Vanilla Iced-Blended Coffee with Almond Milk

Start your day with a healthier take on the iced-blended drink that you find at so many coffee shops. Our version includes Ceylon cinnamon, an antioxidant-rich spice that can help aid digestion (but if you don’t have Ceylon on hand, cassia cinnamon is a good stand-in for the flavor). And instead of refined sugar, this drink gets its sweetness from nutrient-rich Medjool dates.

There are a few different ways to incorporate the flavor of vanilla in this iced-blended. You can add vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract, but for an extra boost of protein, we like to use vanilla-flavored collagen powder. And to take this beverage in a slightly different direction, blend in two tablespoons of cacao nibs or coffee beans toward the end to give it a nice crunch.