In the summer we have smoothies almost every day for breakfast. In the winter...not so much. Instead our staple foods have been hot bran cereal or eggs & toast. The past month or so I've been pretty picky about breakfast foods and we've ended up eating a lot of dry cereal. Toasted O's mostly. Not very exciting, but I just haven't had the motivation to make our usual...and it just hasn't sounded good. Lately I've really wanted to start making smoothies again. This morning, finally, we did!
Andy & I made some scones first to go with the smoothies. The recipe is a rough version from Clean Eating Magazine a few years ago. It's fast and easy and we put our own spin on it by adding a handful of walnuts and dried cherries to the mix. Here's the recipe:
Apple Cinnamon-Cherry Walnut Drop Scones
Andy & I made some scones first to go with the smoothies. The recipe is a rough version from Clean Eating Magazine a few years ago. It's fast and easy and we put our own spin on it by adding a handful of walnuts and dried cherries to the mix. Here's the recipe:
Apple Cinnamon-Cherry Walnut Drop Scones
- 1 cup spelt flour
- 1/4 cup oat flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- dash of sea salt
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup apples (recipe called for peeling and chopping..we just threw 2 apples in the Ninja and chopped them up w/skin on...extra fiber)
- 1 cup Greek yo
Topping
- handful of oats mixed w/agave
Mix your dry ingredients separate from your wet ingredients. Add the wet to the dry...don't over mix. Drop a heaping tbsp of mix onto a greased cookie sheet and sprinkle on your topping. Pop in a 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
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Andy was in charge of smoothie making this morning. Smoothies in our house don't consist of a "recipe", just ingredients. We just toss stuff in the Ninja and blend it all up. Today's smoothie was very tropical:
Cherry, Pineapple, Banana Smoothie
- Frozen cherries, pineapple and banana
- Greek yogurt
- Orange juice
- Knudson's unsweetened cranberry juice
- Milk (skim, soy, coconut or almond...doesn't matter which)
- Agave
Great way to start the day!
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