Happy Valentine’s Day!
I woke up parched and seriously craving an orange this morning. Too much vino!
I turned the orange into a smoothie – and brought in orange granola and chocolate hazelnut butter to turn a single orange into a holiday-appropriate breakfast!
Chocolate a l'Orange Smoothie
I woke up parched and seriously craving an orange this morning. I turned the orange into a smoothie – and brought in orange granola and chocolate hazelnut butter to turn a single orange into a holiday-appropriate breakfast.
Servings 2 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 orange peeled
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp ground flax
- Toppings: Orange scented granola Drizzle of chocolate hazelnut butter
Instructions
- Add orange, banana, oats, milk, and flax to blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Top with toppings like Orange scented granola or a Drizzle of chocolate hazelnut butter
Chocolate cup recipe is coming soon!
Christie {Nourishing Eats} says
February 14, 2011 at 9:20 amThis smoothie looks awesome! Happy Valentines Day, Kath!!
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
February 14, 2011 at 9:22 amHappy Valentine’s Day, Kath! That smoothie looks delicious!
Mary (Sisters Running the Kitchen) says
February 14, 2011 at 9:22 amdid you like the chocolate hazelnut butter? Well, I guess if you like Nutella then you would like Justin’s version? I tried Justin’s Chocolate PB and wasn’t too crazy about it.
KathEats says
February 14, 2011 at 9:23 amYes, I love it!
Kiran says
February 14, 2011 at 9:24 amYum-O! Happy V-day 🙂
Holly @ Couch Potato Athlete says
February 14, 2011 at 9:24 amI immediately thought of those chocolate orange balls — the ones that look like an orange but they are made of chocolate — I hope you know what I mean. I used to love to slam them on the counter to break apart the pieces. So good!
Ann @ Day by Day says
February 14, 2011 at 9:33 amWhen I traveled last summer, I knew that I would have a hard time find any good nut butter in Europe, so I took a ton of those Justin’s packets! I mostly had honey peanut butter and almond butter, but I had one or two chocolate hazelnut ones and they were so good. Perfect size!
Meg says
February 14, 2011 at 9:37 amChocolate is a necessity on Valentines Day 😀
Jo says
February 14, 2011 at 9:39 am@Holly — Those are Terry’s chocolate oranges — whack and unwrap!
The smoothie looks tasty, but I didn’t think you could mix milk and orange–doesn’t the milk curdle?
KathEats says
February 14, 2011 at 9:42 amIt was fine for me!
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
February 14, 2011 at 9:39 amI miss me some Justin’s Hazel packets. Beautiful placemat!
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
February 14, 2011 at 9:48 amWhat a perfect smoothie for Valentine’s Day! Chocolate on this holiday is a must! I haven’t had any yet, but I will DEFINITELY be indulging in some later today! 🙂
Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says
February 14, 2011 at 9:52 amI have been loving SIABs lately. The Chocoberry one last week totally inspired me, and this one is beautiful as well!
[email protected] Sweet Life says
February 14, 2011 at 9:53 amI LOVE the combo of chocolate and orange–http://www.amazon.com/Terrys-Chocolate-Orange-6-17-Ounce-Boxes/dp/B001LN4IZS is one of my favorites!!
[email protected] says
February 14, 2011 at 9:53 amawesome combo…I love oranges in SIABS…you can almost feel your immune system revving up 🙂
love,
cathy b.
Heather (heathers dish) says
February 14, 2011 at 9:55 amOrange and chocolate are amazing together…fabulous breakfast!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
February 14, 2011 at 9:58 amLove that spoon (as always)! Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
February 14, 2011 at 10:00 amThe smoothie looks so good! Love the orange chocolate combo in this. Have a great day Kath!
Katy (The Singing Runner) says
February 14, 2011 at 10:02 amMmmmm! Looks amazing! It seems like you have so many different types of granola!
Heather says
February 14, 2011 at 10:03 amCan’t wait for the chocolate cups recipe!
Love the red placemats -have a great valentines day!
Caitlyn (A Spoonful of Life) says
February 14, 2011 at 10:04 amI like the holiday appropriate plate mats! Very LOVE-LY!
Kaitlin says
February 14, 2011 at 10:13 amYum!! The orange smoothie looks great. I’m always wary of putting citrus in smoothies because of the inner white stringy parts. But this looks delicious!
Amy says
February 14, 2011 at 10:14 amIt has literally never occured to me to put an orange in a smoothie. I’m definitely going to try it!
Natalia - a side of simple says
February 14, 2011 at 10:17 amOranges and chocolate = one of the best combinations ever. Happy Valentine’s Day, Kath!!
Jess (Sweet Potato) says
February 14, 2011 at 10:20 amLook awesome! Happy valentines day!
