Berry Coconut Dandelion Chai Smoothie
Give your immune system a boost with the protective spices in chai tea and the antioxidant power of Bare Berries.
Bare Blends
2013-07-19
Give your immune system a boost with the protective spices in chai tea and the antioxidant power of Bare Berries and Organic Vanilla Bean NZ Whey Protein Concentrate. This smoothie is absolutely delicious (and might just help you stave off a cold too)!
Recipes
Berry Coconut Dandelion Chai Smoothie
Servings
2
2
Prep Time
5 min
5 min
Cook Time
min
min
Total Time
5 min
5 min
Ingredients
- 1 young coconut (use all the water and scoop out some of the meat)
- 1/3 cupmixed frozen organic berries
- 0.5 frozen banana
- 1 teaspoonBare Berries
- 60 millilitredandelion chai concentrate (3-4 ice-cubes if frozen - recipe below)
- 2 servingBare Blends Organic Vanilla Bean NZ Whey Protein Concentrate
- 2 cupwater
- 5 Dandelion Tea bags (or any standard black tea)
- 1/3 cuporganic rapadura (unrefined whole cane sugar)
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 8 cardamon pods
- 10 cloves
- 2 whole star anise pods
- 1 teaspoonorange zest
- 1 vanilla bean split in half
- 1 teaspoongrated nutmeg
- A 5cm slice of ginger
- 1 tablespoonhoney
Directions
- To make the Dandelion Chai Concentrate, boil water in a pot, then add all ingredients except honey and simmer for 5 minutes.Turn off heat and remove tea bags. Allow spices to steep for another 15 minutes before straining and adding honey to taste.
- Add all of the smoothie ingredients including the dandelion chai concentrate to a blender, and blend until smooth and creamy.
Tags:Smoothies
