Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie
This thick frosty breakfast shake is a nutritious meal in a glass!
Recipe and more over at The Alchemist, as well as a bunch of cool stuff in my new series, "Cool Stuff Weekend."
Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie
makes 1 Smoothie
This is so versatile, add yogurt or don't. You can also use another type of fruit instead of a banana.
It's difficult to remove the peel from a banana right out of the freezer. If you let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes, it makes it easy to remove the peel as well as keeping the banana frozen enough to make your smoothie cold and delicious. If you don't have 10 minutes, put the frozen banana in the microwave for 20 seconds. If you don't have one frozen, then add a few ice cubes along with the room temperature banana.
Ingredients
1/2 cup (43 g.) oats - any type, old fashioned, or quick, or even plain instant, should be fine
1 frozen banana, peeled
1 cup (237 ml.) milk, any type
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2-4 Tablespoons real maple syrup, or honey
a small tub of yogurt of your choice, optional
Directions
Place the dry oatmeal in the blender container, and blend it to a fine powder. Add everything else. Blend well for 2 minutes or so, to make sure the oatmeal is finely ground and everything is smooth. Pour in a glass and drink immediately.