Berry Coconut Dandelion Chai Smoothie
Give your immune system a boost with the protective spices in chai tea and the antioxidant power of Bare Berries.
Give your immune system a boost with the protective spices in chai tea and the antioxidant power of Bare Berries and Organic Vanilla Bean NZ Whey Protein Concentrate. This smoothie is absolutely delicious (and might just help you stave off a cold too)!
Berry Coconut Dandelion Chai Smoothie
Give your immune system a boost with the protective spices in chai tea and the antioxidant power of Bare Berries and Organic Vanilla Bean NZ Whey Protein Concentrate. This smoothie is absolutely delicious (and might just help you stave off a cold too)!
- Prep 5 min
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 young coconut (use all the water and scoop out some of the meat)
- 0.3 cup mixed frozen organic berries
- 0.5 frozen banana
- 1 teaspoon Bare Berries
- 60 millilitre dandelion chai concentrate (3-4 ice-cubes if frozen - recipe below)
- 2 serving Bare Blends Organic Vanilla Bean NZ Whey Protein Concentrate
- 2 cup water
- 5 Dandelion Tea bags (or any standard black tea)
- 0.3 cup organic rapadura (unrefined whole cane sugar)
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 8 cardamon pods
- 10 cloves
- 2 whole star anise pods
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 vanilla bean split in half
- 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- A 5cm slice of ginger
- 1 tablespoon honey
Directions
- To make the Dandelion Chai Concentrate, boil water in a pot, then add all ingredients except honey and simmer for 5 minutes.Turn off heat and remove tea bags. Allow spices to steep for another 15 minutes before straining and adding honey to taste.
- Add all of the smoothie ingredients including the dandelion chai concentrate to a blender, and blend until smooth and creamy.