Dairy Free Tropical Smoothie

Flatlay view of a yellow tropical smoothie with a pineapple and mango beside it.

Creamy and refreshing this tropical smoothie dairy-free recipe is so simple to make. This delicious smoothie is made from tropical fruits: mango, pineapple, and banana, a great way to get your vitamin C!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Servings: large

Author: Danika Vanderpyl

Equipment

1 blender

Ingredients

1 cup coconut milk
1 cup coconut water
2 fresh bananas
2 cups frozen pineapple
2 cups frozen mango

optional:

1 teaspoon chia seeds for extra energy
2 tablespoon hemp hearts for more protein

Instructions

Place the soft ingredients at the bottom of the blender container (coconut milk, coconut water, and bananas). Place the seeds on top if using. Add the frozen fruit on top (mango and pineapple) of everything else.
Start the blender on low speed and turn to high speed until completely blended and creamy. This recipe makes the smoothie quite thick, add more coconut water as needed.

Notes

Swaps

- No frozen fruit? Make this with fresh pineapple, and fresh mango, it will be thinner but still tasty. Add ice to make it cold.
- Coconut water: If you don’t have coconut water you can use 2 cups of coconut milk instead. Or another excellent option would be to use orange juice or pineapple juice.
- Other Milk: Instead of coconut milk you can use more coconut water, or soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, any plant-based milk, or any non-dairy milk if you want to make this dairy-free. Cow milk works fine too if you don't need a dairy-free option. Removing the coconut milk will decrease the tropical flavor.

- Smoothie Bowl: To make this into a thick smoothie bowl be sure to use frozen fruit (pineapple, mango, and bananas) instead of fresh. Top with shredded coconut, pineapple pieces, chia seeds, and a splash of lime juice!

- Tropical Protein Smoothie: Add whey protein (dairy option), vanilla protein powder, or hemp hearts (a great plant-based protein and a good source of healthy fats) to increase the protein of this smoothie.

The nutrition facts were calculated with the optional seeds added.

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