I have a little guy who is a bottomless pit. This kid eats all the time! About 20 minutes after a big meal he is hungry again. I am constantly looking for healthy snacks to keep him from eating his big brother.
One thing that he really enjoys is oatmeal smoothies. Coinsidentally I love them too so we have one almost everyday. I used to love hot oatmeal and ate a ton of it. Over time I guess I just got tired of it the traditional way but it adds a delicious texture and flavor to these smoothies.
In this version I used peanut butter, nutella and almond milk. I also make a fruity version of this recipe with whatever fruit I have on hand and orange juice instead of almond milk. The combinations are endless!
Here is the cast of characters. I like to keep some sliced up bananas in the freezer for things like this. That is what's in the tupperware.
Start by adding about a 1/4 cup peanut butter, 2 tablespoons nutella, 1/4 cup greek yogurt, 1/4 cup old fashioned oatmeal to the blender.
Oh ya plus a few bananas and a splash of almond milk.
Blend it until its smooth. You may need to add a little more almond milk if it isn't coming together just right.
Come on mom hurry up!!! (No pressure)
Then toss in about a 1/2 - 3/4 cup of ice and 1/4 - 1/2 cup almond milk. I used crushed to be nice to my blender but cubed would work just fine.
Then blend it until its smooth. I usually blend it for a minute or two just to make sure all the oatmeal and ice is really chopped up.
I have a bit of an obsession with Starbucks cups and mugs (funny because I don't love their coffee). These work great for smoothies because the sraws have a little lip on the bottom so they can't be pulled out by little boys.
Quit taking pictures and give me one!
That is one happy kid. It took about 2 minutes for him to finish it, then he wanted mine lol.
Peanut Butter Nutella Oatmeal Smoothies
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons nutella
1/4 cup greek yogurt
1/4 cup old fashioned oatmeal
1/2 banana
3/4 cup almond milk divided
1/2 - 3/4 cup crushed ice
Add first 5 ingredients plus 1/4 cup almond milk to blender. Blend until combined. Add remaining 2 ingredients and blend until smooth.
Happy Saturday!!
Nicole
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