Pineapple Orange Smoothie (3-Ingredients)
If you like tropical flavors, then you’re going to love this delicious Pineapple Orange Smoothie. It’s a dairy-free recipe that you can serve for breakfast or a snack. You only need 3 simple ingredients to make this healthy drink.
During warm weather, it’s always refreshing to have a cold drink. Alternatively, in wintertime, it can be energizing to have a cold and bright-flavored orange smoothie recipe.
This delicious Pineapple Orange Smoothie is full of vitamin C and tropical flavor.
The secret ingredient base is made using canned or homemade coconut milk, and the result is a creamy, icy-cold drink that will transport you to an island paradise.
During hot weather, this frosty smoothie is the best way to cool down.
Pineapple Orange Smoothie Benefits
- With just three simple ingredients, making this Orange Pineapple Smoothie is super fast and easy to make.
- As written, this recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, paleo, and Whole30-friendly. It’s a simple recipe that everyone loves.
- Serve it as a quick breakfast drink, or as a snack. Even kids love this delicious smoothie recipe and it’s a great way to get them to consume more fresh fruits.
Ingredients
- Fresh oranges are the star of this smoothie. I recommend using whole peeled oranges or orange segments as opposed to just using orange juice. Save the orange peels and use them to make this Orange Tea recipe!
- Frozen pineapple chunks make the smoothie thick and tropical-flavored. Not to mention, pineapple contains bromelain which can improve digestion. Look for a bag at in the freezer section of your grocery store.
- Coconut milk acts as the base of this smoothie. You can use either full-fat canned coconut milk, light coconut milk or even coconut beverage (which comes in a box). Or, for a low calorie diet, you can use almond milk instead (see my related Pineapple Smoothie for Weight Loss).
See the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Steps
Step One
Gather up your ingredients, including frozen pineapple chunks, coconut milk, and an orange.
You can use fresh pineapple, but then you’ll need to add about 1/2 cup of ice cubes to make the drink cold.
Step Two
Once you have your ingredients, it’s time to blend them up!
Ideally, you would have a high-speed blender like a Vitamix to ensure that the drink gets very creamy and fully blended.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Three
Once you’ve blended your Pineapple Orange Smoothie, then you can serve it right out of the blender.
This recipe makes two servings, so you can share it or you can store the leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
This tropical smoothie is a great thing on a hot summer day! Or, try it in the wintertime to increase your intake of vitamin C and feel like you’re on a tropical vacation.
Recipe Tips
- You can use frozen pineapple if you like, but you’ll need to add 1/2 cup of water to get the right consistency.
- You can also add your choice of protein powder to make this a meal replacement. See my list of the best clean protein powders.
- This recipe is very versatile! Feel free to swap out ingredients or add foods like Greek yogurt, vegan yogurt, mango chunks, coconut water, or even a handful of spinach if you want to make green smoothies.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, but then you’ll also need to add about 1/2 cup of ice cubes so the smoothie is cold.
Yes, but it won’t be as filling.
Yes, absolutely! I would suggest using an unsweetened version of protein powder, otherwise your smoothie will be too sweet.
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Pineapple Orange Smoothie (3-Ingredients)
If you like tropical flavors, then you’re going to love this delicious Pineapple Orange Smoothie. It’s a dairy-free recipe that you can serve for breakfast or a snack. You only need 3 simple ingredients to make this healthy drink.
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup light coconut milk
- 2 oranges, peeled and cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
Instructions
- In the base of a high-speed blender, combine the coconut milk, oranges, and pineapple.
- Process on high for about 30 seconds, or until the smoothie is creamy and fully blended.
- Serve immediately, or pour into a glass with a lid and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Notes
- You can use frozen pineapple if you like, but you’ll need to add 1/2 cup of water to get the right consistency.
- You can also add your choice of protein powder to make this a meal replacement.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: Smoothie
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Breakfast
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 148
- Sugar: 16.8 g
- Sodium: 1.8 mg
- Fat: 6.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.9 g
- Fiber: 3.1 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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I made it with unsweetened coconut milk but had to add sugar . It was delicious
This was easy peasy and tasted like an orange Julius
Yum
This is my one of my favorite smoothie recipes ever!