Sorry about the long list of nouns one after another in the title of this recipe. I was considering going with ‘tropical smoothie’, but I personally find descriptive titles more tempting – so coconut pineapple banana smoothie it is.
It’s not often that every single ingredient of a recipe is listed in its title, but in this case, what you see is what you get. Literally: coconut milk, pineapple and bananas. They combine to give the most incredible tropical flavour that makes me feel like I’m back in Mexico.
(a dash of rum wouldn’t go amiss either, though depending on your lifestyle it may be less suitable for breakfast that way…)
I am quite partial to a good smoothie – I always go for some sort of juice or smoothie at a cafe when everyone else is having coffee or Coke.
Are you into blenders (as much as anyone can be ‘into’ a kitchen appliance, anyway)? Let me know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see me make over the next few months! I’ve never had such a great blender before so I’m a bit of a blender newbie. To be honest, I’ve spent most of the time I’ve been using it just staring in awe at the way it makes the liquid rise right up in the jug with a big hole down the middle… I’m guessing this novelty will wear off with time? I hope so, because it makes for very unproductive cooking.
Coconut pineapple banana smoothie
Ingredients
- 200 ml coconut milk 1/2 a tin
- 125 g pineapple chunks
- 100 ml pineapple juice I used half a large tin of pineapple chunks, including the juice
- 2 medium bananas
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to your blender. Starting at a low speed, turn the blender on, and gradually increase the speed to medium. Blend for around 1 minute, until smooth. Serve chilled.
- Note: this recipe makes a beautifully thick smoothie. If you’d like to make it thinner, just add a little more juice or milk.
Got leftover coconut milk? Put it to good use in my coconut oats with brown sugar bananas! (they’re vegan dontcha know!)
Lieve Brauers
Tuesday 7th of July 2020
great! I had no pineapple so I made it with a can of peaches instead...gives a beautiful colour.
Becca @ Easy Cheesy Vegetarian
Friday 10th of July 2020
Thanks Lieve! Peaches sound delicious in this :)
Arthur
Tuesday 3rd of December 2019
OMG it looks really delicious :D
Emily
Sunday 13th of January 2019
Hey...! I want to add some cream with milk is it a good idea or not?
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
Monday 14th of January 2019
I think that would work fine :)
Avihu
Friday 27th of April 2018
I improvised this recipe because I did not have pineapples and used canned lychee with lychee syrup instead. Added 2ml of vanila extract and one-two teaspoons of sugar (or honey) according to taste. Came out great.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
Friday 4th of May 2018
Omg that sounds amazing! I adore lychees, I've never seen them in a tin!
Jill Roberts @ WellnessGeeky
Thursday 21st of December 2017
Wow! This coconut pineapple banana smoothie recipe is incredible! I'm seriously so inspired right now. I need to add honey to recipe and it would be perfect. Thx for sharing Becca!