Tropical Smoothie

Name: Tropical Smoothie
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yield: 5 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup nonfat or 1% milk 2 cups pineapple chunks (fresh; frozen or canned and drained) 1 banana 1 cup cold water

A cold and refreshing drink with sweet pineapple and creamy banana.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Makes: 5 cups
Nutrition Facts: View label

Ingredients

1 cup nonfat or 1% milk

2 cups pineapple chunks (fresh, frozen or canned and drained)

1 banana

1 cup cold water

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Rinse fresh fruits under running water before preparing.
Put all ingredients in a blender. Put lid on tightly.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into cups or glasses. Serve chilled.
Refrigerate or freeze extra portions for a fast, healthy snack.

Notes

For a thicker smoothie, use frozen fruit instead of fresh fruit.

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Comments

Submitted by watkinbr on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 10:57

An absolute favorite for kids. They helped me make it! And a great quick snack.

Submitted by tierrabonita on Wed, 04/23/2014 - 11:37

A very good base! The smoothie per the recipe really tasted like pineapple. We wanted more flavors so we added 1 more banana and a tad of coconut extract and that gave it more flavors.