Festive Smoothie

Back in the day, when I ate anything and everything, eggnog was one of those things that did me in this time of year.  I'm not a big fan of most Christmas traditions, but eggnog I could drink all year if you made me.

This isn't eggnog, but it's tasty and festive enough to pass in my book.  I found the recipe on one of my favorite sources for healthy, refined-sugar free recipes.  I only tweaked it a little bit, because I wanted to use kefir, and I didn't have all the spices on hand.  Here's what I got:

Gingerbread Smoothie

1 banana (frozen or not)
1 cup homemade kefir* (I bet homemade yogurt or any kind of milk would do, too)
1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Throw it all in food processor or blender and blend til smooth.  

I actually found this to be a little sweeter than I wanted.  Maybe next time I'll cut down on the banana or molasses. 

*One of these days I will find time to post about the wondrous world of kefir.