Breakfast At The Tropics Smoothie – Healthy, Dairy free, Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Easy!
BREAKFAST AT THE TROPICS SMOOTHIE
A sweet, creamy, healthy breakfast smoothie packed with nutrients and deliciousness!
Sip on this fruity breakfast smoothie and you might just feel like you spent 5 minutes at the tropics! It’s a sunny way to start your day, even if you’re stuck inside. This tropical breakfast smoothie has been a favorite of my dad, my husband Rob, and myself. It contains good whole carbs from the fruit, some healthy fats from the yogurt, and a bit of protein from the almond butter too. It’s very creamy yet refreshing — a Pina colada inspired breakfast smoothie!
This recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free and vegan!
Hope you love it as much as I do! Liezl XO
Calories: roughly 400
Cook time: 0 min
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Serves: 1
This recipe is from my latest ebook “Just Breakfast” containing 50+ delicious, healthy, easy-t0-make breakfast recipes.
THE RECIPE
Ingredients
-1 medium banana
-1/2 cup frozen *mango pieces
-1 cup frozen *pineapple pieces
-2/3 cup unsweetened coconut *yogurt (or any plain yogurt)
-1/4 to 1/2 cup water (as needed)
-ice to taste
Optional
-1 tablespoon *almond butter
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to make it
1. Add the banana, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, yogurt, almond butter (optional), vanilla extract (optional) and water to a blender
2. Blend until smooth
3. Add ice to taste and blend again 4. Serve chilled and enjoy!
This recipe is from my latest ebook “Just Breakfast” containing 50+ delicious, healthy, easy-t0-make breakfast recipes.
NOTES
*FROZEN MANGO: Either fresh or frozen mango can be used in this recipe, however, frozen is usually more affordable. I use frozen. *FROZEN PINEAPPLE: Either fresh or frozen pineapple can be used in this recipe, however, frozen is usually more affordable. I use frozen.
*ALMOND BUTTER: Almond butter makes the smoothie extra creamy and delicious – and adds protein and healthy fats. You can use any nut butter you prefer, such as cashew or hazelnut butter. Peanut butter is not recommended for this particular recipe as it’ll give it a strong peanut flavor. You could also leave this ingredient out completely and subtract 100 calories from your breakfast.
*YOGURT: You can use any type of yogurt that you prefer but keep in mind that calorie content varies greatly between type (coconut, soy, dairy, etc.) and brand. The calorie content in this recipe is based on an unsweetened coconut yogurt which is about 105 calories per cup. If the yogurt you’re using has a higher calorie content and you want to keep the calorie value the same as this recipe, you could simply use less, based on the nutrition facts of that particular product. For a dairy-free option, use a dairy- free yogurt (coconut, soy, etc.)
Recipe and food styling by Liezl Jayne Strydom for liezljayne.com / Photos by Rob Williams and Liezl Jayne Strydom for liezljayne.com and JUST BREAKFAST by Liezl Jayne Strydom
