usual this past Monday morning; arrive home in euphoric state, look in the mirror to passively observe the state of my sweaty yoga coif without feeling the need to interfere with its oddities {which appear in abundance, I might add}, and toss a few ingredients into the blender in hopes of creating a healthy and tasty smoothie. Now, if this were any post-morning-yoga routine, I would have been pleased with the smoothie but, unbeknownst to me, the ingredients I tossed into the blender on this particular morning yielded something fantastic. A smoothie so tasty it traverses into milkshake territory. However, it still has all the healthy balance of the famed morning drink.
A smoothie in milkshake's clothes, perhaps?
While this smoothie leans more on the peanut butter side of things, the sweetness from the jam rounds out the overall flavor and creates a beverage that reaches addictive heights. Smooth, creamy, rich, and dreamy + it will keep your belly content and happy for hours.
- 1 medium banana
- ½ cup sweetened vanilla almond milk
- ¼ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 heaping tablespoon jam of choice {I used strawberry}
- 5-7 ice cubes
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend for 1 minute or until smooth and creamy.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
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Celeste Jackson says
Yummy! I look forward to trying this. I like that it has ingredients that I usually have even when I need to go grocery shopping.
Carole says
Hi there. The current Food on Friday on Carole's Chatter is collecting links to posts about shakes and smoothies. I do hope you link this lovely one in. This is the link . Please do pop back to check out some of the other links – there are a lot of good ones already. Have a great week.
Carole says
Ashley, thank you for linking this in to Food on Friday. We have got a super collection of shakes and smoothies together. I hope you have stopped by some of the other links to check them out!
Ps I have just signed up to follow your blog. A follow back to Carole's Chatter would be wonderful – or have you already followed? Cheers
Ps If you would like email reminders of future Food on Fridays, just pop by and comment and include your email - I won't publish it - and the reminder will be by bcc so it will remain private
Jenessa says
Do you cook or soak the oats first or add them in dry?
Ashley says
I usually add them in dry when I'm on a time-crunch but if you don't mind the extra time, soak or cook them first to smooth out the texture a bit more!
Katy says
Really excited to try this, but I was just wondering there rough serving size? :)
Ashley says
Hi Katy! The recipe serves one and is about 12-14 ounces of smoothie! I hope you enjoy it.
Ima says
Tried this for the first time this morning for breakfast and it came out beautifully! Can't believe how creamy, milky and comforting it tasted without a drop of diary. Sheer heaven - thank you!
Ashley says
Hi, Ima! I'm so glad you had a chance to try this smoothie! This is an oldie but such a goodie in my book. It's kind of a like a breakfast milkshake, isn't it?! Thanks for sharing your feedback!