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Yum Alert: Raw Peanut Butter Shake

peanut butter shake
Written by emilyc

Remember the Almond Banana Flaxseed Smoothie from a while back? Well, let me upgrade you like Beyoncé, and take it to the next level of decadent healthy desserts with this peanut butter, flax, banana milkshake. Recipe and image via An Edible Mosaic.
peanut butter shakeIngredients:

1/2 cup (125 ml) milk, any kind you like (I used 1%, but you can use whatever you like)
1 tablespoon peanut butter (I used creamy, but you can use crunchy if you like)
1 tablespoon ground golden flaxseed (see note below)
2 teaspoons honey (preferably raw, local honey)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon organic raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch sea salt
1 large banana, peeled, chopped into 6 pieces, and frozen
1 teaspoon raw cacao nibs, for garnish (optional)

For preparation instructions, click here.

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emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.