I’m gonna start a club for non-fruit collagen smoothies. Tell me if you want to join and be our treasurer or something. It’s no secret on here that I’m not a fan of fruit-especially in drinks. Look-I know that having fruit in your drinks gives you more vitamins or whatever, but if I’m going to have a sweet, carb loaded drink, I want it to taste like dessert. I don’t think I’m asking for too much. And then there’s also the fact that I hate bananas, which seem to have a monopoly on the smoothie world.

The more I experiment with my fruitless collagen smoothies, the more I find that sweet potato is a fabulous way to add a good amount of sweetness without getting too sugary or fruity, and you can still add chocolate, almond butter, or in this case, Gingerbread, and it can take on a life of its own.

This sweet potato gingerbread collagen smoothie might be my new favorite go-to. I love that I don’t even feel the need to add honey or any other sweetener to it and it’s still flavorful and dessert like, while still being an acceptable meal. Plus, it’s another way for me to get a dose of collagen—something I try to do twice a day to help with my gut health and hair growth (things I struggle with due to autoimmune disease.)