Smoothies

These delicious smoothies will provide you with all the energy and nutrients you need for an optimum start to your day. Best of all, the coconut oil will help you absorb a greater level of vitamins and minerals, as well as soothing your digestive tract.

Green Coconut Dream

Serves 3-6

Ingredients:

 3 cold, organic granny smith apples,sliced or diced

1/2 cucumber, thinly chopped

3 tablespoons coconut oil 

1 cup coconut water 

1 cup apple juice 

1 avocado, pitted 

1 cup fresh organic spinach leaves 

1 cup chopped pineapple

1 cup crushed ice

Place the apples, cucumber, spinach, and avocado in the blender with the apple juice. Blend until smooth.

Add 1/2  cup crushed ice and pineapple, blend well. Add coconut oil, coconut water, and the rest of the crushed ice. Serve chilled with fresh mint.

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Blend the following ingredients in a blender: 

1 cup of frozen mixed berries: blueberries, strawberries, raspberries

1/2  frozen banana

1/2 cup coconut milk 

1\2 cup orange juice

1\2 cup water
3 tablespoons protein powder (optional) 

3-4 tablespoons virgin coconut oil, melted 

3-4 ice cubes

Coconut Cream Smoothie

Ingredients:

1    1/2 cups coconut milk 

5 large eggs
2    tablespoons virgin coconut oil, melted 

2 tablespoons coconut butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

1\4 teaspoon sea salt 

4 or 5 frozen ripe bananas

Blend all the ingredients except the bananas, until thoroughly mixed. Add the bananas and blend until smooth. Serve with nutmeg sprinkled on top.

Banana Coconut Smoothie
Serves 2-4
Ingredients: 

2 frozen bananas
2    tablespoons virgin coconut oil

1 /2 cup almond

1\2coconut milk
1    teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup crushed ice

Place the bananas, vanilla, and almond milk/coconut milk in the blender. Blend until smooth.

Add the crushed ice, followed by the coconut oil. Be sure to blend it fully to avoid chunks of ice or coconut oil.

Serve immediately.

Coconut Orange Vitamin Kick
Serves 1-3
Ingredients:
3    full oranges, peeled, chopped, seeds removed
2    full peaches, pitted
4    tablespoons coconut oil

1\4 cup shredded coconut
1 cup organic orange juice, chilled 

1/2 cup crushed ice Add orange juice, oranges, and peaches.

 Blend until smooth.

Slowly add the crushed ice, shredded coconut, and coconut oil; these will take some time to fully blend into the current mixture. Serve as cold as possible.

Coconut Strawberry Smoothie

Serves 1-3

Ingredients:

10-15 frozen strawberries 

1\2 cup full fat natural yogurt or coconut milk yogurt
3 tablespoons virgin coconut oil 

1 cup coconut milk cup crushed ice

Place the yogurt and coconut oil in the blender first. Add a couple strawberries at a time, blending until smooth between each addition. Add the coconut milk, especially if and when the blending becomes difficult. Add crushed ice until completely smooth. Serve immediately.

Coconut Berry Freeze

Serves 2

Ingredients:

 1 cup blueberries 

1 cup acai berries 

1 cup strawberries

1\4 cup raspberries 

3 tablespoons coconut oil 

1 cup  almond milk 

1 cup crushed ice

Place the berries and almond milk in the blender. These ingredients are plentiful, so cut the recipe in half if necessary. Blend until smooth.

Add coconut oil followed by crushed ice. Blend until smooth. Serve while cold.

Banana Orange Smoothie
Blend the following ingredients in a blender: 

1 banana 

6 strawberries 

1/2 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons virgin coconut oil (liquefied)
1    tablespoon coconut butter 

3 tablespoons Greek yogurt 

3 ice cubes

Banana Oat Smoothie
Blend the following ingredients in a blender:
2    frozen bananas
1\2 cup rolled oat flakes
1 cup milk (use more or less to adjust to desired consistency)
1\2 cup peanut butter
1-2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

Dash cinnamon

 
1 teaspoon vanilla
Apricot Coconut Smoothie
Blend the following ingredients in the blender: 

1 1/2 cups coconut milk 

4 egg yolks
1    tablespoon virgin coconut oil, melted
2    tablespoons coconut flakes
2    tablespoons honey % cup frozen apricots / cup frozen pineapple
1    teaspoon vanilla extract Dash of salt

Rum Pina Colada

Ingredients:
1\2 cup diced pineapple
3    tablespoons virgin coconut oil
4    cherries (to taste)
2   bananas
1 cup crushed ice / cup good-quality white rum

Place all of the fruit and the rum in a blender, and blend until smooth.

Add the coconut oil, followed by the crushed ice, and blend until smooth being sure to blend the oil in thoroughly. Serve in chilled glasses.