SRC: Mango Coconut Smoothie

We are a week into spring!  I love this time of year, except the pollen.  Yuck!  But, I’ll live through the pollen so I can hear those little birdies chirping, see all the pretty flowers blooming and start getting the garden ready for all those fresh herbs and veggies.

With the temperatures warming up I am beyond excited to start adding some lighter recipes to the menu.  One thing I love for breakfast is smoothies, but when those temps are hovering around freezing I can’t even really wrap my brain around the thought of sipping on a cold smoothie first thing in the morning.  But during those spring and summer months?  Well, that’s a different story.  Bring on those light, refreshing, flavorful smoothies.

I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I broke my blender out to make a smoothie.  I can tell you that it has been a while.  So it’s definitely time.  This month’s Secret Recipe Club assignment had just the recipe I needed to get me out of my smoothie slumber.

Sarah over at Fantastical Sharing has a ton of mouthwatering recipes.  I perused through them all and was torn on several.  There was one, however, that kept coming back to mind no matter how many recipes I read and that was a recipe for a smoothie.  A mango coconut smoothie.

Doesn’t that just scream spring?  The flavors alone were enough to draw me in, but then that beautiful, bright yellow color was all the more reason I needed to make this now.

Sarah’s smoothie recipe sounded delicious and refreshing and the perfect thing to sip on during these upcoming warmer days.  I did make a few adjustments reduce the amount of sweetness and to make it a little more suitable for breakfast.  I love love love cream of coconut, I could probably drink the stuff out of the bottle, but it’s not the best thing to consume a ton of it first thing in the morning.  So I reduced the amount of cream of coconut and threw in some coconut milk.  This added a slight sweetness, coconut flavor and some creaminess to the smoothie.

This smoothie is bright, flavorful, refreshing and comes together quickly.  To add a little more substance to the mix you could also add a scoop of protein powder.  I’d also opt to toss in a handful of baby spinach or kale to up that veggie power.  Add whatever you want, but just be sure to make this smoothie ASAP!

Mango Coconut Smoothie

Ingredients:


1 1/4 Cups chopped frozen mango, pineapple and papaya
1 Cup Coconut milk
2 Tbsp cream coconut
Splash of lime juice
2-3 Tbsp pineapple juice
Protein powder, optional

Directions:


Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Taste, add more milk and juice if desired.  Top with shredded coconut, if desired.

Recipe source: adapted from Fantastical Sharing