Dieser Drachenfrucht-Smoothie is a healthy, refreshing, vibrant pink smoothie loaded with anti-oxidant, iron, and protein. It’s a delicious plant-based smoothie for hot summer days.
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Drachenfrucht-Smoothie
Inhaltsstoffe
- 8 Unzen Dragon Fruit - eingefroren
- ½ Tasse Gefrorene Mango - Stücke
- 1 klein Banana - in Stücke schneiden
- 1 ¼ Tasse Kokosmilch - oder Mandelmilch
- ½ Tasse Eiswürfel
- 1 Esslöffel Limettensaft
Optional
- 2 Esslöffel Vanille-Proteinpulver
Anleitungen
- Add all the smoothie ingredients to the jug of a blender.
- Blend on the high-speed setting until smooth. You can thin out the smoothie by adding a splash more milk or water.
- Sofort servieren.
Ernährung
What’s Dragon Fruit?
Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit growing on a variety of cactus plants. It’s native in Mexico and South America. It’s a fruit with many health benefits, and that’s why people love to add it to smoothies and smoothie bowls.
Dragon fruit’s main benefits are:
- Reich an Antioxidantien.
- High in Iron – 100 grams of fruit contain 4% of the Daily Value.
- Low-carb with only 10 grams of net carbs per 100 grams. It’s less than blueberries, meaning it’s diabetes-friendly, and it won’t spike blood sugar levels as quickly as other fruits like bananas.
- It contains prebiotics good for gut health.
- Low in calories but high in fiber, so it’s fulfilling and refreshing.
Dragon fruit flavor varies based on the color of its flesh. Overall, it has a soft, melt-in-your-mouth flesh very similar to kiwi but more like a pear in flavor. Some dragon fruits have white flesh with a mild taste, while others have reddish, vibrant purple flesh with dark seeds with a more robust flavor.
Zutaten und Substitutionen
A dragon smoothie is a refreshing, easy pink smoothie loaded with nutrients. It’s very easy to make with a bunch of simple ingredients, including:
- Gefrorene Drachenfrucht – of course, you can use fresh dragon fruit, cut, scoop, and fresh the flesh or use it raw if in season. But I personally prefer the frozen dragon fruits because it makes your pitaya smoothie so creamy. You can use any dragon fruit color: red, white, or yellow.
- Gefrorene Mango – the dragon fruit mango smoothie combination is heavenly delicious! Plus mango has a frothy creamy texture to the drink too. If you are not a fan of mango, try frozen pineapple or frozen banana.
- Banana – fresh, small.
- Kokosmilch oder Mandelmilch.
- Eiswürfel – for a frothy texture.
- Limettensaft – or lime juice.
Like any other smoothie recipe, you can play with flavor by adding some ingredients to the smoothie to boost its creamy texture or flavor.
- Erdnussbutter – 1 tablespoon adds protein and creamy texture.
- Mandelbutter – 1 tablespoon adds creaminess.
- Freshly squeeze Orangensaft to skip the lime juice.
How To Make A Dragon Fruit Smoothie (in Pictures)
Serviervorschläge
You can serve this pitaya smoothie plain or with some toppings that add texture and pop out all its flavors like:
- Getrocknete Goji-Beeren
- Freeze-dried raspberries or strawberries
- Geröstete Kokosnuss
- Gehobelte Mandeln
Allergie-Tausch
Below I listed some options to make this smoothie if you have some food allergy or ingredients you dislike
- Mangofrei – you can use any other frozen tropical fruits like frozen pineapple, frozen banana, or frozen kiwi.
- Kokosnussfrei – use almond milk or oat milk.
- Ohne Nüsse – use hemp milk or oat milk, or soy milk.
- Bananenfrei – if you don’t enjoy the banana flavor in your smoothie, you can use frozen zucchini slices or more frozen mango or the same 1/3 cup yogurt.
- Protein Powder-Free – just skip it and thicken up the smoothie with high-protein seeds like chia seeds or hemp seeds.
Protein-Boost
You can add more protein to your drink by making a few changes in the recipe like:
- Replace 1/3 cup of coconut milk with high-protein plant-based yogurt.
- Then, add one tablespoon of super seeds high in proteins like hemp seeds, chia seeds, or flax meal.
- Increase vanilla protein powder – but this thickens the drink consequently, and you may need more plant-based milk to balance the texture.
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Below I listed some more healthy smoothie recipes for you to try:
I used frozen dragon fruit as I believe I’ve never seen fresh ones in my store. This was delicious!