{"id":27835,"date":"2014-07-15T15:36:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T15:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yousaytomatocooking.wordpress.com\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2022-11-20T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T17:34:17","slug":"date-shake-a-healthy-taste-of-palm-springs","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/cookwithgem.com\/recipe\/date-shake-a-healthy-taste-of-palm-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Springs date, almond, banana shake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The date shake I had at The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs has been on my mind since I got back. Date shakes are one of the must-haves when you visit Palm Springs. Many of them rely on ice cream and milk to give substance. I found them a bit too sweet and heavy with all that dairy and I’d like to be able to have them more often, so I’ve been meaning to try to make my own. I played around with proportions and ingredients but this morning we cracked it. This is still a pretty sweet drink but the toffee like sweetness comes from the dates so you get the deliciousness with a nice hit of fibre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you drink protein shakes, you could easily add some protein powder to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re on a bit of a smoothie roll at the moment in our house as the summer school holidays are giving us time to linger over making breakfast together. My little one had his 3rd birthday a couple of days ago and loves to cook. He and his 4 year old brother love chopping fruit for smoothies and, most of all, pressing the button on the blender.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bananas make the shake creamy, fibre, potassium and magnesium rich. I added almond butter to give a nice hit of protein, skin boosting vitamin E and calcium. You could use regular cows milk but as my little one is lactose intolerant we’re switching over to coconut and almond milk. I used coconut milk today but almond or oat works fine. Just be sure to buy an unsweetened one. Dates have such a wonderful toffee flavour that you really don’t need anything else sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wanted to add more substance you could add some oats too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leftover shake mixture is amazing frozen in lollypop [popsicle] molds too. Just the ticket for a mid-afternoon treat or a post-dinner bit of sweetness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t get hung up on the measurements, they are a guide to proportions rather than a precise recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date Shake Ingredients (to make enough for 2 people)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n