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Gettin' Figgy With It

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - Erin Urton

Vancouver City Connector and lover of all things yoga and wellness, Erin Urton, shares her craft: divine and decadent smoothie creative. Slurp your way towards vitality with these anything-but-ordinary, power-packed blender concoctions.

Photo: Erin Urton

Na na na na nanna nah. Na na na nanna nah! Gettin' figgy withit.

Queue this tune up, pump up the volume and hip-hop over to yo' blender.

Circa 1997, Will Smith is in the house to get you in your smoothie groove. (Not gonna lie, I shook it on the dancefloor to this once upon a time and I know you did too.)

I also know you can't resist a little kitchen dancin'.

Ingredients

Git down with organic.

3-4 dried calimyrna figs*, soaked for 2 hrs minimum

1 lemon cucumber (long english will do if you can't find these)

1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked

squeeze 1/2 a small fresh lime

1/8 tsp of raw vanilla powder or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup of coconut milk beverage

1 Tbsp hemp hearts

1 tsp maple syrup (optional)

1/2 cup filtered water or more if your smoothie is too thick

Optional: add a half or full scoop of your favourite protein powder (plain works best).

* you could use fresh figs too.

Blend until smooth and frothy. Time to let your taste buds do the dancin'.

For more irresistible blender concoctions check out our Smooth Operator archives. Happy blending!

Erin Urton has her fingers deep in the world of heath and wellness, namely as a yoga teacher, writer and budding marketing maven for conscious businesses. It was yoga that sparked her desire to help others find their own paths towards health. When she’s not networking up a storm or researching the latest health trends, Erin is outside exploring the mountains and forests as much as humanly possible.