Fresh-baked cinnamon roll, crammed into a glass!
One of the best things about smoothies is that there really are no limits to what you can do with them. From light and fruity to rich and creamy, the variations are absolutely endless. Another great thing about them is that they’re like dessert, but much healthier.
No matter what your favorite dessert is, from a banana split to pumpkin pie, you can whip up a smoothie version of it in minutes. Throw a few things in the blender, hit the button, and boom! Dessert in a glass.
So it should come as no surprise that the latest entry in my Sunday Smoothie lineup is the Cinnamon Roll Smoothie. Basically, just imagine taking all the sweet, sticky, spicy indulgence of a fresh-baked cinnamon roll and cramming it into a glass. The only thing you can leave out is the guilt, because this Cinnamon Roll Smoothie is low-fat and packed with healthy fruit and oatmeal.
A cinnamon roll you can sip through a straw. You can’t beat that-but you can blend it.
Note: If you do not have frozen fruit to use for the smoothies, fresh fruit will work just fine. If using fresh fruit, make sure to add a handful of ice to the other ingredients before blending. The frozen fruit just adds that cold element to make an ice cold drink.
Cinnamon Roll Smoothie
Serves 2
Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
1/4 cup old fashioned oats
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon ( or 2-3Â Â drops of Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil)
1 frozen banana (or fresh banana, but add in 3-4 ice cubes with fresh)
Directions:Â
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
You might have noticed, I have been using Essential Oils in my some of my smoothies. SO yummy and healthy. If you’ve been wanting to give oils a try in your smoothies, cooking or simply diffusing them, check out my Got Oils page!
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Corey, Darryl, Big D & Little D
- 1 cup vanilla almond milk
- ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ( or 2-3 drops of Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil)
- 1 frozen banana (or fresh banana, but add in 3-4 ice cubes with fresh)
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Taka says
Hi Corey! I can’t have bananas but this recipe sounds so delicious. Do you know of any substitutions?
Corey says
Hmmmm. You could just try to up the yogurt and oats 🙂 Let me know how that turns out 🙂
Taka says
I think I will try partially freezing the extra yogurt I add in cubes and maybe that will make up for the thickness from the bananas.
Kristy says
Frozen avocado works great in place of bananas. Makes your smoothie extra creamy too ?
Corey says
Great idea Kristy!
April says
What else can u use besides bananas
Melissa B says
Sounds delicious! I love smoothies like this.
Pinned!
Tina K. says
Can’t have almond milk, can you use low fat or 1 % milk instead? Getting ready to make them today.
Corey says
Yes! That would taste amazing too 🙂
KaryN says
can you provide the nutritional info so we can figure WW pts thank you
Sandy @ frugalable.wordpress.com says
I can’t wait to try this. I’m a regular banana smoothie wizzer but adding the cinnamon is a great idea. Iv never had the almond milk, I usually use regular milk… Now ‘m extra excited because Iv just found an online recipe for making almond milk in my thermomix. Thanks for the prompt:)
Julie says
Would it be ok to use regular yogurt instead of Greek yogurt?
Corey says
Yep! The Greek yogurt just beefs up the protein 🙂
Michelle @ Modern Acupuncture says
Tried this today and it was delicious! Thank you! 🙂
Amy says
What about adding canned pumpkin? Would that change the taste or consistency too much?
Suzanne says
Do you have calorie/nutritional information on this? Please
Terese A. Kelley says
Good morning! Wondering if you have the nutritional breakdown for this Devine Smoothie?
Corey says
I don’t Terese, because it would depend on what brand of yogurt you are using. I like to plug my recipes into My Fitness Pal to get nutritional breakdowns 🙂
Tiffany says
Just made this today and it was the best smoothie I’ve ever had , would it be enough to use as a meal replacer and do you have other delicious recipes like this
Corey says
Best smoothie ever?! SWEEEEEET! Thanks Tiffany!
Mimis Z. says
Can’t have enough of smoothie recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Serena says
OK silly question but I’ve seen some smoothie recipes that calls for the oatmeal to be cooked. Am I using uncooked or cooked oatmeal in this?
Corey says
Not silly at all Serena 🙂 For this smoothie you want it uncooked.
elijah castle says
do i need to do oats is there a good substitute for it?
Ashley says
I know this is definitely a breakfast drink, but I definitely made this as my “midnight snack” tonight and even added in a pinch of Nutella and peanut butter… Oops! So much for healthy! Lol
I LOVE this smoothie and I love how most of the ingredients were already in my home, so I didn’t have to go out and buy anything!
10/10!
LP says
I have been drinking this every day for 2 weeks (sometimes 2x a day!) I love it!
Corey says
Very cool! So glad you love it!
Jen says
Corey, thank you for this recipe! I modified it for my Low FODMAP diet. I omitted the vanilla yogurt and almond milk, and instead used Paleo Protein Egg White Protein powder (unflavored) and just water. Tastes great! My family is eating those delicious cinnamon rolls from Annie’s (canned) (cuz homemade is so hard with a 2yo and 4yo hanging on me), and I’m enjoying my smoothie!
Ps: my 4yo is Korey as well, just with a K.
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Lynette says
This looks yummy! Do you know the rough calorie content? Hubby’s on eat healthy + loose weight diet at the moment….
Thanks for any advice.
Supriya Kutty says
Thank you Corey for this the amazing recipe of Cinnamon roll smoothie. Awaiting to make it.
Nicole says
Not a big cinnamon fan but this is amazing! I was so tempted to drink both servings!
Tori says
I really don’t enjoy bananas. Is the banana flavor really strong?
Corey says
I don’t find it to be strong Tori.
Amanda says
Hello! Can I make this the night before for the follow day for breakfast?
Corey says
You might need to re-blend it the morning of Amanda. I would also store it in the freezer the night before and then reblend in the morning.
Kristen says
Tried this smoothie today!! Definitely satisfied my pregnancy cravings lol. ?
Amanda @ Cats, Coffee, and Code says
Love the simple ingredients in this. I love me some cinnamon rolls, but all that butter and sugar just leaves me feeling tired. This smoothie sounds perfect. I can’t wait to try it.
Meg says
Can these be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge?
LL says
The trick is to add coffee!
Leanne says
This sounds delicious! I’ll be giving it a try!
karin07 says
@Karyn, @Suzanne: This combination of ingredients would average about 220 total, but divide that by 2 since this recipe makes 2 smoothies. So 110 calories each (will vary just a little depending on the brand of yogurt used).
karin07 says
Correction on the calorie count for this recipe (I left out an ingredient).
It averages 175 per 8 ounces, or per serving. Note this recipe makes 2 servings. Allow for small variation on this total, depending on brands of yogurt and almond milk used.
Lerato says
I made this smoothie this morning however altered Greek yoghurt for plain low fat yoghurt n almond milk for fat free milk,it is absolutely delicious ,its such an indulgence!Thank u
Heather says
Can the yogurt be left out? I can’t have yogurt.
Corey says
Is there a yogurt substitute you could use?
Colleen says
Loved this smoothie! I soaked my oats in the yogurt and milk overnight for a crazy creamy texture.