Vegan Peach Pecan Breakfast Smoothie

{Becky and I are sharing breakfast smoothie recipes this month.  Be sure to check out her Grapefruit Pear Green Smoothie.}

I have had every intention to keep juicing, but I grew tired of cleaning my juicer.  Not because it is difficult to clean, but because my sink is usually full of dishes and I have to do those first before I can wash the juicer parts.  There’s the rub.  I almost always choose going to bed (or watching a show on Hulu) instead of doing dinner dishes.  I know I’ll regret it in the morning, and yet I can’t seem to help myself.  Do you do the same thing?

I wake up and there are dishes, so I can’t make breakfast until we have some clean dishes and silverware.  Then I’m late getting breakfast on the table, which means the kids have to eat quickly.  Then they’re a few minutes late for school because I make them brush their teeth after wolfing down said quick breakfast.  Then there are more dishes (and e-mails to check) and before I know it, it’s 10:00 am and I haven’t showered or had any breakfast myself.  I do usually start the early morning off with a cup of lemon water followed by powdered greens mixed with water.  (It’s not as bad as it sounds.)  But at that 10:00 am part of my morning, my tummy is rumbling and I’m busy and I want something fast, healthy and delicious.

So.  That’s where my daily breakfast smoothie comes back into play.  I load them up with good things and sip them until it’s time for a late lunch before I pick the kids up from school.  My life is glamorous!

I have been trying some new combos.  I will admit it–I hate kale in smoothies.  I like kale juiced.  I like kale sauteed in a hot pan with garlic and drizzled with balsamic.  I love kale in soup.  But not in smoothies.  Spinach is one that I love any way, shape or form.  But when I’m out of greens, or feel like drinking something non-green, I make some kind of variation of this smoothie.  Sometimes it’s berries or plums.  And sometimes (when my husband doesn’t accidentally unplug our extra freezer resulting in a bushel’s worth of peaches defrosting and going rotten…sigh), I use frozen peaches from the summer.  I hoard them for that moment when I can’t stand winter a minute more and I need to remember that spring is just around the corner, followed by summer and eventually fresh peaches.

Vegan Peach Pecan Breakfast Smoothie

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This yummy breakfast smoothie tastes a bit like peach pie. The added oatmeal makes it extra filling and creamy.

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Yield: 2 servings 1x

Ingredients

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• 1 whole fresh or frozen peach (about 1 1/2 cups frozen peaches)
• 1 banana, fresh or frozen
• 5 large ice cubes
• 1/2 cup gluten-free old fashioned oats
• 1 cup water, fruit juice, or your choice of dairy or non-dairy milk
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 1 Tbsp. chia seeds
• 1/4 or more tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
• agave or maple syrup, to taste

Instructions

1. Puree all ingredients until smooth.

• Author: Lindsey Johnson
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Category: Breakfast
• Cuisine: American

Peach Pecan Smoothie