Banana takes the main fruit role in this coconut-yogurt and cashew-milk blend. Vanilla adds aroma without another fruit flavor. The recipe provides a simple creamy base to compare with berry or green smoothies, highlighting the effect of a different yogurt ingredient.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Vanilla Banana Coconut Yogurt Smoothie
Banana takes the main fruit role in this coconut-yogurt and cashew-milk blend.
Prep: 5 minutesServings: 1
Base recipe: 1 serving; the full base batch
Vegan
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Measured ingredient amounts adjust with servings. “To taste” amounts and directions stay as written.
Ingredients
- 2 banana, peeleds frozen
- 0.5 cup plain coconut yogurt
- 1 cup unsweetened cashew milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- Pour the measured liquid into the blender. Add the softer prepared ingredients first, keeping the frozen pieces separated so they can move toward the blades instead of forming a solid block above them.
- Add the remaining edible ingredients, including the measured fruit, nuts, seeds, or spices listed for this recipe. Blend until evenly combined. Use the machine instructions to choose a suitable speed, and stop before checking texture or scraping the jug.
- Taste a small spoonful after blending. If the mixture is too thick to pour, add cold water one tablespoon at a time and blend briefly again. Divide the base batch into 1 serving and enjoy promptly.
Notes
Contains tree nuts. Prepared ingredients are required; additional cooking, cooling, freezing, brewing, or soaking time is excluded from the active prep estimate. Serving volume and nutrition totals are not measured.
Adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies.
Tips and ingredient notes
Use plain coconut yogurt and separate frozen banana pieces. Flavored yogurt can make vanilla too strong. This adaptation removes collagen from its source, so the card includes only the listed food ingredients.
Plain yogurt keeps the fruit and spice balance easier to control. Greek-style products are usually thicker than ordinary natural yogurt, so the same spoon measure can produce a different pour. Blend first, then adjust with small measured additions of liquid if necessary.
A banana with a few brown speckles gives a different sweetness from a firm, barely ripe one. Slice it before freezing, keeping pieces separate. This makes measuring easier and avoids a large frozen mass that the blender cannot move.
Ingredient health benefits
- Banana contributes potassium, needed for normal muscle and nerve function.
- Banana contributes vitamin B6, which helps the body process protein.
Nutrition references: MedlinePlus: Potassium; NIH: Vitamin B6. These are ingredient contributions; nutrition per serving has not been calculated.
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Recipe adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies. Article text and directions written for Healthy Smoothie Recipes. Supplement omissions and preparation changes mean source nutrition totals do not apply.
