vanilla maple apple spice smoothie

*Seen above in Breakfast Criminal’s Heart Bowl with my new favorite handmade mug from Telendos, Greece.

This is so simple and so delicious, I wish I could ship it via cyber space straight to your table for breakfast.

DRINKmaple Pure Maple Water is not only tasty and super refreshing, the company itself has stellar eco-initiatives, like making sure the trees on their farm are tapped in a way that allows for years of sustainable water supply. They also give back by donating 200 gallons of clean water to people in need of it in developing nations for every bottle purchased. Just one ingredient, rich in minerals, low in sugar. All the good things.

Quite choosy about protein powders, Vega address most if not all of my personal criteria: clean ingredients, non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, made with whole foods and no added sugars. They have a outstanding sustainability efforts like working with small farmers whenever possible, and using recycled packaging. The Vega Essentials vanilla shake I used has 3 servings of greens and 20 grams of plant-based protein [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][pea, flax, hemp].

Not a fan of protein powders? Sub with whole foods like veggies and greens [I love spinach or chard in smoothies], fresh or frozen fruit like apple or seasonal berries, nuts/seeds, coconut yogurt, nut/seed butter, honey or maple syrup, your favorite superfoods, and/or adding spices or vanilla extract to taste.

vanilla maple apple spice smoothie

free of dairy, gluten, soy, refined-sugar

serves 1

ingredients

1 serving Vega Essentials shake in vanilla [or sub 1 scoop protein powder + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract]

1/4 avocado

1/2 medium/large apple, chopped [or 1 small apple, chopped]

1 tbsp tahini [or nut butter of choice]

1/4 tsp lemon zest [to taste]

1 tbsp chia seeds

1/4 tsp cinnamon, ground

1/8 tsp nutmeg, ground

1/8 tsp ginger, ground

1/8 tsp cardamom, ground

1/8 tsp turmeric, ground

1 pinch sea salt

1/2-1 cup DRINKmaple Pure Maple Water [add to desired consistency, or sub water + 1 tsp maple syrup]

2-3 ice cubes

toppings

optional, to taste

pumpkin seeds

sesame seeds

unsweetened shredded coconut

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vanilla maple apple spice smoothie

free of dairy, gluten, soy, refined-sugar

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Course breakfast + brunch

Cuisine breakfast + brunch, gluten-free, smoothies, soy-free, sugar-free, vegan

Servings 1 serving

Ingredients

  

• 1 scoop Vega Essentials Shake in vanilla [or sub 1 scoop protein powder + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract]
• 1/4 avocado
• 1/2 apple medium/large, chopped [or 1 small apple, chopped]
• 1 tbsp tahini [or nut/seed butter of choice]
• 1/4 tsp lemon zest to taste
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon ground
• 1/8 tsp ginger ground
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg ground
• 1/8 tsp cardamom ground
• 1/8 tsp turmeric ground
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1/2-1 cup DRINKmaple Pure Maple Water [add to desired consistency, or sub water + 1 tsp maple syrup]
• 2/3 ice cubes [optional]

toppings [optional, to taste]

• pumpkin seeds
• sesame seeds
• unsweetened shredded coconut
• cinnamon