Banana Coconut Smoothie Recipes

Smoothies have always been a hit among those who love beverages with fruits. Apart from fruits, various other ingredients are found in smoothies and they include yogurt, honey, supplemental powders, fruit juices and the list is almost endless. Even the fruits are used in numerous combinations, so as to bring out the different flavors. Bananas are one of the fruits that are commonly used in smoothie recipes. You may also find coconut as a smoothie ingredient in various recipes. Wondering how to prepare a coconut smoothie? Here are some recipes for the same.

How to Make a Banana Coconut Smoothie

While bananas are among the common smoothie ingredients, you may wonder how to use coconut for preparing this beverage. There are many different ways for incorporating coconut in a smoothie recipe. You may use coconut water, coconut milk, shredded coconut or even scraped tender coconut flesh for making smoothies.

Recipe 1
If you want an easy recipe for making a pineapple banana coconut smoothie, then, all you have to do is to blend together pineapple pieces with banana and coconut milk. In order to prepare four servings, you need two bananas, one fresh pineapple and 400 ml coconut milk. If you want an exquisite recipe for making this pineapple coconut smoothie, you require the following ingredients.

Ingredients

• Coconut milk - ½ cup
• Yogurt (plain or vanilla) - ½ cup
• Pineapple juice - ½ cup
• Freshly cut pineapple pieces - ½ cup
• Banana (medium-sized) - 1
• Shredded coconut (sweetened) - ¼ cup
• Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
• Ice cubes - ¾ cup

How to Prepare
Put all the ingredients in the blender and run the machine till the mixture transforms into a smoothie. You may also add two tablespoons of sugar, along with the other ingredients, if you want the smoothie to be extra sweet.

Recipe 2
Recipe #1: It is very simple to prepare this banana coconut smoothie. Blend strawberries along with banana, coconut milk and a small amount of water. In order to prepare two servings, you need one banana, four large strawberries (or eight medium-sized ones), half cup coconut milk and ¼ cup water. You may replace water with rum, for a different flavor.

Another Method: Another method is to use coconut water and coconut meat along with strawberries and bananas. Collect the following ingredients for making this delicious smoothie.

Ingredients

• Coconut water - 1 cup
• Coconut meat - ½ cup
• Bananas - 2
• Fresh strawberries - 3 cups

How to Prepare
Blend the ingredients till they form the smoothie. You may add some ice cubes while blending. Young coconut water is always preferred for preparing smoothies.

Recipe 3
Here's a smoothie recipe which is preferred by a lot of people because it is so easy and at the same time tasty to prepare.

Ingredients

• Coconut milk - ½ cup
• Plain yogurt (non fat) - ½ cup
• Skim milk - ¼ cup
• Banana - 1
• Honey - ½ tablespoon
• Lime juice - 2 teaspoons

How to Prepare
Peel and cut the banana (preferably frozen) into pieces and blend it with the other ingredients to make the smoothie. You may add ice cubes, if you like. Even the use of lime juice is optional.

You may also include dates in banana coconut smoothie recipes. As per this recipe, you have to soak six dates in coconut water (from two small coconuts). Take six ripe bananas and blend them with the soaked dates and the coconut water used for soaking dates. Make sure to add enough coconut water to get the flavor of the coconut.

These smoothies are an excellent way of incorporating coconut in your diet. Apart from adding taste and flavor, coconut offers numerous health benefits too. So, try these recipes and enjoy the goodness of coconut as well as banana.