Ingredients

• 3 ripe plums, pitted and rough chopped for blending (go for sweet plum varieties)
• ½ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (I used vanilla almond milk)
• 1–2 soft medjool dates, pitted
• a handful of ice
• 1 tsp ground chia seeds
• 1 tbsp cacao powder
• 1 –2 tbsp (depending on how sweet your plums are) maple syrup (or agave, coconut nectar, etc.)
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• a tiny pinch (less than an ⅛ of a tsp) of each of the following spices: ground cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, and turmeric
• tiny dash of salt
• Optional: 1 ripe banana (adds thickness, volume, and sweetness — especially good if your plums aren’t sweet)