Apple Cinnamon Smoothie

Start your day with this creamy, fall-inspired apple cinnamon smoothie. This fiber-rich vegan smoothie is made without yogurt or bananas and ready in under 10 minutes.

I am usually luke-warm about smoothies, but I LOVE this apple cinnamon smoothie! Apple and cinnamon (and a pinch of nutmeg) are the perfect fall flavor combination.

The natural sweetness of apple almost makes this smoothie feel more like a dessert than a smoothie. It's like apple pie in smoothie form!

My favorite part of this recipe is that it's made super creamy using rolled oats. No bananas or yogurt here, just uncooked oatmeal! 

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Ingredients

Apple: Peel and roughly chop a sweet medium-sized apple, such as Gala, Fuji, or Honeycrisp. Pro tip: freeze diced apple before blending for an extra cold smoothie. 

Cinnamon and nutmeg: The ultimate fall seasonings! Pumpkin spice seasoning also works well in this smoothie.

Peanut butter: Adding peanut butter to smoothies is an easy way to increase nutrient and protein content without using protein powders. One tablespoon of peanut butter provides 95 calories and 3.5 grams of protein (1). Almond, cashew, or another nut/seed butter also works. 

Soy milk: Choose unsweetened, unflavored soy milk.  You can also try oat milk, almond milk, or another milk.

Oatmeal: We'll blend the oatmeal into a fine flour before adding the other ingredients. This ensures that the oats easily blend into the rest of the smoothie.

How to prep and peel an apple

Although the skin of an apple contains nearly 50% of the fruit's fiber, we'll remove it for this recipe for a creamier smoothie.

There are two main ways to peel an apple:

• Use a potato peeler to remove the skin (I use a potato peeler for more than just peeling potatoes--carrots, eggplant, you name it). 
• My preferred method is to use a small paring knife. Start by slicing the apple into eighths, like you would if you were preparing apple slices. Cut the core from each wedge. Use the paring knife to slice the skin from each wedge, careful to preserve as much of the apple as possible. 

Use diced apple peel in oatmeal bowls or overnight oats for extra fiber and nutrients. The apple peel will need to be refrigerated if not used right away.

Tips and tricks

• You do not need a high powered blender to make this smoothie. I use this relatively inexpensive blender for smoothies and find that it works well.
• I recommend using rolled oats because they are more fiber-rich than instant oats, but instant or quick oats will work in a pinch. 
• For a colder smoothie, add 3-4 cubes of ice after the smoothie is blended. Blend the ice in until mostly crushed. This will also make the smoothie a bit creamier.
• The glass jars used in the photos make the cutest smoothie containers.

All you need is ten minutes and this smoothie is ready to enjoy for snack-time, breakfast or dessert!

Looking for more breakfast recipes? Here's a few of my favorites:

• Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oatmeal (Instant Pot) and Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
• Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes
• Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
• Blueberry Lemon Smoothie
• Ginger Peach Yogurt Smoothie
• Pecan Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
• Gingerbread Overnight Oats

Enjoy!