Pina Colada Green Smoothie Recipe
The simplest way to get your veggies, every day of the week.
Servings: 5
Cost: $20
Equipment
- Blender
- Mason jars or freezer-safe containers
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh roughly chopped pineapple
- 8 cups spinach
- ½ cup vanilla or unsweetened protein powder preferably with a low sugar content
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 4 cups your favorite unsweetened coconut water
- 1.5 cups unsweetened almond or coconut milk
- Dates optional *See note
Instructions
- Layer the ingredients in a blender in the order listed (pineapple, spinach, protein powder, coconut, chia seeds, and liquids (coconut water and almond milk).
- This will help with proper blending. You may need to do this in 2 or 3 batches, depending on the size of your blender.
- Blend until smooth and then taste. If the smoothie is too sweet, consider adding in more spinach and almond milk. If it’s not sweet enough, add a date or two.
- Blend again until smooth. If you don’t have a strong blender and you have pieces in your mixture, you may want to strain it.
- Pour into 5 mason jars, leaving a little space at the top so it doesn’t expand and pop the lid in the freezer.
- Put the lids on and store in the freezer for when you’re ready to use.
Notes
It’s best to give the smoothie a few hours at room temperature to thaw or overnight in the fridge.
You can make a big batch out of practically any smoothie recipe, but if you love the pineapple-coconut combo, I highly recommend giving this one a try. And if you have an aversion to putting green things into drinks, trust me when I say that this drink puts the classic piña colada to shame.