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Vegan Sunflower Butter Carrot Smoothie

Anyone who has read my post on Go Raw L.I.F.E. Center knows how much I love their Sunbutter Smoothies (www.thefussyfork.com/go-raw-life-center/).  I could drink one every day.  In fact, while I was on the Go Raw six day meal plan that is exactly what I did.  I have missed them.  Last week when I was grocery shopping, I saw sunflower butter on sale.  It made me wonder if I could re-create this delicious smoothie in my own kitchen.


Sunflower Butter Carrot Smoothie
Sunflower Butter Carrot Smoothie

I assembled the required ingredients in my basket on faith.  After all, who would guess that carrot juice and cacao powder would compliment each other?

Sunflower Butter Smoothie Ingredients
Sunflower Butter Smoothie Ingredients

If you’ve never seen sunflower butter, it can be found on Amazon!

Smoothies taste best cold.  The easiest way to chill a smoothie is of course to add ice.  However, this also has the undesired effect of diluting the smoothie.  Enter frozen bananas.

If you are new to freezing bananas (it is a great way to save those bananas that are on the brink of becoming over ripe!), simply follow these steps:

(1) Unpeel the bananas.  It is extremely difficult to take the peel off of a frozen banana.

(2) Break the banana in half.  Whole, frozen bananas can be unwieldy.

(3) Store bananas in a Ziploc bag.  They will keep indefinitely.

Frozen Bananas
Frozen Bananas

I won’t say that the compilation of ingredients in my blender looked pretty (or that my blender couldn’t use a good scrubbing!) but that is often the case with smoothies.  The final product is more than the sum of its parts.

Sunflower Butter Smoothie Ingredients
Sunflower Butter Smoothie Ingredients

The resulting rich and sweet smoothie is decadent with a milkshake like consistency.  Quite simply, this is the best smoothie I have ever made.  I hope you enjoy it as much I have!

Aerial View of Sunflower Butter Carrot Smoothie
Aerial View of Sunflower Butter Carrot Smoothie

 

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Vegan Sunflower Butter Carrot Smoothie
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 frozen bananas
  • 1.5 cups carrot juice
  • ½ cup sunflower butter
  • 4 tablespoons cacao powder
  • 3 medjool dates
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil (optional)
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in blender and pulse until smooth
  2. Enjoy immediately (or pour leftovers in glass and store in refrigerator)
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