This smoothie was designed with the holiday season in mind. It packs a festive flavor and a joyful, jewel-toned hue that's bound to infuse the mornings with a little more gratitude.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Smoothie
Servings: 2(12-ounce) smoothies
Author: Ashley Melillo | Blissful Basil
Ingredients
1ripe D'Anjou or Bartlett pear, cored and roughly diced
1cupfrozen cranberries
1cupfrozen mango chunks
1 ¼cupsSilk Unsweetened Original Soymilk or Coconutmilk
1 to 2teaspoonspeeled and minced fresh ginger, to taste
½teaspoonground cinnamon
⅛teaspoonground nutmeg
1to 2 Medjool dates, pitted (optional, to sweeten)*
Instructions
Add all ingredients, except for the dates, to a high-speed blender. Blend on high until smooth. Taste. Enjoy as is or, for a sweeter smoothie, add 1 or 2 pitted dates and blend again.
Notes
*If your dates are firm, as opposed to soft and sticky, soak them in hot water for 30 minutes before blending.