I love cinnamon raisin bread, especially when it’s lightly toasted with butter melting on top and a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar.
If I could drink cinnamon raisin toast I probably would. And did. In the form of this smoothie.
I didn’t have any cinnamon raisin bread on hand, and didn’t have any Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, which I adored growing up and if I had any on hand, I would have gladly tossed that in the mix, too.
So I needed to get creative to handle my cinnamon raisin bread cravings and necessity was the mother of invention.
I don’t know if it’s because of the Caribbean heat making me extra thirsty but smoothies go down so quickly and easily here and this one was no exception.
The smoothie is full of cinnamon flavor, and feel free to go heavier-handed on the cinnamon, if you like it as much as I do.
My little Magic Bullet pulverized the graham crackers and raisins and just a tiny hint of texture remained, along with plenty of creaminess.
And sniff, there is something that reminds me of fall about this smoothie. I don’t like fall. I like summer year-round, but this would be a great one for fall.
Enjoy your cinnamon raisin bread in liquid form.
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Cinnamon Raisin Bread Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 ripe small/medium bananas, previously frozen in chunks is preferred
- 1 standard full-size graham cracker*
- ½ to ⅔ milk, almond, cashew, cow, soy, rice, etc.
- 2 to 3 tablespoons raisins
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- *To keep vegan, use vegan graham crackers Nabisco Original Graham Crackers are ‘accidentally vegan’) and vegan milk (soy, rice, almond, cashew, coconut, etc.). To keep gluten free, use gluten-free graham crackers. Skinny Crisps Cinnamon Crisps are vegan, gluten-free, high fiber, low carb, and amazing.
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Garnish with graham cracker crumbs, raisins, or a sprinkle of cinnamon. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Do you like cinnamon raisin bread or toast? Or Cinnamon?
I love both and this smoothie went down ridiculously easy. Then the family realized what I had in my cup and wanted some and I ended up making a double batch.
Cinnamon is so good for us; it has all sorts of health benefits from reducing cholesterol and blood sugar levels to boosting memory.
Plus, it tastes great. I usually go heavy-handed in recipes calling for cinnamon and there are different varieties of cinnamon from Ceylon to Cassia to Vietnamese.
Most cinnamon sold in the U.S. is cassia, which isn’t actually true cinnamon.
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Cinnamon Raisin Toast is the epitome of comfort food for me. I am not normally into smoothies either, but I’ve been craving them like mad lately, for whatever reason. This one looks AMAZING. I love all things cinnamon and a smoothie that is thick with just a bit of texture for some chew sounds perfect. It’s probably a good thing you don’t have the Vita down there, I bet the bullet leaves the texture there.
GREAT photos too!
omg the photography down here just sucks in my house….there is so much light here; just none of it in my house. For a/c and staying cool purposes = great. For photography = nightmare but each trip I am trying to figure it out more and more so thanks for saying that :)
Lol on the Bullet vs. Vita comparison. And you’d love this. Miss Cinnamon Queen!
How creative! The smoothie looks delicious.
Oh lordy…that looks like magic! I want, I want! The best part is that my husband wouldn’t want any! : ) All for me!
not sharing is sometimes great :)
oh I want this… now! I don’t typiclally like smoothies but I’m down in georgia right now and the heat is making me thirsty too :)
and have fun at your bro’s graduation!
This is so creative; I love the idea. I used to eat cinnamon raisin bread with my Granny all the time. It was our favorite, but it had to have the icing on top. I use cinnamon like crazy. So much so that I buy the big containers at Costco and go through them embarrassingly quickly. I don’t like fall, or winter, or spring either. Life is all about summer to me, too bad it, particularly this one, goes so fast.
Buy some quality cinnamon if you really love it – you will be AMAZED at the difference in taste and flavor!
Do you have any favorite cinnamon varieties or brands you would recommend? I would love to give some a try.
google “real cinnamon” not cassia cinnamon or “ceylon cinnamon” or “vietnamese cinnamon”
penzey’s has great products but there are tons more depending on your budget
OMG So so so good!
That sounds flat out amazing, and so much more appealing than heating up the kitchen to make an actual loaf of bread. The addition of graham crackers for that authentic “bread”-like flavor is simply inspired!
yes simply inspired by the nearly-stale graham crackers that I had in this Caribbean humidity :) I swear it happened like overnight. Crack the seal and watch them soak up moisture. Hello, smoothie time :)
What an interesting smoothie idea! I love it!
STOP IT! My favorite is buttered toast sprinkled with cinnamon sugar! This is such a great idea Averie!
I live and breathe cinnamon – and always make sure a heavy dose goes into my baked goods! One time I even mixed it in with our honey roasted PB! You gotta try that Averie! Cinnamon Raisin toast with melty butter was my breakfast of choice when I was younger. That or a strawberry poptart! ;)
You could get so creative with this recipe! Leave out the cinnamon + raisins (gasp!) and add chocolate and sprinkle with marshmallows for a s’mores-type smoothie! I’m sad fall is approaching too but that means that my other love..pumpkin…will be everywhere!
the whole time I was posting this, I was thinking – I bet Sally would like this. After you mentioned that you eat banana softserve for breakfast, I knew you’d like this. And pumpkin – you could put that in here, too. 1/4 cup of puree or whatever. For pumpkin bread. Okay I just gave myself an idea :)
umm, hey there tomorrow’s breakfast. or today’s lunch and dinner.
MMMM – I love cinnamon raisin bread. It reminds me of my godmother as a child. She would always get it for me. I didn’t get it at home often, so it felt like such a huge, special treat.
I would go to my grandma’s as a child and eat a half loaf of her homemade cinn raisin bread with tons of butter and cinn/sugar. Oh, so good.
Yep, I think I could down one of those! I LOVE cinnamon raisin toast. This looks fabulous!
Thanks, Aimee!
This smoothie looks amazing, awesome job! Interesting info on cinnamon, I remember learning that on Good Eats and being shocked at the size and price of actual cinnamon. Hope you’re having a blast!
you’re up early! Don’t work too hard today!
Nicely done, Averie! I was told earlier this week that they have butter extract available. As much as I hate fake flavors, I bet it would be sooo good on this to take that raisins bread to the buttered level. Mwahaha!
there is and it’s actually great in certain things to help bring out the butter flavor – certain cookies, added to real butter when you’re going to pour it over popcorn; when you really want blast of butter, it’s helpful stuff!
I looooooooove cinnamon raisin toast! OMG, I can almost smell it now. A smoothie version of it sounds awesome too!
Guess who doesn’t like raisins? Yeah. More for me. :)
I know. There are people out there who don’t like raisins and when I was typing this post up, I thought about that and then thought the same – more for us! :)