I have an obsession with morning glory. Muffins, obviously, but also overnight oats, and now this morning glory smoothie.

Apples, carrots, walnuts, coconut and cinnamon pureed together with frozen bananas, your choice of milk (I love soy vanilla) and vanilla extract make for a seriously amazing smoothie.

There really is no better way to start your day.

A simple smoothie recipe with morning glory ingredients

Besides being incredibly delicious, there’s something extra special about this smoothie. It’s featured in my new cookbook – The 28-Day DASH Diet Weight Loss Program!

The title seems like a mouthful, but it’s really just a cookbook chock full of 100 scrumptious recipes that are wholesome, nutritious and really, really yummy, plus a bunch of useful information on how to eat and live in a balanced way.

This smoothie is just one of the many breakfast recipes in the book, plus there are soups, salads, sides, meatless mains, seafood and meat mains, snacks AND desserts. There’s something in this cookbook for EVERYONE!

Get your copy of my DASH cookbook!

For the next several months, I’ll be giving you a sneak peek of a few of my favorite recipes from the book, but if you want all 100 of them, you should grab a copy!

Now excuse me while I go slurp down this smoothie…. 😉

Morning Glory Smoothie

An apple, carrot, coconut, walnut and cinnamon smoothie reminiscent of my favorite muffins.

• Author: Julie Andrews
• Prep Time: 5 min
• Cook Time: 0 min
• Total Time: 5 min
• Yield: 2 smoothies 1x
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: No-Cook
• Cuisine: American
• Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons walnuts
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes
• 2 frozen bananas
• 1 small carrot*
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon stevia
• 1–2 cups ice cubes*

Instructions

1. Place the milk, apple juice, walnuts, and coconut flakes in the pitcher of a blender. Let sit 5 minutes.
2. Add the frozen bananas, carrot, cinnamon, vanilla extract, stevia, and ice cubes to the pitcher. Puree until smooth.
3. Serve immediately.

Notes

Cooking Tip: If you freeze the carrot, you do not need to add ice cubes.

Ingredient Tip: Add a scoop of unflavored or vanilla protein powder, if desired.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 smoothie
• Calories: 276
• Sugar: 30
• Sodium: 72
• Fat: 8
• Saturated Fat: 4
• Unsaturated Fat: 4
• Trans Fat: 0
• Carbohydrates: 46
• Fiber: 6
• Protein: 6
• Cholesterol: 2

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