Credit for this recipe goes to Kelly over at the Pink Apron blog.
1 cup lowfat milk
1/2 cup organic apple cider or apple juice
1/3 cup rolled oats (oatmeal)
1 1/2 cups cubed frozen cantaloupe
1/2 medium banana, frozen
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Place ingredients in blender and run on high setting for 50 seconds (“Whole Juice” cycle on a Blendtec).
Hi, Blender Dude! Thank you for all of the fantastic information. I have a question about oatmeal in smoothies. I recently purchased a Vitamix and have been experimenting every day. I can’t seem to get past the chalkiness of oatmeal in smoothies. I thought you may have a remedy for this. Thanks!
Jennifer, I make protein shakes with oatmeal just about every day. However, I like to “chew” my shakes/smoothies so I actually prefer the texture of the oatmeal. Because of this I haven’t really experimented with trying to alleviate it like you want to do. I’m not going to be much help for now. I can only recommend adding less oatmeal or more of the other ingredients until you find a balance you like. Also, if you’re using frozen ingredients, allow the blender to run a few seconds longer than you think might be necessary. Good luck and please share any tips you discover that work!
I’m reporting back, and we discovered that rolled oats are too chalky tasting for our family, but steel cut oats work beautifully! We simply run the Vitamix a little longer to really grind them (I didn’t want to have to pre-grind). There is still a slight hint of grain texture, but the chalky taste isn’t there. We’re all very pleased, even the kids!
Awesome. I’m glad you didn’t give up on using oats. Thanks for sharing!