Orange and Cinnamon Smoothies

A healthy smoothie… a great way to end the week.

I bought a big bag of oranges… so now I am trying to find ways to use them all up. I actually wanted just a couple of oranges, but it was more expensive to buy the oranges individually than to buy a whole bag.

Really it shouldn’t be that hard to use them up in recipes. I love baking with oranges… as you saw in my last post with the orange and cinnamon scones.

With the weather finally starting to warm up, I thought it would be a great opportunity to make some smoothies. Plus the fact that it was Friday, I couldn’t think of a better way to end the week than with a nice healthy drink.

Since we loved the orange and cinnamon scones that I mention earlier I decided to slip a little cinnamon into this smoothie. I am a big fan when it comes to cinnamon and was curious if it would taste as yummy in the smoothie as it did in the scones.

I had mixed reactions on this. My daughters who were at our house when I made this, loved the cinnamon. As for Mike he was not quite as sure as they were, he thought it was just okay. As for me I thought it was a great addition to the orange smoothie.

Have you had cinnamon in an orange smoothie before? What do you think?

Orange and Cinnamon Smoothies

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Course: Breakfast, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Orange cinnamon smoothie

Author: Words Of Deliciousness

Ingredients

• 2 cups frozen orange segments
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or to taste

Instructions

• Peel and break the orange segments apart. Place in plastic bag and freeze. I froze mine for about 8 hours.
• Combine all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth. Pour into individual glasses and enjoy.

Notes

If you prefer you can add the cinnamon at the end of the blending process and add the cinnamon to taste.