My friend Wendy needs to gain weight. Don’t hate. The dietician gave her a stern talking to before she left the hospital after a recent back surgery. She tried to convince herself everyone gets that talk, but after a reality check, she conceded to trying to suck down more calories. Again, don’t hate.
The good thing about Wendy is that she’ll eat anything – as long as someone else makes it for her. She says she’s all cooked out after three kids. OK, I’ll give her a little credit for that. One of the three is practically a giant; he definitely got enough to eat!
Doing my part to add calories, I made a giant smoothie today and took it to work for Wendy. It was delicious! And at about 2000 calories for a half gallon, it should help put on a pound or two!
Carmel Apple Cheese Cake Smoothie
2 c almond milk
1 T vanilla
1/2 c cashews
1/4 c maple syrup
1/4 c coconut oil
1 heaping TBSP chia seeds
1 heaping scoop vanilla protein powder (I use Sun Warrior)
6-10 dates, pitted
4 lg apples, cored
Lots of ice!
Blend everything in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy. Drink with a giant straw. Mmmm…!
Tips: I blended the cashews with the almond milk, vanilla and maple syrup first, then added the dates and blended a bit. Then I added the rest of the ingredients. Everything blended very nicely.
The flavor of the smoothie is creamy and apple-y and carmel-y. Soooo good!
I suggested Wendy suck this down throughout the day AND eat her regular food, but if you’re calorie conscious, you might want to stick to a cup for so instead of a normal quart sized meal replacement. (I can’t be the only person who drinks a quart of smoothie at a time!)
Sorry for the bad and limited photo. I was in a hurry this morning, and we couldn’t find any cups at work, so the jar served as storage and serving device.
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Hi! That looks really good and I am always trying to make high calorie/high fat smoothies for my husband and a 2,000 calorie one would be perfect! I often use coconut oil and chia seeds in his smoothies but find the smoothies get really, really thick – almost before he can finish drinking it. Do you find that happens when you use chia seeds too? Maybe I’m putting too many in mine? Thanks! : )
Hi! That looks really good and I am always trying to make high calorie/high fat smoothies for my husband and a 2,000 calorie one would be perfect! I often use coconut oil and chia seeds in his smoothies but find the smoothies get really, really thick – almost before he can finish drinking it. Do you find that happens when you use chia seeds too? Maybe I\’m putting too many in mine? Thanks! : )
Karielyn: Mine get a little thick, too, especially when they sit. Perhaps you can add more liquid? The chia really jells things up if it sits. If you can throw it back in the blender, that might help, too.
MMMMMMMMMi I love to soak my cashews for 1 night & rinse & drain them well & add them in my smoothies for ectra creaminess too!
My too, Sophie! They blend up so nicely! Plus that helps with digestion 🙂 But, when I see soaking cashews, I can’t help but make cashew cream or chocolate cashew pudding or cookie dough balls! Too tempting 😉
Wow, a cheesecake smoothie! You’ve got a lucky friend. That sounds amazing!
I’ve made her two more. Just about to post the recipes 😉
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