Raspberry Coconut Smoothie (dairy-free, vegan)
This healthy and naturally sweetened raspberry coconut smoothie is dairy-free and vegan with the help of some coconut milk!
I’m all about smoothies right now. I’m sure I’ve whined about this before, but it feels like there are only apples, oranges and bananas over here during the winter. And as someone who struggles to eat veggies, I need my fruit! Luckily, frozen raspberries are super cheap over here, so I go through about two pounds of them every week throughout the year, except for those few precious weeks when we have fresh berries.
Mr. Texanerin surprised me with two fresh coconuts right before Christmas. They turned out to be such pretty props that I’ve been making coconut everything! I was kind of shocked by how much I loved the raspberry coconut combination in these gluten-free raspberry coconut oat macaroons, so I thought I’d give it another try.
To make this raspberry coconut smoothie creamy, you can either use banana or avocado. If you use banana, the flavor will be really apparent and the smoothie will be naturally sweet. If you use avocado, you won’t taste any avocado, but you’ll need to add some sweetener!
I’m getting a little tired of banana,s so I went with avocado this time. I added a few drops of Stevia, but you could add honey, agave, granulated sugar… whatever you want!
I added coconut butter to add some intense, creamy coconut flavor. I like my smoothie to be completely smooth, and so shredded coconut wasn’t going to happen. If you don’t have coconut butter, don’t bother buying it just for this smoothie. Make your own homemade coconut butter! Or leave it out and add shredded coconut or a little coconut extract.
This raspberry coconut smoothie is also naturally dairy-free and vegan! No yogurt is needed. I used canned coconut milk instead of regular milk.
If you want a non-coconut version of this smoothie, check out this raspberry banana avocado smoothie! And for something different, try these turmeric smoothies.
Raspberry Coconut Smoothie (dairy-free, vegan)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (122 grams) coconut milk
- 1 cup (125 grams) frozen raspberries
- 1 tablespoon coconut butter optional, for extra coconut flavor
- 1 (150 grams) banana peeled and chopped into ½" pieces and frozen OR the flesh of 1/4 – 1/2 an avocado, chopped into 1/2" pieces and frozen
- sweetener of choice, if using avocado instead of banana
Instructions
- Blend all of the ingredients in your blender, food processor or with an immersion blender.
- Add sweetener to taste. If you use an avocado and not a banana, you’ll need to add some sweetener.
- If the smoothie is too thick for you, add milk until it’s your desired consistency.
Notes
- The nutrition information provided is calculated as a courtesy and is only an estimate. I am not a licensed nutritionist or dietitian. For the most accurate nutritional data, consult a professional or use your preferred calculator.
Just made this but instead of coconut milk I used apple juice and instead of raspberries, I used blueberries. Very good and the kids liked it, too, :)
Yum! That sounds delicious. I’ll have to give it a try! Thanks for your feedback. :)
This sounds amazing! I love the idea of adding coconut butter to the mix – I am highly highly addicted to that stuff! Pinned :)
Thanks for pinning and I agree, coconut butter is SO good!
Beautiful! And it sounds like dessert :D Yummy!
Thanks, Heidi! :)
I can’t get enough of smoothies lately :) they play a BIG part in my weekly routine!
Same here! It’s all I want for breakfast lately. :)