A bright pink dragon fruit smoothie with banana, yellow fruit (pineapple or mango), and hemp hearts for a protein boost! In my opinion, the banana makes it super creamy alongside the tropical flavor.
My favorite part of a dragon fruit smoothies is the color. The bright pink dragon fruit or pitaya makes this smoothie beautiful just like my recipe for dragon fruit popsicles made with coconut milk - which techincally turns the popsicles more purple.
When people say eat the rainbow, I love this part of it, pretty smoothies! If you want a bright pink smoothie but don't have pink dragon fruit try my strawberry smoothie recipe another creamy healthy blend.
Ingredients needed
- Pink dragon fruit or pitaya: You can use frozen or fresh pink dragon fruit. I live in Canada and found pink dragon fruit in a mixed pack of tropical fruit from the Real Canadian Super Store and picked out the dragon fruit. If you live in the US I know it's readily avalible at Trader Joes!
- Frozen mango OR pineapple: I found that to bring out the color you need a bright and light color fruit to mix it with. The pineapple and mango also make this smoothie a delicate tropical flavour!
- Banana: To be honest I make very few smoothies without banana, I think it's one of the key ingredients to make the smoothies creamy and sweet - especially if you are making it without dairy. You can also use frozen banana, just let it thaw for a few minutes before making this smoothie.
- Hemp hearts: I'm a huge hemp hearts mostly because they are high in protein. If you don't have them, you can skip them or use chia seeds (they are great for boosting energy).
Danika's nutrition notes
Key nutrients of dragon fruit are:
- high in antioxidants,
- magnesium,
- potassium,
- vitamins A, and C,
- zinc
Dragon fruit is lower in carbohydrates and sugars than other tropical fruit. Dragon fruit is also a prebiotic food, which means it feeds the good bacteria to creating more probiotics in your intestinal tract.
Nutrition Of Bananas
Bananas are known for their high potassium content; however, they are also a good source of:
- folate,
- vitamin C,
- B6,
- sodium,
- calcium
Eating Healthy
Remember: When I think about nutrition I like to think about eating a wide range of all kinds of whole foods. This supports the body so there are no gaps in the nutrition I am receiving in my diet, and it stops me from hyper-focusing on specific foods or nutrients.
Think diversity and variety! That's why I like smoothies, you can add lots of different great whole foods!
How to make a dragon fruit banana smoothie
Place all the ingredients (banana, dragon fruit, seeds, and mango or pineapple) in the blender container.
Blend on smoothie mode or start on low speed and slowly go to high speed until everything is smooth.
The smoothie will be quite thick, you may need to scrape down the sides while blending.
Pour into a large smoothie glass or 2 smaller glasses and enjoy!
Top tips
- Make sure to put the soft unfrozen fruit in the bottom of the blender container, this helps it blend better and supports the blender blades.
- If you don't have a high power blender, let the frozen fruit sit for 5-10 minutes at room temperature to melt and soften before blending.
- If the fruit is too thick for your blender, stir every 10 seconds or you can add a little milk.
Other Smoothies
Ready to try other healthy smoothies?
I wanna know if you made this Banana Dragon Fruit Smoothie!! Take a pic and share it on Instagram & tag @besidethemountain. I’d totally love to see it!
Dragon Fruit Banana Smoothie
Equipment
- 1 blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup Frozen or Fresh Dragon fruit
- 2 Bananas
- 2 cup Frozen Pineapple or Frozen Mango
- 2 tablespoon Hemp hearts
Instructions
- Place the unfrozen fruit on the bottom of the blender, add the hemp hearts on top, then the frozen fruit.
- Blend until smooth, stop and scrape down the sides as needed. (If you don't have a high power blender see note below).
- Pour into 1 large glass or 2 medium glasses.
Andrew says
I usually dont care much about the color of my smoothie, but this blend with the dragon fruit makes it look so tasty, which it packs a tasty punch so it is. ill be making this again.
Danika Vanderpyl says
Glad to hear this was something you enjoyed!!