Perfect cold breakfast in the hot, hot summer.

I won’t bore you with the obvious, “hasn’t it been blimmin hot?” chat, but I have regularly indulged during the recent hot spell, in a tall glass (or two) of my ice-cold, Breakfast Oaty Smoothie.

Ingredients:

1 handful of oats
330ml approx milk/almond/coconut/hazelnut (well, I pour up to the 500ml line on the liquidiser measure on the side of the jug)
2 handfuls of frozen berries (I use blueberries and raspberries)
1 banana (the riper the better)
a few drops of vanilla extract
(sometimes I add a 1/2 tsp of cinammon too)

Put the oats and milk in first and then add all ingredients to a liquidiser, so that the oats can get a bit of a soaking initially.  When all in, whizz until reach desired consistency.  If too thick, add water or a little more milk.