Pineapple coconut chia smoothie
Pineapple, coconut milk and chia: a dairy-free tropical smoothie with 7 g fibre.
- Time
- 7 min
- Makes
- 1 serving
- Level
- Easy
- Gear
- Blender / mixer
Per serving
1 glass (350 ml)
- Calories
- 280kcal
- Protein
- 4g
- Carbs
- 39g
- Fibre
- 7g
- Fat
- 14g
- Sugar
- 21g
Fresh pineapple blended with a measured spoon of thick coconut milk, half a banana, lime and chia seeds. Coconut milk is high in saturated fat, so it is kept to 50 ml for creaminess; the pineapple gives vitamin C and the chia adds fibre and a little protein. A good afternoon snack or a light breakfast when you want something that is not milk-based.
- High fibre
- No cook
- Under 15 min
- No added sugar
- Snack
- Breakfast
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Ingredients
Method
- 1
Soak the chia seeds in the 100 ml water for 5 minutes while you cut the pineapple.
- 2
Add the pineapple, coconut milk, banana, lime juice, the soaked chia with its water, and the ice to the blender jar.
- 3
Blend on high for 45 seconds until smooth and creamy. Pour and drink within 10 minutes before the chia sets it.
Tips
- Pineapple from the fruit cart that smells sweet at the base is ripe; a green, hard one is sour and needs sugar.
- Freeze leftover pineapple cubes; frozen fruit replaces the ice and makes it thicker.
Swaps
- Replace coconut milk with 100 g curd for a lower-fat veg version with 4 g more protein.
Nutrition is estimated per serving from IFCT 2017 and USDA FoodData Central and rounded. Your ingredients and portions will differ a little.
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- Calories
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- Protein
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