Description
Creamy dragonfruit delight smoothie blends tropical flavors with a stunning pink hue. Refreshing ingredients create a simple, delicious drink perfect for wellness enthusiasts seeking a quick nutritional boost.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (150 grams / 5.3 oz) frozen dragonfruit
- 1 frozen banana
- ½ cup (120 milliliters / 4 fl oz) plain vanilla dairy-free yogurt (optional)
- 1 to 1 ½ cups (240–360 milliliters / 8–12 fl oz) unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters / 0.17 fl oz) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Gather and chill dragonfruit, almond milk, yogurt, honey, and ice cubes to ensure optimal smoothie texture and temperature.
- Blending Foundation: Load blender with dragonfruit chunks, creating a base layer and breaking them into smaller fragments for smoother integration.
- Liquid Composition: Pour almond milk and yogurt over dragonfruit, establishing a creamy liquid foundation that will facilitate seamless blending.
- Flavor Enhancement: Introduce honey, allowing it to cascade through ingredients for balanced sweetness and depth of flavor.
- Texture Refinement: Incorporate ice cubes to generate a frosty consistency and enhance the smoothie’s structural integrity.
- Blending Technique: Secure blender lid and initiate pulsing to disintegrate large fragments, then transition to high-speed setting for thorough mixture.
- Final Integration: Blend continuously for 45-60 seconds, intermittently pausing to ensure complete ingredient incorporation and uniform texture.
- Sensory Adjustment: Evaluate smoothie’s consistency and flavor, modifying with additional almond milk or honey to achieve desired profile.
- Presentation: Transfer smoothie into chilled glasses, garnishing with dragonfruit fragments or delicate honey drizzle for aesthetic appeal.
Notes
- Chill Ingredients First: Cold components ensure a smoother, more refreshing smoothie texture and prevent ingredient separation.
- Break Dragonfruit Carefully: Smaller chunks blend more efficiently, creating a silky-smooth consistency without lumps.
- Pulse Before Blending: Initial pulsing helps break down larger fruit pieces, preventing uneven blending and potential motor strain.
- Adjust Consistency Wisely: Add extra almond milk gradually to reach desired thickness, preventing over-dilution of flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg