2 packages
frozen pitaya puree (buy here or here) 1 - 2 bananas 1/2 cup frozen berries 1/2 cup almond milk, preferably homemade 2 tablespoons vegetable protein powder, such as hemp, pea or your favorite nut butter (I use this one)
Using
a frozen pitaya smoothie pack as a base, sprinkle on the recipe's recommended bee pollen, berries, and cacao nibs to turn your bowl into a nutritional powerhouse.
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I used mostly ingredients from my local farmers market for the ultimate fresh taste combined with
frozen pitaya, but you can play with what you have available and make it your own.
This smoothie contains 2 heaping cups of spinach, 2 bananas, 1 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 of
a frozen pitaya pack, which I buy online from here, 1 teaspoon maca powder (buy here), saigon cinnamon (buy here) and unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
To make this Vitamin C Strawberry Blast: Blend up 6 strawberries + 1 orange (peeled) + 1 banana + 1 small piece of
frozen pitaya (optional) + 1 tablespoon ground flax + 1 heaping teaspoon maca powder + 1 cup almond milk and a handful of ice.
And this lovely pink smoothie was 2 bananas, 1 orange, a handful of raspberries, a small chunk of
frozen pitaya, almond milk and ice!
For dragonfruit, depends on the size:)
The frozen pitaya I use is bright pink inside, that's the one you want.
Pitaya Smoothie Bowl — This pretty hot pink smoothie bowl is made with
frozen pitaya, frozen raspberries, Greek yogurt, almond milk, granola, chia seeds, pomegranate seeds and fresh raspberries.
Not exact matches
2
frozen bananas 1/2 fresh mango 1/2 avocado 2
frozen packs of
pitaya fruit (we love Pitaya Plus) 1 Tbsp Berry Bliss Coconut Butter 2 Tbsp protein powder (or 1 Tbsp each Philosophie Green Dream Superfood + Protein Powder and Berry Bliss Superfood + Protein Powder) 8 ounces coconut water handful
pitaya fruit (we love
Pitaya Plus) 1 Tbsp Berry Bliss Coconut Butter 2 Tbsp protein powder (or 1 Tbsp each Philosophie Green Dream Superfood + Protein Powder and Berry Bliss Superfood + Protein Powder) 8 ounces coconut water handful
Pitaya Plus) 1 Tbsp Berry Bliss Coconut Butter 2 Tbsp protein powder (or 1 Tbsp each Philosophie Green Dream Superfood + Protein Powder and Berry Bliss Superfood + Protein Powder) 8 ounces coconut water handful of ice
It empowers me, as I realize that while enjoying delicious fair trade gourmet products I can also be supporting single mothers in Nicaragua, for example (in case of
Pitaya Plus raw
frozen dragonfruit).
In a high powered blender add your cashew milk,
pitaya powder, erythritol, mango,
freeze dried strawberry powder, and agave nectar and blend until smooth.
This magical blend is made using Blue Majik,
pitaya, mango and
frozen watermelon and banana.
But I have found
Pitaya Plus
frozen dragon fruit pieces, which I use in smoothie bowls all the time!
Raspberry Cheesecake Frosting 1 cup cashews, soaked 1 cup raspberries (fresh or
frozen) 1/4 cup coconut milk (or nut milk of choice) 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup, rice syrup or raw honey 1 Tbsp lemon juice pinch Himalayan pink salt 1 tsp vanilla powder 1 tsp pink
pitaya (dragon fruit) or beetroot powder (optional) 4 Tbsp coconut oil
While I usually get
Pitaya Plus smoothie packs (simply raw
frozen dragon fruit), it's pretty awesome to get my hands on the fruit itself!
Passionfruit Cheesecake Filling & Frosting 2 cupa cashews, soaked 1 cup passionfruit pulp (fresh or
frozen — approx. 12 fresh passionfruit) 1/2 cup coconut milk (or nut milk of choice) 1/3 cup rice syrup (or pure maple syrup) 2 Tbsp lemon juice pinch Himalayan pink salt 1/2 cup coconut oil 2 tsp pink
pitaya powder (dragon fruit) to colour the frosting
If you have access to fresh magenta - fleshed
pitaya you could use that instead of the
freeze - dried powdered stuff.
Even with my very well - stocked pantry and kitchen, I have now spent close to $ 200 of various ingredients, drawing the line at a $ 24 bag of vanilla powder (vanilla extract can be substituted) and the very difficult to source
Pitaya (up to $ 40 a bag for
frozen chunks and unavailable in my Whole Foods markets or at the large organic grocery in the city).
I was recently introduced to a similar product, a
frozen raw
pitaya or dragon fruit puree, and my first thought was to turn it into a
pitaya breakfast bowl.
Pitaya Breakfast Bowl Note:
Pitaya Plus, the company that makes the
frozen puree, sent me some of their product to try.
But on a side not,
pitaya (pink dragon fruit puree) really is this bright pink and this smoothie bowl happens to taste amazing because when
frozen bananas and mangos get together you can't really go wrong.
Amafruits
pitaya fruits are organically grown and sustainably harvested by small, family farmers then cubed and flash
frozen, so you can be guaranteed the same freshness and rich nutritional benefits as you would get in the Amazon.
If you don't have any pink
pitaya powder, you can use pomegranate juice, or the juice from thawing a bowl of
frozen raspberries.
After
pitaya and peach, my next two favorites are
frozen dark sweet cherries and
frozen wild blueberries, but I've also been loving fresh pears!