Immune Boosting Carrot Cake Smoothie
This creamy smoothie tastes like carrot cake. It's packed with nutrients and immune boosting goodness with astragalus. Blend the carrots and ginger first to ensure smooth creaminess. This smoothie can be made with raw or cooked carrots. If you have some carrots left over from a meal and looking for a place to be used, this is it!
Equipment
- 1 Blender or smoothie maker
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Raw Whole Milk (or milk of choice) If omitting milk use water
- 1 Medium Carrot Raw You can also use cooked carrots.
- 1 1/4 inch Slice of Fresh Ginger Or to taste
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1-2 tsp Astragalus Root Powder
- 1/4 Cup Rolled Oats
- 1/2 Small Frozen Banana
- 1 TBS Nut Butter of Choice I like dark roast peanut butter
- 1 Date or 1 TBS Maple Syrup Optional
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Optional, a pinch of black pepper will boost effectiveness of turmeric's anti-inflammatory properties.
Instructions
- Roughly chop the carrot and ginger and add to blender or smoothie cup
- Add milk(or water) and blend until very smooth
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth
- Enjoy
Notes
Turn this smoothie into a lovely smoothie bowl. Top with chopped nuts, some hemp seeds and dried cranberries or some pineapple.