Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Smoothie

Cool, creamy, and ridiculously comforting! This Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Smoothie tastes indulgent but is made with healthy ingredients like dates and oats!

This smoothie is made with dates. I apologize if you came here expecting actual caramel, but I can promise you that one sip of this healthier version will have you singing a different tune. It’s de-freaking-licious. The salt is, of course, optional, but highly recommended since it really helps bring out the sweetness of the dates.

As for the cookie dough part of the equation — again, it’s not actual cookie dough — but it is incredibly doughy thanks to the addition of raw oats. It’s also incredibly thick, creamy, and comforting. And if you’ve never tried adding oats to your smoothies, you need to change that stat because it will change.your.life. And why not start with a Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Smoothie?

Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Smoothie Recipe

 

Ingredients

• 1/4 frozen banana (2 - 3 small chunks, about 25 g)
• 1/4 cup (20 g) rolled oats
• 3 large or 5 small dates, pitted (around 1/4 cup, 45 g)
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) vanilla almond milk
• 3 - 4 frozen almond milk cubes (or ice cubes)
• 1 tbsp (16 g) almond butter (optional)*
• pinch of salt

Directions

1. Place all the ingredients into any standard blender and blend until smooth. This smoothie can be made in advance and stored in the fridge for extra thickness and creaminess!

Notes
* You can leave out the almonds and it will still taste amazing. These are just for added creaminess. Also, if you don't have almonds on hand, a Tbsp. of almond butter will work too.
Recipe Adapted : salted caramel cookie dough smoothie @ runningwithspoons