Vegan Date Shake

Rich, sweet and creamy, this date shake is not only the perfect way to break fast, but also a delicious energy booster for any time of the day. Delicious!

Dates, which are the fruit of the date palm tree, have a rich, caramel-like flavour and are naturally sweet. Medjool dates are the most flavourful and soft so they also make a natural sweetener in smoothies. Date shakes are often consumed to break a fast, particularly during Ramadan, as the sun sets.

It’s no wonder this delicious and creamy drink is the perfect way to break fast or even start your day – dates provide a quick source of natural sugars to replenish energy levels after a day of fasting.

While the traditional recipe is simpler, this version is packed with a little extra yummy ingredients like bananas, oats, flax meal and peanut butter so it’s the perfect smoothie you can drink before or after a workout!

What Do I Need?

• frozen bananas – these are key for the perfect texture.
• medjool dates – these are the softest and most flavourful. You can try tunisian dates which are slightly less sweet but you can add more of them.
• oats – you can use rolled or steel cut oats (steel cut oats will take longer to blend)
• flax meal – you can substitute this with chia seeds or feel free to leave it out too if you don’t have them
• cinnamon – to add some flavour
• unsweetened peanut butter – bananas and dates already make this drink very sweet so a smooth unsweetened version would work best
• unsweetened plant milk – I love oat or almond as they add a light refreshing touch

This recipe will be gluten free if you use gluten free oats and oat milk. You could also leave out the oats and substitute with almond or soy milk.