Fig, Oat and Banana Smoothie

I love breakfast. But haven't always. In the past, it's been more of a chore. Something that needs to be ticked off the to do list, a hurried and tasteless affair. The same routine, day in day out.

Nowadays, I think about breakfast from the night before whilst falling asleep. It's the last thing Maryam talks about. Or rather, demands, what she wants the next morning. It's also one of the first things we talk about at the breakfast table- what she wants for breakfast the next day.

It's at breakfast that she tells me the those details she seems to have forgotten. Like what they did in show and tell. Who she played with at school the day before. What the star sticker she stuck on her name badge was for. Don't breakfasts make the best conversations.

However, in my house, while the affair of breakfast may be leisurely and long, the preparation cannot be. I seem to function well only after having consumed my first meal of the day. Cue this smoothie. It really cannot get any faster then whizzing all the ingredients in a blender. Aren't those breakfasts of the best kind!

Look out for more breakfast recipes on the blog soon.

Fig, Oat and Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:
1 banana
2 figs
250 ml whole milk
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
3 tbsp almond flakes plus extra for serving
3 tbsp oats
1 tbsp honey (optional depending on how sweet your figs and bananas are)

Directions:
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately with flaked almonds on top.

Makes 2 servings or 1 large one.