Avocado-Banana-Coconut Smoothie
Recipe: #23514
April 17, 2016
Categories: Beverages, Smoothies, Oats, Gluten-Free, High Fiber, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, more
"My fondness for particular ingredients runs in spurts. Right now I'm a woman on a mission to find & binge on AVOCADO recipes. The idea for this recipe did not originate w/me. I found a recipe for an avocado smoothie by Amy @ chewoutlouddotcom & modified it to better suit our taste preferences. It's a bit of a smoothie adventure because I like oats & bananas in a smoothie (not in her recipe). Spinach leaves were a part of her recipe, but DH cannot abide them. So these items were all listed as optional for this recipe. That said, I hope you'll give it a try & share your favorite combo of ingredients w/me. Enjoy!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (339.7 g)
- Calories 456.2
- Total Fat - 11.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
- Cholesterol - 13.2 mg
- Sodium - 224.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 80.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.5 g
- Sugars - 51.3 g
- Protein - 14.6 g
- Calcium - 212.9 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 25 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine the 1st 4 ingredients in a blender & blend until smooth.
Step 2
Choose your desired optional ingredients (oats, banana or spinach leaves) & blend again.
Step 3
Adjust for desired consistency by adding crushed ice.
Step 4
Serve immediately or chill to serve later. (If serving later, place cling wrap directly over surface of smoothie to prevent any change of color.
NOTE #1: Yield is 3 large smoothies (or 4 smaller)
NOTE #2: If you opt to use the banana as an ingredient, I suggest using only half the amt of the honey as the banana will add natural sweetness. You can always add more honey after a taste test if desired
NOTE #3: I have a wide-mouth jar w/a lid that I use often for recipes like this & then I reach for my trusty hand-held blender so I can get the job done easily & use the jar for storage of any excess
Tips
- Standard blender or hand-held stick blender (my choice)