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Spiced Apple Pie Super Smoothie

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Ahhh apple season, oh how much I love you…. There’s something amazing about every growing season, from strawberries, to blueberries, to cherries, to peaches to apples. Of course I get giddy about each local harvest, but apples have always been my favourite. Maybe because it’s the taste of childhood for me… from the morning porridge with stewed apples, to mom’s apple pierogies, to her amazing spiced apple pie with hints of cinnamon and cloves…. ahh so good!

Apples in every shape or form hit the spot every time. And this recipes proves my love for the season’s favourite combinations. This Spiced Apple Pie is a delicious treat for breakfast as it is a decadent sweet dessert… Try it, you’ll love it ;)

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Spiced Apple Pie Super Smoothie

vegan, dairy free, vegan smoothie recipe

Ingredients :

2 cups almond or coconut milk
2 organic apples, peeled and chopped (or 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce)
1/4 cup almond butter
4 medjool dates, pitted
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
2 tablespoons pre-soaked raw buckwheat groats or oats (optional)
1 tablespoon hemp seeds (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions :

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high. Adjust sweetness level. Serve immediately ;)

This Spiced Apple Pie Super Smoothie just hits the spot! So much better and better-for-you than those expensive lattes out there and this really brings in the best of the season. 

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I hope you’re ready to embrace the autumn season in full excitement and full bellies! It’s the last of our growing season in Canada so I definitely enjoy every little last delicious crop I can get my hands on ;) (although, we’re still not ready for pumpkin pie just yet!)

Spices such as cinnamon, ground cloves and nutmeg are so important for your health ~ yes, even year round. But right now is a good time to include these spices everywhere from this smoothie, to coffee, chai tea, morning porridge or of course, baking. These spices lower cholesterol, they are anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial. Great for treating candida and killing sugar cravings, among lots of good stuff. Enjoy!!

Do tell… what’s your favourite recipe to bring in the fall season?

 

Comments

    • Thank you Kimberly,
      I’m happy to hear your excitement for apple season too ;)
      Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy this smoothie soon! xo

    • Thanks Vanessa ;)
      Yes, I was just planning a weekend getaway to the apple orchard also… Can’t wait!! xo

    • I love being at the apple orchard also in the fall but we haven’t stuck to an annual tradition yet. Will work on it ;) xox

  4. Hi Ella, that smoothie sounds wonderful, love all the spices and flavours here.

    To be honest, I have very similar food memories of apples though my Mum never made apple pierogies (just blueberry and hundreds of them at a time). She did, however, make Kopertki – short crust pastry envelopes with a quarter apple sprinkled with cinnamon inside. Once cooled they were sprinkled with just a touch of icing sugar. That or whole baked apples served alongside a Sunday roast.

    • Hi Martyna,
      No I don’t know what Kopertki are… but they sound so good now ;) Yummm….
      I bet she made Szarlotka too though, yes??
      ahh I have mad plans to make that vegan and gluten free ;) xo

    • haha! I love pumpkin season too…. but I don’t Love it! Because then it means this long and dreadful winter comes in and nothing grows in winter :( sob sob….

    • Thanks so much ;) I love spices for fall too and really break the rules and add cinnamon and ground cloves to random things throughout the year…. what’s not to love ;)
      xox

  7. I love love love apples! It’s something us Brits do well too :) The farmers’ markets are already jam-packed with them here.
    Definitely trying this smoothie!

  9. Oh I do too love the apple season so much! Nothing better that all those recipes with autumn flavours (: And this smoothie looks gooood!

  10. Hi Ella,

    Love you blog and beautiful photography! Do you know of any good vegan substitutes for hemp seeds and hemp protein powder? Thank you!

    • Thank you so much Olivia ;)
      Hemp seeds are kind of irreplaceable ~ it depends on what you’re looking for, if you’re allergic or can’t find hemp seeds, another great seed is Chia seeds, then sunflower seeds – both contain protein and lots of nutrition.
      As for hemp protein powder, there’s lots of vegan options for you. There’s pea protein, soy protein (which I don’t recommend) and brown rice – then there’s also mixes that you can get with other ingredients. I like the mixed protein powders from Vega.
      It would be best to talk to a specialist at your local health food store and try a few different ones to find a good taste-fit for you ;)
      Let me know if there’s anything else I could help you with. xoxo ella

  11. Dear Ella, I’m a huge fan of your blog and I’ve been recreating your recipes for weeks, one by one :) Were you born in Canada? You talk about pierogi, that’s why I’m assuming you’ve Polish background. If so, I’m sending you the biggest hugs from Poland. Anyway, could you please, please remind me of your own gluten-free flour mix? I remember reading about it on your blog, but can’t find it anywhere… I’d much appreciate it! Kind regards!
    Marysia