Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie

A quick and easy breakfast or healthy snack, this Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie is packed with plant-based protein from oats, almond or peanut butter, chia and hemp hearts. With a touch of cinnamon, it tastes like apple pie!

📝 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oats, (rolled oats or quick oats, certified gluten-free if necessary)
• 2 cups milk, (unsweetened plant-based, like almond, oat or cashew milk)
• 2 tbsp peanut butter or almond butter
• 1 large apple (cored, but not peeled)
• 1 tbsp hemp hearts
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract, (optional)
• 2 tbsp maple syrup or more if your apple isn't sweet, (or use Lacanto Monkfruit sweetener)
• 3-4 ice cubes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Core the apple and slice the flesh into chunks.
2. 2If using a high-speed blender, add all ingredients to the blender container and process until smooth.
3. 3If using a regular blender, blend the oats first, then add the remaining ingredients. Serve immediately.