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This Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie recipe is a spiced, non-dairy treat with turmeric, fresh ground black pepper, ground cinnamon, and Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk! Naturally sweetened with maple syrup and optional dates. Check out a *bonus* smoothie the post! 

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Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie

Hi Everyone, you know I have a huge love for everything Golden Almondmilk, right? It was only a matter of time until this Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie came along! This is exactly the kind of restoring smoothie drink that I need. This is a great drink to sub coffee or tea with or as an afternoon pick-me-up. I like to use the Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk because then I can really control the amount of sweetness in my Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie! For making this smoothie drink sweet, I suggest using maple syrup and/or dates to blend in. If you are not vegan, however, honey is an option to you as well. I got to try out a new Oster Classic Series Blender to make this Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie and it easily blended the golden Almondmilk with the ice. It make a nice, frothy foam on top too as you can see in the photos. I made sure to link to the blender in the kitchen tools list further down. This recipe uses SILK Unsweetened Almondmilk. I love that it is non-GMO and it's a great non-dairy option for making any Golden Almondmilk recipe vegan. My husband Eric is lactose-intolerant, so I always need to be able to adjust the recipes that we make at home to be non-dairy to accommodate his dietary needs. I want to let you know about an ibotta offer for Silk Almondmilk at Walmart, here

Ingredients for Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie

• 2 cups Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk (I prefer unsweetened but use the variety you prefer)
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ teaspoon ground Saigon cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick finely grated
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger or ½ inch fresh ginger, skin removed and finely grated
• 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup (you can use wildflower honey if not vegan) to sweeten
• 2-3 Medjool dates, optional for more sweetness 
• 1 star anise pod, optional
• 1 cardamom pod, optional
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
• drizzle of maple syrup to top
• 1-2 cups ice cubes

I easily found Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk and Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk in the "dairy" section at Walmart as show below:

Helpful Kitchen Tools for Vegan Golden Almonmilk Smoothie

• medium saucepan
• 2 cup wet measure
• measuring spoons
• small whisk
• Oster Classic Series Blender

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• honey dipper (for drizzling maple syrup), optional
• heat safe mugs
• spoon for stirring

Step-By-Step Photos

Here are some Step-by-step photos in addition to the ones in the recipe card to help you along with this Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie recipe:

If you try this Vegan Golden Almondmilk Smoothie, let me know in the comments below! The full, printable recipe is at the bottom of the post and just below is a bonus smoothie idea for you.

Bonus Smoothie

Great Value Frozen Smoothie Packs like The Brainiac and Detox Rocks. Three pre-packaged smoothies are in each package. I always feel "brain drained" being a sleep-deprived mom of two kids under 5 and these smoothies are just the ticket to give me a boost at the start of the day and a pick me up at the middle or end of the day. I made "The Brainiac" smoothie or what I like to call my "Clarity Smoothie" because it's perfect for refocusing. The Brainiac smoothie has blueberries, bananas, avocado and beets.

I easily found them in their frozen foods section at Walmart. Step 1: Put the content of 1 smoothie packet in the blender. Step 2: Pour 8 ounces Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk or other preferred liquid to blend. Steps 3: Pour Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk into the blender. Step 4: Pulse ice crush and then the smoothie button. You may need to add more liquid to get it to blend evenly. Step 5: Pour the smoothie into a glass and enjoy!

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Vegan Golden Milk Smoothie

Yield: 2 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 8 minutes

This Vegan Golden Milk Smoothie recipe is a spiced, non-dairy treat with turmeric, fresh ground black pepper, ground cinnamon and Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk! Naturally sweetened with maple syrup and optional dates.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk (I prefer unsweetened but use the variety you prefer)
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ teaspoon ground Saigon cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick finely grated
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger or ½ inch fresh ginger, skin removed and finely grated
• 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup (you can use wildflower honey if not vegan) to sweeten
• 2-3 Medjool dates, optional for more sweetness
• 1 star anise pod, optional
• 1 cardamom pod, optional
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
• drizzle of maple syrup to top, optional
• 1-2 cups ice cubes

Instructions

1. On the stove top, in a small-medium saucepan, over low-medium heat, pour 2 cups milk, add turmeric, cinnamon, ginger and honey or maple syrup (you can also add the sweetener after). Optional: Add cardamon pod & star anise pod. Whisk ingredients to combine. Bring to a simmer.
2. When the mixture is at a simmer, remove the saucepan from heat. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and stir in(optional). Allow the liquid to cool a few minutes (just so that it's not boiling hot).
3. Using a spoon, remove the stair anise and cardamom pod, if you added them.
4. Add the golden milk into the blender, add 1-2 cups of ice. Optional: Add Medjool date(s) for extra sweetness. Cover the top of the blender and I suggest putting a folded tea towel over the lid for when you are blending.
5. Using ice crush setting until the ice is crushed and then blend until combined. This should only take a few minutes.
6. Pour into tall smoothie glasses. Top with more maple syrup (optional).

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 servings Serving Size: 1 cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 282Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 17mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 4gSugar: 58gProtein: 2g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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