This energizing, protein-rich Healthy Chia Gingerbread Smoothie has all your favourite gingerbread flavours. This holiday gingerbread smoothie is naturally sweetened with banana, dates, and a hint of molasses.
Indulge in this nutritious Chia Gingerbread Smoothie on winter mornings and start your day on a healthy note. This energizing, protein-rich shake is lightly spiced with the flavours of gingerbread. Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and ginger will make your kitchen smell heavenly!
This clean-eating gingerbread breakfast smoothie is naturally sweetened with banana, dates and molasses.
It's a festive drink for holiday mornings, too! We have this gingerbread smoothie every year for Christmas breakfast.
A healthy holiday breakfast
Have you ever searched Pinterest boards for Christmas breakfast ideas?
You'll likely find dishes loaded with fat and sugar, for instance, cinnamon rolls baked in the shape of a Christmas tree or Monkey Bread topped with eggnog drizzle. Also popular are baked French toast casseroles or the traditional “Wife-Saver” casserole made with white bread, eggs, bacon, and cheese.
They all taste wonderful! However, if you have a big meal planned for later in the day, a lighter, healthier breakfast might appeal to you. This protein-packed holiday Gingerbread Smoothie will give you the energy necessary to get you through your busy morning.
🛒 Ingredients
- milk of your choice: almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, coconut milk (from a carton) or dairy milk
- banana: fresh or frozen
- yogurt: coconut yogurt, Greek yogurt or milk kefir
- hemp hearts
- chia seeds
- Medjool dates
- cooking molasses
- spices: ginger (freshly grated or ground), cinnamon, cardamom and cloves
Instructions
This gingerbread smoothie recipe is our favourite Christmas morning smoothie. Simply put all ingredients in a blender with a couple of ice cubes, then blend until smooth. I hope you like it as much as we do!
Enjoy everyone!
🗒 Make-ahead breakfast recipes
Try this Cranberry Orange Breakfast Parfait or this Apple Crumble Breakfast Parfait or Creamy Pumpkin Overnight Oats and have breakfast ready in the refrigerator when you wake up.
Or if you're looking for a warm breakfast, you might like these baked oatmeal recipes:
Mixed Berry Baked Oatmeal Cups with Chia
Warm Cranberry-Apple Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
🗒 More gingerbread recipes
If you love this healthy holiday gingerbread smoothie, please rate it 5 stars and leave a comment about how it turned out for you in the comment section. Thanks!
Healthy Chia Gingerbread Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups non-dairy milk almond, coconut, etc.
- 1 banana, fresh or frozen
- ½ cup coconut yogurt or Greek yogurt or milk kefir
- 2 tbsp hemp hearts
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 4 Medjool dates, pitted
- 1 ½ tsp cooking molasses
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated or ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.
- Pour into 2 glasses, sprinkle with a little cinnamon and serve.
Nutrition
Linnea Abbott says
Thanks, Elaine for this recipe. I will definitely be making this one!
Flavour & Savour says
You're welcome, Linnea. Have a wonderful Christmas!
Kathleen Leggatt says
This looks absolutely delicious. Definitely giving this a try. Wishing you and you family a happy and joyous Christmas.
Flavour & Savour says
Thanks Kathleen! Sending holiday wishes to you and yours as well!
Linnea Abbott says
It's yummy! Merry Christmas Elaine and Denis!
Flavour & Savour says
Thanks! Glad you like it. Merry Christmas to you too!
PT Potts says
Ooh this sounds so good, you had me at gingerbread!
Karren says
What would be a good substitute for hemp hearts? I can't wait to try this recipe!
Flavour & Savour says
Hi Karren,
If you don't have any, you can just leave them out. It won't affect the flavour. Hemp hearts just add extra protein, fiber and minerals. You'll still be getting protein from the chia seeds, the non-dairy milk and even a bit from the yogurt. Enjoy!