{"id":869,"date":"2011-07-01T13:36:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T13:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"2012-08-23T15:54:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T21:54:00","slug":"vegan-vanilla-milkshake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=869","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Vanilla & Strawberry Milkshake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vegan<\/p>\n

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians! This day is not just special because I\u2019m Canadian, but because it\u2019s also my Dad\u2019s birthday! We have big plans going on for today, but first\u2026I have to introduce to you my new-found love\u2026Vanilla Milkshakes! Who knew you could have something SO creamy, indulgent, and dessert-like while it\u2019s sugar-free and vegan!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m in love with it\u2026and my head is swimming with a gazillion different flavours of milkshakes, now that I\u2019ve got my basic vanilla milkshake recipe down. Am I so weird that I go crazy about something like this? Maybe it\u2019s because, deep down inside, I\u2019m a sugar-crazed human who needs to find healthy ways to get my sweet tooth gratified. Probably. Sad, but true.<\/p>\n

So in honour of this great day, I not only made a vanilla shake, but I made a strawberry version to layer with it to celebrate our national flag. Red and white. Okay. I know\u2026it\u2019s more like pink and white. Believe me\u2026I\u2019m not trying to celebrate Barbie. But I wasn\u2019t about to make a tomato milkshake. That\u2019s just a little odd. This serves 2.<\/p>\n

Vegan Vanilla Milkshake<\/h2>\n
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  1. 1\/3 cup light coconut milk<\/li>\n
  2. 1 cup almond milk (frozen into ice cubes)<\/li>\n
  3. 1 tbsp. agave nectar<\/li>\n
  4. 1 packet Truvia<\/a> (opt)<\/li>\n
  5. 1 \u00bd tsp. pure vanilla<\/li>\n
  6. Pinch sea salt<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Before you make this, you need to pour out 1 cup of almond milk (here\u2019s my almond milk recipe<\/a>) into an ice cube tray and freeze. Now, simply blend the rest of the ingredients well in your high-speed blender.<\/p>\n

    Now if you want to make the strawberry version\u2026<\/p>\n

    \"Vegan<\/p>\n

    Vegan Strawberry Milkshake<\/h2>\n
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    1. 1 batch of Vegan Vanilla Milkshake<\/li>\n
    2. 5 large, frozen strawberries<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Blend up, same as before. Simple as that. Be sure to use fresh, farm-grown strawberries\u2026they really pack a punch in the flavour department, that store bought just can\u2019t quite cut it!<\/p>\n

      Once I had blended my vanilla milkshake, I just took half the recipe out, added strawberries to the rest, blended it, and proceeded to alternate the strawberry and vanilla milkshake in the glasses. If I had had some fresh strawberries I would have added them for a garnish. Feel free to do what I did not, because it would\u2019ve been pretty. Sniff.<\/p>\n

      \"Vegan<\/p>\n

      Nutritional Info ((Vanilla) per serving):<\/span><\/strong> Cals: 151*, Fat: 11g, Sodium: 213mg, Carbs: 11.5g, Fibre: 2g, Sugars: 9g, Protein: 1.5g<\/p>\n

      *Calories can be even lower depending on what kind of coconut milk you use. There are a lot of \u201clight\u201d versions, but they\u2019re all different in their calorie counts.<\/p>\n

      Today:<\/span><\/strong> We have fun things in store for this double holiday\u2026we\u2019re headed to a beautiful mountain park with lakes and waterfalls. We\u2019ll be hiking, playing ball, having a picnic for lunch and dinner, and enjoying the beauty of the mountains. On our way home, we\u2019ll be stopping at our hometown to watch the Canada Day fireworks\u2026we\u2019ll be leaving really soon for this magical day. I can\u2019t wait to hang out with my family and friends!<\/p>\n

      In other news\u2026look at this deal I got!<\/p>\n

      \"Lip<\/p>\n

      These lip glosses and shimmers are like $5-10 each and I scored them on clearance for $3 total! That totally made my day. I. Love. Sales. And no, I didn\u2019t need any more lip gloss BUT they\u2019re natural and\u2026pretty\u2026and\u2026cheap\u2026and\u2026and…it was suuuuuch a good deal! I\u2019m such a girl.<\/p>\n

      If you don’t want to miss my blog updates you can subscribe here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

      What is your favourite milkshake flavour? <\/em><\/strong>Inspire me, maybe I\u2019ll try your idea! If you\u2019re a fellow Canadian, how are you celebrating Canada Day? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians! This day is not just special because I\u2019m Canadian, but because it\u2019s also my Dad\u2019s birthday! We have big plans going on for today, but first\u2026I have to introduce to you my new-found love\u2026Vanilla Milkshakes! Who knew you could have something SO creamy, indulgent, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,3,1182,1066,833,8,4],"tags":[1417,1416,1418,1420,1419,219,20,218,217,1415,216,1414,1413],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=869"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":882,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869\/revisions\/882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}