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Why you’ll love it

Tastes like a dessert, fuels like a smoothie, and the texture is thick and glossy without any ice cream ✨

Ingredients

• 🥛 350 ml cold milk (1½ cups / 12 fl oz) dairy
• 🥄 120 ml plain Greek yogurt (½ cup / 4 fl oz) dairy
• 🌴 80 g Medjool dates, pitted (6 large / 2.8 oz)
• 🌰 40 g shelled pistachios, unsalted (⅓ cup / 1.4 oz)
• 🍌 120 g frozen banana slices (1 medium / 4.2 oz)
• 🍯 10–15 ml honey, optional (2–3 tsp / 0.34–0.5 fl oz)
• 🌿 1 g ground cardamom (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)
• 🧂 1 g fine sea salt (⅛ tsp / 0.04 oz)
• 🧊 120 g ice, optional for extra thickness (1 cup / 4.2 oz)
• Finish
• 🌰 10 g chopped pistachios (1 tbsp / 0.35 oz)
• 🌺 1 g ground cinnamon, optional (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)

Preparation

• 1 Soften the dates for a perfectly smooth blend Pour 120 ml hot water (½ cup / 4 fl oz) over the dates and rest 5 minutes, then drain well. This prevents gritty bits.
• 2 Build the blender in the right order Add milk and yogurt first. Add drained dates, pistachios, frozen banana, cardamom, salt, and honey if using.
• 3 Blend for silkiness Blend 45–60 seconds on high until fully smooth. If you see pistachio specks, blend 15 seconds more.
• 4 Adjust thickness like a pro For thicker, add ice and blend 10 seconds. For thinner, add 30–60 ml milk (2–4 tbsp / 1–2 fl oz) and blend 5 seconds.
• 5 Serve and finish Pour into a chilled glass. Top with chopped pistachios and a tiny pinch of cinnamon if you like.

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