Last week we bought a great big sack of oranges from the farmer’s market. Juicy, organic oranges for $5.00! Well, they were as ripe as they could be, and we still had about a dozen left. So, we peeled them and tossed em’ into our juicer.
Mmm hmm!
One of the bloggers whom I enjoy following, Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, aka FullyRawKristina, recently included a tasty recipe video for a raw Banana Float in her newsletter. This was my inspiration for the smoothie below. I didn’t have any frozen bananas, and I had a whole young coconut’s meat to use, so I decided to make a smoothie and get a little creative.
This smoothie turned out to be fantastic! I mixed two different blends together, as you can see in the picture, which gave a sweet surprise in every sip. Mmm!
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| Sweet dates and coconut meat |
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Dates and coconut meat blended |
Tropical Banana Smoothie
Blend #1:
Meat of 1 Young Thai Coconut (~3/4 c)
1/2 c pitted dates (I use Medjool dates)
~3 TBSP water
Mix in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
Blend #2:
5 Ripe Bananas
1 c Pineapple
1/4 c Water
1+ c Ice
Blend together and pour into large drinking container.
Layer with Blend #1 and give it a good stir. Enjoy!
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