Naturally Ashley's Favortie Smoothies

Tropical Pineapple Smoothie

Ingredients

• 10 dates
• 2 cups frozen pineapple
• water from one young coconut (or a can of coconut water)

1. Shuck your coconut using the heel of a lagre knife, pour into blender
2. Pit and soak the dates in the coconut water 1/2 - 2 hours
3. Add 2 cups frozen pineapple
4. Blend and enjoy!

Caramel Apple Smoothie

Ingredients

• 3 organic apples
• small head of lettuce (romaine, green or iceberg)
• 3 pitted and soaked dates
• small stalk of celery

1. Pit and soak dates 1-2 hours (I just pit and throw them in if I dont have time)

2. Chop up apples and celery

3. Rinse lettuce

4. Blend all ingredients until smooth and enjoy!

Green Banana Energy Smoothie

Ingredients

• 6-8 ripe brown spotted bananas
• 1/2 - 1Lb spinach 

1. Peel bananas and throw in blender
2. Along with desired amount of spinach
3. Blend until smooth and enjoy!

Medjool Caramel Dip

Looking for a healthy snack or fun dip to take to your girls night? This medjool date caramel dip is a hit at parties. I made it for two christmas parties this winter. Gluten-free, dairy-free, raw, vegan, fruity goodness! 

I shuck 1 young thai coconut and put 10 medjool dates inside to soak in the water for at least an hour. When they are done, take them out and remove the pits and put in blender.

Measure 2/3 cup of coconut water and set aside. Save the rest in another container and scoop out the meat. Should be around 2 tbsp of meat.

Place the coconut meat in a blender along with the dates and 1/3 cup of coconut water. Add 1.5 tsp vanilla extract or 1 tsp vanilla powder and a pinch of salt (optional). Blend, adding more coconut water 1 tbsp at a time until you get the desired thickness. 

Serve with sliced apples, carrots, or celery and enjoy!

You may substitute the young thai coconut for canned coconut milk - start with 2/3 cup and add more as needed, and soak the dates in water. I'm sure this could also be done with almond milk as well!

Banana's about Blogging

I am going to try my best to make time for writing blog posts. Between nutrition school, running my facebook page, doing workshops, waitressing, painting, photography, taking care of three crazy dogs and working at a care centre, I don't have a lot of spare time. But I would like to post about my favorite recipes and have them organized and easy to access. Wish me luck. 
Naturally Ashley