Dragon Fruit Smoothie – A Lovely Mess

This dragon fruit smoothie is nice, fruity, and refreshing. Its brilliant pink coloration could be very interesting and the recipe is straightforward to whip up in simply 5 minutes.

Dragon fruit (additionally referred to as Pitaya) is a scrumptious, nutrient-filled fruit that will get its title as a result of the surface of the fruit resembles dragon’s scales. Dragon fruit has a gentle taste and tastes a bit like a kiwi.

Associated: Blueberry Smoothie, Banana Smoothie, Watermelon Smoothie, Espresso Smoothie, and Chocolate Banana Smoothie.

Dragon Fruit Smoothie Components

• Dragon Fruit Powder – This brilliant pink powder will give your smoothie a pure scorching pink coloration. It’s a helpful powder to have readily available anytime you wish to dye a meals pink.
• Frozen Mango – Makes the smoothie flavorful and tropical.
• Frozen Banana – Provides sweetness and a creamy texture.
• Milk – I used almond milk, you need to use any sort of milk you’ve readily available.
• Honey – For added sweetness.
• Lime Juice – Brings out the tropical flavors.

Find out how to Discover Dragon Fruit

The primary time we visited China, I keep in mind being stunned how plentiful dragon fruit is, promoting in nearly each road vendor we handed. Within the U.S., it isn’t as straightforward to find dragon fruit. Sometimes, I’ll see it at grocery shops, nearly all the time the white selection as seen in my pictures right here.

Together with being tough to find, dragon fruit is normally very costly in the USA. One of the best place to examine is your native Asian markets, which have one of the best choice and pricing I’ve discovered.

Since dragon fruit isn’t all the time straightforward to find, I like to recommend holding a bag of dragon fruit powder readily available. This powder is constructed from pure dehydrated pitaya with no added sugar.

Sometimes, additionally, you will see frozen pitaya packets within the freezer part—these are nice for holding readily available for smoothies.

Find out how to Make a Pitaya Smoothie

In a blender, mix all of your elements.

I began out with one tablespoon of dragon fruit powder, which created a delicate pink smoothie. To get an intense scorching pink like my pictures, you have to three tablespoons of pitaya powder.

Mix till easy.

Optionally, garnish the smoothie with items of contemporary dragon fruit. Serve instantly.

Suggestions for Making a Dragon Fruit Smoothie

• The highest flavors that come by means of on this smoothie are mango and lime. For a extra intense tropical taste, strive including extra lime juice and a few frozen pineapple when you have it readily available.
• Preserve dragon fruit powder readily available for this recipe. It’s additionally nice for every other recipe you wish to flip scorching pink.
• My favourite approach to serve smoothies is with these glass straws.

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