Shake 'n' Date for 1

• 4 dates, pitted (I used two medjool and two deglet nours)
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• 1 small banana, peeled and cut into chunks (a partially frozen banana is okay to substitute)
• 3 drops almond extract
• 1 cup milk (I use whole milk but you can use another milk alternative ( almond, rice, coconut milk, soy, etc.)
• 2 -3 tablespoons tahini or 2 -3 tablespoons plain yogurt
• 12 tablespoon honey, to taste (or other sugar alternative such as agave, unbleached cane sugar, etc.)
• 14 teaspoon orange blossom water
• cinnamon, to garnish

1. Take a sharp knife and run it under hot water.
2. Remove the pits and cut the dates up into very small pieces.
3. Place the dates and the remaining ingredients *except* for the cinnamon in a blender.
4. Blend on HIGH speed a full 1 minute.
5. (Some of the date pieces will not blend and that is okay and to be expected.
6. ).
7. Pour shake into a tall glass.
8. The small dates pieces that didn't blend will sink to the bottom.
9. Have a long sundae spoon handy to eat them!
10. If desired, lightly sprinkle cinnamon on top.
11. Enjoy!

dates, ground cardamom, banana, milk, tahini, honey, orange blossom water, cinnamon

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shake-n-date-for-1-456227 (may not work)