Strawberry Piña Colada Smoothie
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Frozen strawberries, pineapple, and banana combine with coconut milk and almonds to create the most luxurious, healthy smoothie you’ve ever had! This easy Piña Colada Smoothie has party time written all over it.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Flavor – This fruit smoothie tastes like the best Strawberry Piña Colada milkshake you’ve ever had–if that exists.
- Kid-favorite – Besides the Blueberry Muffin Smoothie, this was the most popular one with my kids.
- It can be prepped as a smoothie pack – Scale it up and freeze the smoothie packs.
- More fruits and veggies – Like our other recipes that sneak in vegetables and fruits, smoothies are an easy and tasty way to eat more produce at breakfast.
Ingredient Notes
Here are all of the ingredients you need for this Strawberry Piña Colada Smoothie:
Ingredient Notes:
- Coconut milk – I recommend using full-fat coconut milk from the can if you want the best milkshake experience. But, coconut water or your favorite milk will work as a substitute. Just can’t promise it will blow. you. away. like the full-fat coconut milk will.
- Banana – You could substitute avocado for this but the smoothie may not be as sweet.
- Pineapple – Fresh or frozen works. You could substitute mango.
- Strawberries – Like our Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats, you’ll use fresh or frozen strawberries. Don’t be afraid to toss the whole fresh strawberry in. The leaves from the strawberry actually add some nutrition!
- Sliced or slivered raw almonds – Macadamia nuts or cashews would work as well.
- Unsweetened shredded coconut – This is optional but tasty.
If you’d like to add in more protein, feel free to add in a sugar-free, unflavored protein powder or collagen powder. I like Vital Protein Collagen Peptides.
What Blender Do I Need?
To really pulverize the freezer smoothie packs, you’ll need a high-powered blender.
The two blenders that stand out as clear winners from my experience are:
- The Vitamix because it is very high-powered, super simple, and will last for an eon. We both have this blender and it’s the BEST.
- A more affordable option is the Nutri Ninja Personal and Countertop Blender. This makes smooth smoothies and allows me to make single-serving smoothies. The big blender doesn’t pulverize as well as the smaller containers or the Vitamix, just so you know. We use the single-serving blender daily.
Make It a Freezer Smoothie Pack
What are freezer smoothie packs?
Freezer smoothie packs have become the norm around our houses these days. That’s because, just like with our healthy freezer meal recipes, it makes so much sense to use our time and resources efficiently by prepping these smoothies in bulk.
To Prep the Smoothie Pack:
Layer ingredients in small freezer bags (or reusable silicone bags) in this order:
- 1/2 banana, in slices
- 1/2 cup whole strawberries, stemmed
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks
- 2 tablespoons sliced or slivered raw almonds (sub: raw cashews or macadamia nuts)
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
Seal tightly, squeezing out the air, and freeze for up to 3 months.
To Make the Smoothie:
Pour the liquid in your blender, dump in the frozen smoothie pack, and blend.
More Smoothie Recipes
We worked hard to develop 7 delicious smoothie recipes and teach you how to prep them as freezer smoothie packs. Here are the other flavors available:
FAQs
Yes! If you don’t drink all of your smoothie, pour it into an ice cube tray (or something to help portion it out) and freeze. Then pop out the small portions of smoothie to toss in your blender next time you make a smoothie.
You can substitute it with coconut water or your favorite type of milk.
Sure! Feel free to add in a sugar-free, unflavored protein powder or collagen powder. I like Vital Protein Collagen Peptides. You may need to add a little more liquid if you include this ingredient.
We have written a post with all our tips for freezing bananas. The main takeaway is to freeze the banana slices on a baking sheet for a few hours and THEN transfer to a freezer-safe container.
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Strawberry Piña Colada Smoothie
Frozen strawberries, pineapple, and banana combine with coconut milk and almonds to create the most luxurious, healthy smoothie you’ve ever had! Prep ahead and make it into freezer smoothie packs to have on hand any time.
Ingredients
- 1 – 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk (recommended: full-fat version in the can; or substitute coconut water or your favorite milk)
- 1/2 banana
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 2 tablespoons sliced or slivered raw almonds (sub: raw cashews or macadamia nuts)
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
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Instructions
Make It Now:
1. Start by adding 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (see notes above in ingredient list) to a high-powered blender. Then, add all the other ingredients.
2. Blend until smooth. You may need to stop and stir/shake the blender or add up to 1/2 cup more of coconut milk, as needed, to make sure it gets smooth.
Make Freezer Smoothie Packs for Later:
1. Layer ingredients in small freezer bags (or reusable silicone bags) in this order:
- 1/2 banana, in slices
- 1/2 cup whole strawberries, frozen or fresh, stemmed
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks, frozen or fresh
- 2 tablespoons sliced or slivered raw almonds (sub: raw cashews or macadamia nuts)
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
2. Seal tightly, squeezing out the air, and freeze for up to 3 months.
3. To Blend: Start by adding 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (see notes above in ingredient list) into a high-powered blender first. Break up the ingredients in the bag by hitting it on the counter or crunching it with your hands. Dump the ingredients from the bag in and follow blending instructions above.
Notes/Tips
- If you’d like to add in more protein, feel free to add in a sugar-free, unflavored protein powder or collagen powder. I like Vital Protein Collagen Peptides. You may need to add a little more liquid.
- You’ll have some leftover coconut milk if using the canned version. Either store it in the fridge for another smoothie that week or try it as a creamer in your coffee! It’s delicious.
- Feel free to add a little rum to this smoothie if making it for a party or fun drink on vacation!
- Don’t be afraid to toss the whole fresh strawberry in. The leaves from the strawberry actually add some nutrition!
Smoothie Packs Delivered to Your Door!
If you want to make life really simple, try SmoothieBox. We love these frozen smoothie packs that are delivered to your door.
In fact, you can read my full honest review of SmoothieBox here. I love having these in the freezer for days when I just don’t have time to whip up a smoothie on my own.
My favorite smoothie go to!
Yay! So glad you found a favorite Amber.
I’m allergic to nuts. I love making smoothies. This will be my next smoothie.
Wow great smoothie recipes
Is that calorie count correct?
Thanks for letting us know that this calorie count was off. I just updated it.
I think it is still way off. The nutrition facts say the recipe makes 2 – 16 oz portions, when in fact it only makes one 16 oz smoothie. So all the numbers should be multiplied by 2. I was a bit dismayed when I realized that I had just drunk almost 600 calories. I will definitely be substituting regular almond milk for the coconut milk in the future to cut down on the calories.
Hi Tori. Thanks for pointing that out to us. We tweak our recipes from time to time and miss a step. In this case, telling the nutrition counter that it was one 16-oz serving. We appreciate when followers point these things out to us so we can fix them. I have updated the nutrition for this recipe and checked all our other smoothie recipes as well.