Juice & Smoothie Week Post #2! Here’s the definition of a portable breakfast: your morning coffee and your morning oatmeal in one glass. Drinkable.
Sounds weird, right?
Well, it doesn’t taste weird! It tastes like a rich, doughy, blended coffee-flavored milkshake. So good.
This smoothie is designed for the kind of morning when you don’t even remember turning off your alarm and you have approximately nowhere near enough time to even make yourself presentable, much less eat a decent meal.
If you happen to have leftover oatmeal or overnight oats (if you’ve never tried these before, check them out on Oh She Glows) in your fridge, this is a 2 minute recipe. If you have to make the oatmeal, then 10 minutes, but you just need to pay enough attention to make sure you doing let the oatmeal boil all over your stove and create a disaster that you probably don’t have the time to clean up.
I suppose this would be equally delicious on a leisurely well-planned morning when you have enough time. For those of you who can manage such a morning. 🙂
serves 1
1 C cooked oatmeal (cooled is best – otherwise, just double the ice)
1 T instant espresso powder
1 C ice
1 C non-dairy milk of choice (I used vanilla soy)
1 t vanilla/hazelnut/almond extract, whatever you like! (I recommend half vanilla, half hazelnut, mmm!)
1 T ground flax seed
1/4 t ground cinnamon
3 deglet noor dates (about 1 big medjool)
optional: cocoa powder for a morning mocha!
Blend.
Pour in a cup, and you’re ready to start your morning 🙂
Oh, and did I mention that this is suuuuper filling and totally guilt-free? Take a look at those nutrition facts! Plenty of fiber and protein to get you off to a good start, and way less sugar than any milkshake-like coffee drink I’ve ever had!
Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 317; Calories from Fat: 79; Total Fat: 8.7g; Saturated Fat: 0.7g; Sodium: 193mg; Total Carbohydrates: 51.4g; Dietary Fiber: 9.3g; Sugars: 16.8g; Protein: 8.3g
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