Saturday Smoothies: Pina Colada Pizazz

Pina Colada Pizzazz

Makes three 10-oz servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cup fresh pineapple chunks, frozen (or not)
• 1-1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/2 lime, frozen then sliced, peel and all (you don’t have to freeze it)
• 1-1/2 banana, frozen
• 6 frozen coconut milk “ice” cubes
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted, for garnish
• Thinly sliced pineapple wedges for garnish

PREPARATION:

1. Put everything in a blender and pulse until blended.
2. Adjust the flavorings (vanilla and lime) according to your taste. You might also want to add a little more fresh pineapple, depending on how sweet you like your smoothies.
3. You can use canned pineapple if you don’t have fresh, but trust me — fresh is far better!
4. Add rum if you want an alcoholic smoothie.
5. Add vanilla ice cream if you’re not avoiding dairy, and this is more of a dessert for you.