Description
This coconut date shake is a creamy, naturally sweetened drink made with wholesome ingredients like dates, nut butter, and coconut milk. Perfect as a quick breakfast, energizing snack, or light dessert, it’s rich, dairy-free, and satisfying.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter
- 5 soft Medjool dates, pitted
- 3/4 cup coconut milk (drinkable or canned)
- 1 1/2 cups ice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine the nut butter, dates, coconut milk, ice, and salt in a blender.
- Blend on high until smooth and creamy, ensuring the dates are fully pureed.
- Pour into glasses and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use almond butter for a lighter, nuttier flavor.
- Soak dates in warm water for 5–10 minutes if they’re tough.
- Replace some of the ice with frozen banana for added creaminess.
- Add vanilla extract or cinnamon for a dessert-like variation.
- Substitute coconut milk with oat or almond milk for a lighter version.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drink
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
