I am thankful for the most wonderful family & friends a gal could ask for. And I am thankful that we got to celebrate the holidays for a week of non-stop partying with everyone!
But, I am also thankful to return home to a day of green juices & smoothies after all the fun we endured this past week! Let’s just say when we arrived back home after all the fun, I literally collapsed. My AS symptoms set back in and just being, moving, & breathing was becoming painful again. Uggh.
Now, just 24 hours back on a 100% Raw Diet and I am already feeling like I could endure some more holiday celebrations….. well, almost!
Meet the soothing & holiday healing, Raw Grain Free Paleo “Oatmeal” Cookie Milkshake.
Cookie Shake Recipe:
- 1 cup “milk” (almond, hazelnut, coconut, hemp, etc)
- 1 TBS chia seeds, ground*
- 1 TBS flax seeds, ground*
- 2 medjool dates (pits removed)
- 1 TBS maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla or 1 whole vanilla bean
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (or pumpkin pie spice)
- pinch sea salt
- optional: 1 TBS coconut oil
- optional: 1/2 apple, peeled
- A few large ice cubes
- 2 TBS dried unsweetened coconut
- 3 TBS raisins (or dried blueberries, cherries, etc)
Feel free to mix and switch up ingredients, and just use this recipe as a guide! If you don’t have 1 or 2 ingredients listed above, don’t worry, this shake can still taste amazing with simple adjustments!
Mix first group of ingredients together in a high speed blender. If using a Vitamix or Belndtec, just toss flax & chia seeds in whole, but if using a regular blender, you will want to grind these seeds first to powder in a coffee grinder. Once the “milk”, seeds, dates, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and sea salt are well blended, add in a 4 to 5 large ice cubes, blend into a thick milkshake. Then toss in dried coconut & raisins and gently blend/incorporate, without pureeing. This will give the milkshake some cookie like texture.
This oatmeal cookie was inspired by the Almond Joy Milkshake, created by my friend Kristi!
this sounds delicious, thanks for sharing the recipe!
Hi Lexy!
I hope you enjoy!! This is currently one of my favorite treats!