Eat Dessert for Breakfast: Vegan Almond Banana Shake

It's funny how many traditional American breakfast goodies could actually be considered to be dessert. Maple-slathered pancakes, giant muffins, donuts, cinnamon buns, pastries and more. But I'm going to show you a few of my favorite healthy breakfast recipes that could also fall under the category of dessert. And we all know kids will love eating dessert for breakfast! These fifteen recipes may appear to be sinfully sweet, but they are all vegan. Dairy-free. And many of them are rich in protein, fiber and other nutrients (some more than others).

Take, for example, this almond banana shake. This smoothie is a good source of vitamin E, fiber, protein and potassium. Plus it is packed with energy from healthy fats (from the almonds) and high quality carbohydrates (from the bananas, natural sweetener and non-dairy milk). Choose a well fortified non-dairy milk and you should be getting some healthy, essential vitamins like vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Plus those bananas are easy on your tummy, and it's easy to make!

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond milk or soymilk, vanilla flavor
• 2 large frozen bananas, ripe
• 2 Tbsp almond butter
• 1/2 cup ice
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• garnish: roasted almonds

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in a high power blender. Blend on high until smooth and thick.
2. Pour into glasses and garnish with roasted almonds.

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