Best Dried Fruit Smoothie

The Winter Feast – Best Dried Fruit Smoothie

With winter fast approaching it’s getting harder and harder to find fresh, organic, juicy fruit to liven up a smoothie. But don’t let that discourage you from staying healthy! Dried fruit still pack plenty of their original nutrients and bring a lovely sweetness to a smoothie. The recipe below is full of antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, fiber, healthy fats (omega-3s, omega-6s, MCTs), vitamins A, B(B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9), C, E, K… Sure to be the best dried fruit smoothie you’ll ever try!

Recipe

Best Dried Fruit Smoothie

  Ingredients:

  • Large handful of Spinach
  • Large handful of Kale
  • 1 Apple
  • 2 Pears
  • 3 Plums
  • Uncooked Beetroot
  • Lemon
  • Passion Fruit
  • Large thumb of Ginger
  • ½ Pint Water

Handful of dried:

  •  Goji Berries
  • Figs
  • Dates
  • Cranberries

2 Tablespoons of:

  • Maca Powder
  • Ground Flax Seeds
  • Raw Cacao Nibs
  • Hemp Seeds
  • Pumpkin Seeds
  • XCT Oil (or MCT or coconut oil)

Method:

1.  Wash your ingredients.

2. Peel the lemon. (Don’t worry about the ginger or beetroot. The skin actually contains a lot of fibre and nutrients.)

3. Cut open your apples and pears. Remove the seeds and stems.

4. Chop the fruit and veg into chunks.

Best Dried Fruit Smoothie

5. Chuck half of them into your blender.

6. Add the nuts, dried fruit, seeds and powder.

Best Dried Fruit Smoothie

7. Throw in the rest of your fruit and veg into the blender.

8.  Add the XCT oil and water.

xct oil

9. Mix until the consistency looks smooth.

10. When the shake looks nice and creamy, detach from the blender and pour out as desired.

Perfect as a light, healthy breakfast for the family. Little smoothie bottles you can keep in your fridge and drink at your convenience. Or just pour into a large juice container and keep with you as something to sip on throughout the day or at the gym!

Best Dried Fruit Smoothie

Or go crazy and add some even more nuts, seeds, granola, raw cacao nibs or any extra fruit you might like and turn it into the ultimate, best dried fruit smoothie bowl!

Best Dried Fruit Smoothie

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