Piña Colada Smoothie

Why I love these healthy breakfast smoothies

We’re kicking the New Year off right with a healthy pineapple smoothie. Mostly because I have an excessive amount of stuff in my freezer that I need to clear out, including frozen pineapple.

So I used ingredients we already had in the fridge – pineapple juice, coconut milk and my favorite coconut yogurt – and I tossed in some frozen pineapple, some oats, and a banana.

When I make a breakfast smoothie, I wanted it to be healthy and filling. There’s really no need for excessive amounts of sugar in the morning, so I love that there’s no added sugar in this smoothie Just a little bit of pineapple juice for sweetness and that’s it.

I have to tell you, this was the first smoothie I’ve made in a long time, and it was so refreshing. It made almost made me wish that winter was over.

Just kidding, if you know me, you would know that I’d never wish that.

Here’s what you’ll need to make them

• High speed blender
• Liquid measuring cup
• Measuring cups
• Reusable straws

Let’s talk ingredients

• You can really be flexible with your ingredients for this smoothie, but there are a few that you need to make this actually take like a pina colada: pineapple and coconut.
• Feel free to swap you favorite dairy free milk and change out the yogurt flavor. I like to use unsweetened everything, but it’s your smoothie, so do what you prefer.
• I like to buy my pineapple juice in small cans like these because I never really use that much in any given recipe, but if you only have orange juice, that’s ok, too.

How to make a piña colada smoothie

I know you aren’t going to believe this, but make smoothies is actually super easy! Just kidding. You obviously already know that.

Combine ingredients. I like to put my liquid ingredients into the blender first, followed by the more solid ingredients like the frozen pineapple and banana. I think this help the blender get things going and keeps things from getting stuck.

Blend until smooth. Puree the smoothie ingredients at a high speed. Scraping the sides of the blender or pushing down frozen pieces as needed.

FAQs and tips on making a pina colada smoothie

More pineapple and coconut recipes:

• Coconut cupcakes
• Pineapple salsa
• Coconut curry fish
• Pineapple stuffing
• Coconut rice

More blended drinks you’ll love:

• Frozen sangria wine slushies
• Chocolate peanut butter milkshake
• Banana berry smoothie
• Black cow drink
• Frosted lemonade

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