Chai Tahini Smoothie

I frolicked around town on my bike yesterday searching for fun props and kitchen gadgets to help me take more interesting photos. I was well equipped with a fun candy striped straw (thanks to a lovely lady at Williamm Sonoma for giving me a free one instead of buying a pack of 80 that I would never use), a new mason jar, linens and placemats galore, and a recipe I thought would make for a divine smoothie…

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And I was right, it was a divine smoothie. I was particularly proud because I’m normally awful at putting together a half decent tasting smoothie that isn’t the shade of mud. Somehow all of my smoothies end up the shade of mud. But I stuck to one color palate for this one, and the tastes blended together wonderfully!

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However, as I set the scene just right to capture the smoothie in all it’s glory, my camera died. That wouldn’t normally be a problem but my charger is in my brother’s car, which died on our voyage to Mt. Washington, and remains sitting in a random tow lot 3 hours from civilization. So… it might be a while before I put some of my new skills (via Plate to Pixel) to use.

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I did manage to get one picture, and I decided to share it anyways because it’s not really about capturing the perfect picture, it’s more about sharing a delicious recipe. Plus I had to document the fact that this smoothie was appealing to the both the taste buds and the eyes for once.

• 1 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup coconut milk (or another kind of milk)
• 2 Tbsp Tahini**
• 3 Tbsp concentrated chai tea
• 4-5 ice cubes
• 1 Tbsp chia seeds (optional)
• Dash of cinnamon and vanilla extract 

Steep a bag of chai tea in 2-3 Tbsp of boiling water to make a concentrated tea.

Add all ingredients (including tea) in a blender and blend until combined.

**If you do not like an over powering taste of tahini you can replace one or both of the tablespoons with almond butter or another nut butter.

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P.S. I’ve spent the last few hours securing and forwarding my blog to a new domain! Katiekdid.com is now what you’ll see up there ^ in the URL bar. Keep that in mind if your searching for my blog now:)

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I need some smoothie inspiration! What is the most random ingredient you have thrown into a smoothie that ended up tasting great?