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Coconut Smoothie
The Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie makes a great, healthy substitute for the usually high-sugar piña colada mixes you will find in stores. You will also find that it’s more fulfilling. The Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie is great for picnics or cookouts, and you can rest assured that it’s healthy enough for kids. Or if you’re just looking for a drink that’s refreshing and creamy, the Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie will do the trick!
Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie
The Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie has many health benefits. Not only is it high in vitamins and minerals, it will help replenish electrolytes lost while sweating. Because the Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie is made mostly of coconuts, we recommend you drink this in moderation to avoid excess weight gain. The Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie is best when made in the high-powered Vitamix or Blendtec, as those blenders liquefy all ingredients so that they will flow easily through a straw and create a “fluff” so that the drink is a little more fun to drink.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie
- 11.8-ounce box coconut water
- 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple
- 2 cups diary-free coconut yogurt
- 1 cup cream of coconut
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 3/4 cup coconut water (or more if needed)
- 1/4 cup shaved fresh coconut
- 6 coconut ice cubes
- The night before, pour the coconut water into ice cube trays. Do the same with the cream of coconut. Freeze until solid.
- Open a fresh young coconut and pour the coconut water into a glass. Measure out 3/4 cup and pour it into the blender. Using a spoon, scrape out enough white meat from the inside of the coconut to make 1/4 cup and add to the blender. Put all remaining ingredients in the blender until smooth. Thin with more coconut water, if desired, then add the ICE last.
- Blendtec Blender: Using your Blendtec press the smoothie button and let it run, if you want to manually make it then start on speed 1 or speed 3 until all the ingredients catch, then increase to higher speeds for a smooth consistency.
- Vitamix Blender: If you have a newer Vitamix-blender then use the automatic smoothie setting! If you have an older Vitamix or want to blend manually then start on speed 1/low and slowly increase to speed 10/high. Use the Tamper if needed. Blend until smooth.
- Regular Blender: Start on slow speeds and let the blender work those ingredients in and then increase to a higher speed for a smooth consistency.
The Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie recipe is endless in the amount of ways you can serve it. It’s one of the funnest smoothies to make. Obviously, you would want to turn the Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie into piña coladas if serving to adults! Just add a teaspoon of stevia powder or a little coconut nectar to the blender for sweetness. Then add 1.5 ounces of white rum and 1 ounce of dark rum. Then pour in hurricane glasses and top with the usual paper umbrella, a slice of pineapple on the side of the glass and a colorful straw. The Bobby Flay Coconut Smoothie recipe is also great for serving to kids as a virgin piña colada treat. They’ll love that they’re actually getting an “adult” drink. Serve this up at any event, especially at the pool or a cookout. Jimmy Buffet would be proud!
- Recipe by: Bobby Flay
- Recipe Type: Smoothie
- Servings: 4
Special Equipment:
Blendtec blender, Vitamix Blender, Ice cube trays, Measuring cups, Cutting board, Knife, Medium size bowl, Glass, Spoon
Ingredient Health Benefits
The coconut tree is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. Coconut water is actually the juice in the endosperm of young, tender coconuts. Its water is consumed worldwide for its nutritious and health benefiting properties. The water is obtained by opening a tender, green, healthy, and undamaged coconut. Inside, it’s clear liquid is sweet, and sterile and composed of unique chemicals such as sugars, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, enzymes, amino acids, cytokine, and phyto-hormones. Coconut water helps electrolyte balance and blood sugar regulation.
The pineapple is a tropical plant in the Bromeliaceae family with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. Pineapples contain ample amounts of Vitamin C, Manganese, and Copper. Bromelain is a complex mixture of substances that can be extracted from the stem and core fruit of the pineapple. There are dozens of known substances within Bromelain that have powerful medicinal effects, including enzymes crucial to digestion of protein.
Coconut yogurt is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of coconut milk. Coconut yogurt is a great source of probiotic bacteria including L. Acidophilus and B. Bifidum strains. The coconut tree is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. Coconuts are the definition of “good fat”, with a super high fat content including lauric acid.
The coconut tree is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. Coconuts are the definition of “good fat”, with a super high fat content including lauric acid.
The coconut tree is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. Coconuts are the definition of “good fat”, with a super high fat content including lauric acid.
Shredded coconut is made from dried, shredded coconut meat. The coconut tree is a member of the family Arecaceae. It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. Coconuts are the definition of “good fat”, with a super high fat content including lauric acid.
