Photos by Rikki Snyder
This super-simple Pineapple Coconut Vitamin C Smoothie hides a powerful little secret inside all that creamy deliciousness: it's got 140 mg of the cold-fighting vitamin. For women, that's nearly double the recommended daily allowance (source: Mayo Clinic). Want even more Vitamin C? Consider adding vitamin-rich papaya, guava, kiwi, more orange juice (or orange segments), a few fresh kale leaves, or even a few sprigs of parsley.
Servings: 1 smoothie
Calories: 428kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh or frozen pineapple chunks
- 1 medium frozen banana
- ¾ cup light coconut milk
- ½ cup pure orange juice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve with a straw.
Nutrition
Calories: 428kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 130mgPotassium: 964mgFiber: 6gSugar: 59gVitamin A: 442IUVitamin C: 95mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 1mg
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Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love these tropical flavors!
Liz says
Question: Could you go sans-banana? Would it still taste super good and stay smoothie-ish?"
Kare Troughton says
Hi Liz, I haven't tried it without a banana ... with so few ingredients, it is pretty essential to the recipe, but might be totally doable! Perhaps add some ice to keep it cold and a little Greek yogurt for texture.
Sky says
Is the coconut milk the one out of the can or the cold case paper jug?
Kare Troughton says
Sky, I used canned lite coconut milk. But it's a pretty flexible recipe; either will work! The canned coconut just tastes richer.
Megan says
Beautiful pictures!! I'm going to have to try this!
irma says
Hi, Karen, I'm new convert and still missing meat sometimes 🙂 Found this while searching, wow, thank you, It tastes great! And almost cost nothing since I live in tropical country and plant my own banana and coconut trees, well, at least my dad do 🙂 thanks again for the share.
sara edwards says
Do you know about how many calories are in this smoothie? Thanks!
Kare Raye says
Hi Sara, we don't provide nutritional info here but we do love the recipe analysis tool at about.com. http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php