Warm Apple Cinnamon Smoothie

Name: Warm Apple Cinnamon Smoothie
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 ea Apples, unpeeled, cored & quartered; 1/2 cup Raisins or dried currants; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 2 - 4 Tbsp Raw pecans; 1 1/2 cups Steaming hot water

October 28, 2018 Robin R. - Editor

About

This warm smoothie is delicious! No sugar needed! A great breakfast appetizer or mid-afternoon treat, especially during the fall and winter months when a frozen smoothie will just make you feel colder. I used dried black currants in the one shown above. Makes one large mug (or two small cups if you are watching your carbs).

Kjokkenutstyr photo / Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

Apples, unpeeled, cored & quartered		2 ea
Raisins or dried currants		1/2 cup
Cinnamon		1 tsp
Raw pecans		2 - 4 Tbsp
Steaming hot water		1 1/2 cups

Directions

Using a non-glass blender, purée apples, raisins, cinnamon and pecans with one cup of the water.
Add in remaining 1/2 cup of water, blending a little at a time, until preferred consistency is reached. Garnish as desired and serve.

Helpful Hints

Use a NON-GLASS blender container designed for warm liquids such as those made by Vitamix. DO NOT try this in a glass blender as it could explode and result in serious injuries.
If using a Vitamix you do not need to heat the water beforehand. You can opt to blend the mixture for 5 – 6 minutes which will warm the ingredients via friction. This is the standard method for making soups in this machine so it should work for warm smoothies too.
You can change the nuts in this recipe for a little more variety. Walnuts for example, would work well.