CRANBERRY CACAO CRUNCH

I'm not going to LIE...
This one.....was....kinda ...MEH...
But.... I haven't posted in EONS....so i just wanted to say HI and touch base with Y'all...

Soooooo.....

I definitely "OVER CINNAMONED" this one.....
(Definition: Adding TOO MUCH cinnamon...)

Another CRUCIAL mistake:
I used ROOM TEMPERATURE almond milk as i had nothing else USE-ABLE for a base liquid in the fridge...

AND.....
After yesterdays BANANNA & WATER smoothie.....
Well....

We're NOT gonna get into that now.....

Time to MOVE ON....

Frozen cranberries... or....

LES CANNEBERGES GELEES as we like to call them in my house

(because they sound even more delicious in FRENCH...) have become a new smoothie staple for me.

Today I threw together some bananna, pear, warm almond milk, cacao & 

LES CANNEBERGES GELEES
(Can't figure out how to do the accents on my keyboard...)

and WAAAYYYY to much cinnamon...

Just a SPRINKLE is necessary...

Not the big GRAB I threw in....

My FAVE part of this smoothie is the extra cacao on top cause it adds a nice little crunch!

Cranberry Cacao Crunch

(1 serving)

1 cup almond milk (preferably cold)

half d'anjou pear

half banana

handful of les canneberges gelee

tablespoon of cacao nibs plus more for garnish

a sprinkle of cinnamon

The cookies pictured above are so DELISH & they freeze really well too!
They are from SALLY'S BAKING ADDICTION..
I used chocolate chips instead of walnuts..
Here's the recipe:

Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies