What to do with an absolute abundance of fruit?
Whip up a refreshing smoothie!
No complaints over here.
Because really you can never have too much fruit…
Or an overload of smoothies.
So you probably guessed that this guy is chock-full of perfectly ripened, juicy pears.
Drool.
Along with a healthy blob + glob of creamy almond butter.
Yums.
Now this smoothie doesn’t contain anything frozen, because I wanted to use fresh (though chilled) pears and didn’t intend on beating up my already overused blender with harsh ice cubes.
Ice cubes also water down the lovely fragrant pear flavor so yeah.
Plus!
And this is a big one…
I don’t particularly enjoy freezing my buns off as a result of chugging a frozen beverage during the cold months.
Anyway, this smoothie is quite pleasant on the taste buds as well as the tummy.
Win win.
All you have to do is blend chopped up refrigerated pear (about two medium-small guys), along with unsweetened original almonds milk, nutty almond butter (for protein and healthy fats!), plus pure vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ginger, and a pinch of nutmeg!
The ginger and nutmeg are optional, but I’m a fan of sugar and spice and everything nice.
Or whatever.
Top your smoothie off with lightly salted roasted almonds and crunchy granola then you’re all set to get a chugging!
Ahem, sipping, since we’re all civilized and everything.
P.S. I topped my smoothie model with an almond butter drizzle instead of actual almonds, you can definitely do that too! Or just include both in on the fun.
P.P.S. This smoothie is a little on the thinner side (compared to my usual thick drinks, that is) so you could cut back a tad on the almond milk, orrrr add a plop of unsweetened unflavored coconut milk “yogurt” if you do prefer a more voluptuous drank.