Persimmon Chai Smoothie
This recipe for Persimmon Chai Smoothie use uses only a few ingredients to create a healthy and delicious drink. Persimmons have a rather short season so take advantage and blend this seasonal smoothie. This drink is vegan and paleo/AIP.
Ingredients
- 2 banana chopped and frozen
- 1/2 cup Chai tea I used 1 teabags for 1/2 cup of water, chilled, strong
- 1 Fuyu persimmon roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- If you have frozen bananas and chilled chai tea ready to go then your prep time will only be 10 minutes.
- To keep this AIP compliant, make sure you're using Chai tea that doesn't include any ingredients like cardamom, fennel, black pepper, star anise, or coriander seeds. These are all AIP reintroductions.
- Star anise is shown in the photo as a garnish however, it's not AIP compliant.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 231
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 231kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 59g | 20% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 889mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 151IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.