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Fruit & Flaxseed Smoothie

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Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
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Makes 2 servings.
Category
Quickbreads, Coffee Cakes
Course
Breakfast & Brunches
Preparation Method
No Cook
Sources
Yankee Magazine's Best New England Recipes

Feeling rushed in the morning? Well, no, this isn’t a breakfast pastry like the other recipes in this section, but it’s just as quick to grab—really. Surely you’ve got five minutes to mix up this delicious, healthful eye-opener.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons flaxseeds or 1/4 cup ground flaxseeds
1 cup frozen strawberries
6 dried apricots, pitted
1 banana
1 tablespoon orange zest
1-1/2 cups chilled vanilla almondmilk or dairy milk

Instructions

Place whole flaxseeds in a clean spice or coffee grinder and whir until pulverized.

Put strawberries, apricots, banana, orange zest, and almondmilk into a blender and blend until smooth. Add flaxseeds and process for 30 seconds, or until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

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The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors

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Under the guiding hand of its first editor, Robert B. Thomas, the premiere issue of The Old Farmer’s Almanac was published in 1792 during George Washington’s first term as president.Today, the Almanac...
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