That Paula Deen doesn’t mess around when it comes to her recipes. Even something as simple as a smoothie should be followed to the letter. You could de-virginize this smoothie in a heartbeat with a little trip to your liquor cabinet, or keep it family friendly for the kids. Either way, it’s delish!
Ingredients
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1 banana
1/4 cup ice cubes
2 teaspoons honey
Directions
Throw all ingredients into a blender {I use my Blendtec} and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
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Tara Eagle says
NICE RECIPE– But I guarantee– these two smoothie recipes will keep you full longer and give you MORE energy, I pack a LOT of nutrition into them with a healthy dose of protein from the plain/nonfat Greek yogurt.
I have an immersion blender and make smoothies quite often– I pretty much always have some frozen whole ripe bananas in my freezer…
I’m trying to incorporate Coconut Oil into my diet since it has SO many health benefits It helps with: weight loss, thyroid function, raising your metabolism, and is showing promise for the treatment of Alzheimer’s. (I use it externally as a moisturizer too)
http://healthimpactnews.com/2011/80-uses-for-coconut-oil/
I made this smoothie the other day– there is a trick to adding coconut oil to smoothies since it’s solid below 76 degrees. You need to melt the oil and stream it into your smoothie slowly while you run the blender. We get really good Coconut Oil from Tropical Traditions http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/ but you can get it from the store– you want it to be good quality– preferably Organic. Expeller pressed coconut oil can be used for anything. It does not have a coconutty smell of taste. Virgin coconut oil tastes coconutty and is great for cooking and baking where you want that flavor. Food grade should always be used.
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE– SO delicious! Nice and thick from the coconut oil and the protein in the yogurt keeps hunger at bay. This made about 2 good size servings (I blended it all up in a pitcher)
Blend together:
2 very ripe bananas
1/2 a can of pineapple chunks with half of the juice
3/4 Cup of vanilla Greek yogurt
1 Cup of milk
1 heaping Tbs of Xylitol or Stevia (all natural calorie free sweetener)
2-3 heaping Tbs of coconut oil– melted
Once the banana/pineapple/yogurt/milk/sweetener is blended– slowly stream in your melted Coconut Oil while blending on high ( it only took 30 seconds in the microwave to melt it)
Makes 2 generous servings– it’s very thick– add more milk if you wish.
JUICY PEACH SMOOTHIE– Can’t wait for fresh peaches to make this one! The graham cracker adds a nice taste. This makes about 2 good size servings (I blended it all up in a pitcher)
2 fresh peaches– peeled and cut into chunks
2 Tbs of peach or apricot ALL fruit spread or jam
3/4 Cup of vanilla Greek yogurt
3/4 Cup V8 Fusion Peach/Mango fruit and vegetable juice blend
1/2 Cup of milk
1 whole graham cracker (4 sections) broken up
2-3 heaping Tbs of coconut oil– melted
Place all ingredients in a pitcher and blend with an immersion blender or use a standard blender– — slowly stream in your melted Coconut Oil while blending on high.