Cinnamon Pear Smoothie

This smoothie recipe, featuring fresh fruit, Greek yogurt, and natural sugars is a great way to nurture the good bacteria “guests” in your intestinal tract! From icdietproject.com.

Cinnamon Pear Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 ripe fresh pear
½ cup milk (vanilla almond milk, or skim, low-fat, or whole cow’s milk)
1 cup Greek yogurt (without problem ingredients)
½ banana (optional)
1 tsp. cinnamon (if tolerated)
¼ tsp. ground cloves (if tolerated)
5 ice cubes (about 1 cup)
1-½ tsp. pure maple syrup, honey, or brown sugar
Whipped cream topping (as optional garnish without problem ingredients)
Cinnamon (for garnish)


Directions:

Peel, core, and cube pear. Put in blender. Add remaining ingredients in order to the blender, finishing with the ice and sweetener. Blend until smooth. Garnish with whipped cream and dash of cinnamon if desired. Makes one large or two smaller servings.