Dragon Fruit Smoothie – A Lovely Mess

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

Dragon fruit (additionally known 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 light taste and tastes a bit like a kiwi.

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

Dragon Fruit Smoothie Elements

• Dragon Fruit Powder – This vibrant pink powder will give your smoothie a pure sizzling pink colour. It’s a helpful powder to have available anytime you need 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 should use any kind of milk you may have available.
• Honey – For added sweetness.
• Lime Juice – Brings out the tropical flavors.

Methods to Discover Dragon Fruit

The primary time we visited China, I bear 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 simple to find dragon fruit. Often, I’ll see it at grocery shops, nearly all the time the white selection as seen in my photographs right here.

Together with being tough to find, dragon fruit is normally very costly in the US. The very best place to verify 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 simple to find, I like to recommend retaining a bag of dragon fruit powder available. This powder is produced from pure dehydrated pitaya with no added sugar.

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

Methods to Make a Pitaya Smoothie

In a blender, mix all of your components.

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

Mix till easy.

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

Suggestions for Making a Dragon Fruit Smoothie

• The highest flavors that come by way of on this smoothie are mango and lime. For a extra intense tropical taste, attempt including extra lime juice and a few frozen pineapple you probably have it available.
• Hold dragon fruit powder available for this recipe. It’s additionally nice for some other recipe you need to flip sizzling pink.
• My favourite option to serve smoothies is with these glass straws.

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