Coconutty Green Smoothie

Prepared by Sarah Shilhavy
Photo by Jeremiah Shilhavy

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 4 minutes

2 bananas, frozen
2 HUGE handfuls spinach
1 cup milk, raw is best
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon coconut oil

Add all ingredients into a blender. Blend until mixed. Serve in tall glasses and enjoy. Best when shared with an eager toddler.

Recipe submitted by Sierra, Rolla, MO

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Published on January 7, 2011

(20 votes, average: 4.05 out of 5)

8 Comments

Elida Luna December 28, 2014 at 5:09 pm - Reply

can you mix it with juice  or water instead of milk, especially since your allergy to milk.

Sarah September 16, 2013 at 4:46 pm - Reply

Delicious!! I agree room temp is best for coconut oil and bananas for me. I added chia seeds and used unsweetened original almond milk as a sub.

Nadia June 20, 2013 at 9:26 am - Reply

This was surprisingly delish! I used Strawberry & Cream Orgain instead of Milk. It seems coconut oil can mask the greenest of greens. :)

Mike March 26, 2012 at 10:12 pm - Reply

Trying this in the morning with almond milk!

Tami March 17, 2012 at 12:33 pm - Reply

Sounds delish! I am making this today. I will be using coconut milk instead of cow milk though.

Ruthanne Riley December 24, 2011 at 9:51 am - Reply

Another way to blend the coconut oil into your smoothie is do blend it with something room temperature – warm, first. If you are not using frozen bananas, it blends very well if you do the bananas and melted oil first. Also try blending it with ground flax seeds, protein powder, room temp coconut milk, etc. No clumps!

Sylvia October 10, 2011 at 1:26 pm - Reply

Thank You for this recipe! IBS sufferer… Praying for complete healing looking for new healthy ways to get nutrition minus the hard process of digestion!

Julie January 21, 2011 at 12:13 pm - Reply

I’m amazed!  My girls actually liked this!  (Maybe it’s because I made it for myself & and only offered them tastes – then they wanted their own!)  Remarkably sweet and almost tasted like a shake with the frozen bananas.  (When bananas get ripe quicker than we can eat them, I peel them, break them into 3rds and throw them in a ziplock in the freezer.)  Also, from a different post on putting coconut oil in the smoothies, I learned to melt the oil first & add it by drizzling it in while blending so as to avoid clumps.