Coconut Cream Smoothie

It's been a while! Life has taken a turn for the busy, so I've had to put kitchen adventures on the back burner. But I threw something together last night that delighted me so, I couldn't keep it to myself.

Coconut Cream Smoothie (raw, vegan)
makes just over 2 cups, 1-2 servings depending on your appetite

1 large banana 

1/2 large apple (of the Gala, Fuji variety) 

8-10 cashews 

1 pitted date 

1/2 Cup unsweetened, shredded coconut 

1 cup (give or take) unsweetened almond milk 

optional- 1 Tbs flax seeds (I add this to every smoothie for the Omega 3s)

Put all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend to desired consistency. I've recently discovered the Smoothie Setting on my Vitamix; it's amazing! Perfect texture EVERY time!

And that is all you need for a decadent coconut flavor-trip! I almost always put a few frozen items into my smoothies so they're nice and cold, but the warm temperature of this recipe doesn't hurt the outcome one bit. It kinda feels pie-ish, which is never a bad thing.