Amanda (Eating Up) says
February 14, 2011 at 10:23 amLove the color choices for the photos!
grace b says
February 14, 2011 at 10:33 amOkay so I don’t want to ruin the perfect 26 comments here but I am in AWE of how many different types of granolas and nut butters you have. It would be awesome to see a post on all the varieties you have–unless I missed that somewhere?
KathEats says
February 14, 2011 at 10:34 amI get lots of samples! They are always cycling out too. The Orange Ambrosial is now gone1
lynn @ the actor's diet says
February 14, 2011 at 10:38 ami knew i can count on your for some red + chocolate this morning! happy vday kath!
Hope says
February 14, 2011 at 10:42 amWhat a festive breakfast! I love all of the V-day touches! Happy Valentine’s Day!! 🙂
Anne @ Baking Me says
February 14, 2011 at 10:46 amFestive and delicious, love it! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Britne @ Shabbott's Habits says
February 14, 2011 at 10:48 amOhhh I just love choc hazlenut spreads and those oats look amazing. I made some strawberries with a Nutella stuffing for my Valentine. Happy hearts day!
skinnyrunner says
February 14, 2011 at 10:55 amdang girl, youre festive and creative with your breakfast! i like the placemats more since chocolate and orange is one of my lesser fav chocolate combos.
Lindsey says
February 14, 2011 at 10:58 amAre those placemats scrapbook paper from Michaels? Because I literally just bought that SAME paper yesterday at the store!
KathEats says
February 14, 2011 at 10:59 amYup!
Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles says
February 14, 2011 at 11:01 amLook at that festive presentation for Valentine’s Day – so fun!
Amanda- The Nutritionist Reviews says
February 14, 2011 at 11:01 amI love the placemat! Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Alaina says
February 14, 2011 at 11:12 amYummy breakfast! Happy Valentine’s Day!! 🙂
Jen @ keepitsimplefoods.com says
February 14, 2011 at 11:20 amHappy V-day!
Shannon @ A Better Me says
February 14, 2011 at 11:25 amI LOVE that spoon!!!!
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
February 14, 2011 at 11:32 amLooks perfect! I love all the colours!
Sarah @ onelovesarah says
February 14, 2011 at 11:45 amlove that smoothie combo. Happy Valentines Day!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
February 14, 2011 at 12:19 pmYum!! Talk about a perfect Valentine’s Day breakfast!
Jil @ Big City, Lil Kitchen says
February 14, 2011 at 12:31 pmLOVE the placemats
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
February 14, 2011 at 12:51 pmI”ve always wondered how an orange in oatmeal would taste – have you ever had it like that before?
KathEats says
February 14, 2011 at 1:31 pmI haven’t – guess I should!
[email protected] says
February 14, 2011 at 12:53 pmThe chocolate/orange combo always ends up tasting like Tootsie Rolls to me!! 🙂
Candice says
February 14, 2011 at 1:16 pmHi! Just wanted to let you know I tried my first oatmeal with chia seeds, Nuttzo, and Ollieberry jam this morning – ah-mazing!!! Thanks for the suggestions. And, have you had Ollieberry jam before?
KathEats says
February 14, 2011 at 1:31 pmI have not!
Katie says
February 14, 2011 at 1:20 pmorange and chocolate = amazing!
I remember I use to get these chocolate orange candy things all the time, it was shaped like an orange and you would break it into pieces , like orange slices, it was sooooooo good! Ever since having those , I loved the orange and chocolate combo!
Happy Valentines Day to you guys!!
Kelsey @ Clean Teen Kelsey says
February 14, 2011 at 1:57 pmI literally just finished spooning this smoothie for breakfast; it was wonderful! I topped mine with shredded coconut, Ancient Grains granola, coconut butter and some Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut. I also ended up adding ice to the smoothie, because I wanted more volume. 🙂 Thanks so much!
Namaste Gurl says
February 14, 2011 at 2:38 pmHow fun! WHat a new twist to the usual breakfast valentines day ideas… I did chocolate- coconut- strawberry yesterday, but that’s pretty typical of vday 🙂
Maria @ The Fitted Apron says
February 14, 2011 at 3:15 pmHappy Valentine’s Day Kath!
Hannah says
February 14, 2011 at 6:18 pmI do love the chocolate part of this, but for some reason the combination of chocolate and orange has always made my stomach turn. 🙁
Eating Bird Food says
February 14, 2011 at 6:52 pmHappy v-day Kath!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
February 14, 2011 at 7:26 pmI’ve always wanted to try orange in a smoothie but I was never sure how it would work out with the milk. That’s good to know that it works!
Happy Valentine’s Day. 🙂
Rachel @ Healthy Teacher says
February 14, 2011 at 10:23 pmThat sounds delicious, but I don’t think it would be the same without the toppings you used.
Cyndi Egold says
September 3, 2011 at 11:03 amCan’t wait to try this recipe with the new (at least to me) Pacific hazelnut milk! Thanks for the great ideas.
M.D. says
February 4, 2012 at 5:47 pmThis one is a winner! What a morning starter.