I created this recipe for my mom. My mom loves the summer. She loves the weather, the sunlight and of course, the flavours. Since this winter has been especially cold and since my mom has recently obtained a high-power blender, I thought I’d create a recipe for her. I thought of no better recipe than a smoothie that is delicious enough to call a dessert but healthy enough to enjoy at any time of the day. This super healthy smoothy is completely mouthwatering and will take your taste buds to tropical heaven.
Okay, so it doesn’t look that pretty when it’s just a pile of stuff in a blender, but once that “on” button is pressed and all the ingredients are pulverized, tropical heaven is achieved. Just trust me.
See, I told you! Look at those beautiful green glowing smoothies. I love the look of green smoothies but I can appreciate that lots of people think they look like alien goo. Although I’ve listed this as a dessert smoothie, I still like throwing spinach in there for extra nutrition. You cannot taste the spinach at all. The fruit and coconut milk are so strong in flavour that the spinach is covered up immediately. If I was making this as a meal instead of as a sweet treat I’d probably throw at least 2 cups of kale in there as well. This will make the smoothies much brighter green though and that may be off putting for some. Feel free to leave out the spinach if you’re making it for picky eaters…but I promise if you blind-fold them and serve them the green version they would never know!
Tropical Dessert Smoothie
A creamy smoothie that’s filled with bright tropical flavours and is sweet enough to be a dessert.
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup water (use 1 1/2 cups if you like a thinner drink)
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 banana
- 1 tbsp macadamia nut butter
- 2 cups spinach
Instructions:
- Add all ingredients to a high-powered blender, making sure to add the liquids first. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and let your taste buds escape to the tropics!
xoxo Erin
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UPDATE: This recipe has been shared at Healthy Vegan Fridays, Raw Food Thursdays and Weekend Wholefood Blender Party.
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Aw, how sweet to make that for your mom! I love the idea of macadamia butter in a smoothie. Must be so creamy!
I’m so glad you shared this at Raw Foods Thursdays! I’m going to feature it this week.
What a sweet idea to make for your mom. 🙂
Love the idea of coconut milk, pineapple, mango, and banana mixed together! Sounds like an awesome escape to summer.
I’m one of those that is freaked out by green color smoothies…I bet it tastes delicious though! I have always been a visual eater. I love the addition of the macadamia butter….I love to add almond butter or pecan butter, but haven’t tried the macadamia yet. Sounds so delicious and healthy1
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Look at the colour of this smoothie, it’s almost fluoro, yummo! Love the tropical smoothie and love your blog 😀
Thanks for linking up to the Weekend Wholefood Blender Party and I hope we see you again soon 🙂