Don’t know about you, but I get “palate fatigue” when there are too many chocolatey smoothies in a row.
Now don’t get me wrong. It’s rare that I will turn down a strawberry chocolate smoothie (one of my fave combos) or chocolately anything, so you can still offer me one next time I’m at your house. 🤣
I recently decided to do a modification of an older smoothie recipe, the Blimey Limey Smoothie, for a non-chocolate but pro-delish result.
The other impetus for this smoothie was a lime in the fridge starting to be done with life AND a discovery of a can of light coconut milk in the pantry that wasn’t too far from its own expiration date. So why not tag team these ingredients? Of course, if you know me at all, we also can’t neglect the protein component in our concoctions so welcome back to the stage a vanilla protein powder and vanilla extract.
Smoothie Ingredients:
1/2 c (120 ml) of light coconut milk from the can (this would be close to the nutritional equivalent of about 12 oz from the unsweetened coconut milk in the carton like this one)
1/2 c (120 gm) of 2% Fage plain greek yogurt (if you are dairy-free or vegan, use Kite Hill instead)
1 scoop (~20 grams of protein) vanilla whey isolate protein powder (you can use a vanilla plant-based powder, but add an amount that yields 20 grams of protein by content)
2 Tbsp (30-60 ml) of fresh lime juice*
1/2 tsp of pure vanilla extract
1/2 frozen banana*
2 Tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes (I have this product)
handful of ice
Add ingredients to blender and blend until well blended. 😆 Then gulp and enjoy!
Basic nutritional info:
378 calories
29 grams carbohydrate
4 grams fiber
34 grams protein
14 grams fat
*Additional notes:
Use more lime juice if you are a lime fan or like a touch more of that tart zing! The 2 Tbsp of fresh lime juice that I used was not over-the-top limey at all.
Use more banana or add other fruit if you prefer more sweetness or need additional carbohydrate.
You may be wondering the differences between canned light coconut milk and the kind you find in cartons?
The light canned coconut milk is similar to the cartons of unsweetened coconut milk in that both are diluted with water.
Calorie-wise, it takes about 3-4x the ounces from the carton to match what you’ll find in the can. In other words, you have to use ~8 oz of cartoned coconut milk to get similar calories in 2 oz of canned light coconut milk. In this sense, the canned light versions are often cheaper per serving.
The canned version is not fortified with vitamins/minerals and usually doesn’t contain other ingredients to make the milk have as good of a “mixability” characteristic (like thickeners and stabilizers).
Anywho, enjoy this recipe and let me know if you try it or do a different version of it!
-Dina