Mango, Strawberry and Toasted Coconut Smoothie
With a double hit of coconut, fresh mango and strawberries, this refreshing smoothie packs a coconut punch.
This thick and refreshing smoothie gets its tropical taste from coconut milk, toasted shredded coconut and fresh mango.
Lime juice gives this smoothie a touch of tart citrus flavor, and strawberries are added for an extra layer of sweetness and texture.
When buying fresh strawberries, I try to pick the container of strawberries with leaves that look fresh and green without any dry, brown or wilted spots.
So often I’ll have high hopes for making recipes using strawberries and then I get too busy to make them.
Then I know it’s time to make a smoothie to use up the berries.
In this smoothie, the coconut and mango are a nice complement to the strawberries.
In combination they taste wonderful together.
About the Order of Ingredients
Although this smoothie tastes wonderful when the ingredients are added to the blender in a random order*…
…A rule of thumb is to add the liquids and soft ingredients in the blender first, and then the harder ingredients last.
So, for example to the blender jar,
- First, add liquids such as juice, water or milk
- Second, add soft ingredients like yogurt, fresh (unfrozen) cut fruit and berries, or honey
- Then add items such as frozen cut fruit and berries, vegetables or nuts
- Lastly add the ice
When blending a smoothie, to avoid an air pocket from forming by the blade in the blender jar, there needs to be a good balance between the liquid and frozen ingredients (including ice).
* In the pictures below, the ingredients are added to the blender in a random order.
Let’s check out all the ingredients in this delicious smoothie.
Shredded coconut, mango, strawberries, plain nonfat Greek yogurt, light coconut milk, ice cubes, honey, fresh lime, and flax seed (optional)
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Preparation
For the Toasted Coconut:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Spread the coconut out thinly on a cookie sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven (at 325 degrees F.), carefully stirring occasionally until it starts to turn brown (about 8 to 10 minutes).
As soon as the coconut is done (watch it closely while in the oven), remove from the oven and let cool.
For the Smoothie
Remove the skin from the mango and cut the flesh off of the seed.
Cut the fruit into large pieces.
To a blender, add the mango…
…strawberries…
…flax seed (optional)…
…yogurt, honey…
…lime juice…
…and 1/2 of the toasted coconut.
Then add coconut milk and…
…ice cubes.
…blend on the smoothie or milkshake setting…
…until smooth.
After the smoothie is done blending, do a taste test and add more honey if needed.
Garnish and Serve:
Pour into serving glasses.
Top with…
…toasted coconut and garnish the rim of each serving glass with a lime wedge.
Serve right away while the smoothie is ice cold.
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Mango, Strawberry and Toasted Coconut Smoothie
Ingredients
For the Toasted Shredded Coconut:
- 2/3 cup shredded coconut
For the Smoothie:
- 1 cup light coconut milk
- 1/2 of a lime, juiced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 whole mango skin removed, mango flesh cut off of the seed
- 15 medium size strawberries
- 1/2 cup Toasted Shredded Coconut
- 2 tablespoons flax seed optional
- 1 cup ice cubes
For the Garnish:
- 1/2 of a lime cut into 3 wedges for garnish
- 1/3 cup Toasted Shredded Coconut
Equipment
- Blender
Instructions
For the Toasted Coconut:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Spread the coconut out thinly on a cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven (at 325 degrees F.), carefully stirring occasionally until it starts to turn brown (about 8 to 10 minutes). Watch closely and remove from the oven right away when the coconut starts to turn brown. Let cool.
For the Smoothie:
- In a blender, add coconut milk, lime juice, honey, yogurt, mango, strawberries, toasted coconut, flax seed (optional), and ice cubes.Blend on the smoothie or milkshake setting until smooth.
- After the smoothie is blended, do a taste test and add more honey if needed.
Serve and Garnish:
- Pour into the serving glasses and serve right away while the smoothie is ice cold. Top with shredded coconut and garnish the rim of the serving glasses with a lime wedge.
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