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Rich like a milkshake, powered by fruit and sesame – this smoothie brings classic Middle Eastern flavors into your breakfast glass ✨

Ingredients

• Base smoothie
• 🥤 250 ml cold milk of choice, dairy or plant based (1 cup / 8 fl oz) dairy
• 🍌 120 g ripe banana, sliced and frozen (1 medium / 4.2 oz)
• 🌴 60 g soft Medjool dates, pitted (4 large / 2.1 oz)
• 🥄 30 ml tahini, well stirred (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz) sesame
• 🍦 80 g plain Greek yogurt or thick plant yogurt (⅓ cup / 2.8 oz) dairy
• Flavor and texture
• 🧂 1 g fine sea salt, a small pinch (⅛ tsp / 0.04 oz)
• 🌿 1 g ground cinnamon (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)
• 🍯 5–10 ml honey or maple syrup, optional, to taste (1–2 tsp / 0.17–0.34 fl oz)
• 🧊 4–6 ice cubes (about 80 g / 2.8 oz), for extra cold and thick texture
• For topping (optional but pretty)
• 🌰 5 g chopped pistachios or walnuts (1 tbsp / 0.18 oz)
• 🌿 A pinch of cinnamon or sesame seeds for dusting sesame

Preparation

• 1 Soften the dates If your dates are firm, soak them in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain well. This helps them blend completely smooth into the smoothie.
• 2 Prepare the banana Slice a ripe banana and freeze the slices for at least 2 hours or overnight. Using frozen banana makes the smoothie thick and milkshake like.
• 3 Load the blender Add milk, frozen banana slices, pitted dates, tahini and Greek yogurt to a high power blender. Add the pinch of salt and cinnamon.
• 4 Blend until smooth Blend on high for 30–45 seconds until the mixture looks completely smooth and creamy, with no visible date pieces. If the blender struggles, pause and scrape down the sides, then blend again.
• 5 Adjust sweetness and thickness Taste the smoothie. If you want it sweeter, add honey or maple syrup and blend again for a few seconds. For a thicker, colder smoothie, add the ice cubes and blend until they are fully crushed.
• 6 Serve and garnish Pour the smoothie into one large or two smaller chilled glasses. Sprinkle chopped pistachios or walnuts on top and dust lightly with cinnamon or sesame seeds if you like a little crunch. Serve immediately.

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