Enjoy a refreshing coconut water smoothie with chocolate. This tasty drink combines the coconut water's natural freshness, the spinach's healthy vitamins, and a touch of sweetness from the cherries with a delicious chocolate taste. A healthy and tasty start to every day.
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Why This Chocolate Coconut Water Smoothie Works
Most coconut water smoothies lean tropical to pineapple, mango, berries. This one goes a different way, and that's exactly why I keep making it. The coconut water keeps it light and hydrating, while the cocoa and cherries turn it into something that tastes like a treat instead of a health drink.
I make this on mornings when breakfast threatens to be skipped: everything goes into the blender, one minute of mixing, done. The spinach disappears completely behind the chocolate, you truly don't taste it and the cherries add just enough sweetness that you don't need sugar or even a banana.
It's dairy-free, ready in 5 minutes, and filling enough to carry you to lunch.
What You Need for This Chocolate Coconut Water Smoothie
To prepare this Chocolate Coconut Water Smoothie, you require the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:
- Spinach: Has an earthy, smooth taste. You can fry, bake in a casserole, stir-fry, or use raw (in a smoothie or salad).
- Cocoa: For a deep chocolate taste.
- Coconut: The flesh has a smooth, nutty and sweet taste. Use it fresh or dried in this recipe.
- Cherries: They can have both a sweet and sour taste. You eat sweet cherries out of hand, and tart cherries are usually used in drinks and baked goods, for example. The cherry season runs from June to the end of August. You use fresh pitted sweet cherries or canned cherries (no sugar added) when out of season in this recipe.
- Cinnamon: It has a sweet, woody flavor with a hint of lemon. We use it here ground.
- Oat Milk: A sweet taste with a hint of nut. It is made from oats and is dairy-free.
- Coconut water: This is the clear juice from a young coconut. It consists mainly of water but is packed with nutrients. It tastes like a hint of coconut.
Make a Chocolate Coconut Water Smoothie
You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.
- Put spinach, coconut, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and oat milk in the blender.
- Also, add the cherries and coconut water.
- Mix for 1 minute until everything is smooth and creamy.
- Pour into a glass and garnish with some cocoa. Serve immediately.
Top Tip
Extra fiber and vitamins: Put half a banana in the blender. The banana gives extra fiber, creaminess, and sweetness to the smoothie.
Coconut Water or Coconut Milk?
They're not the same thing. Coconut water is the clear liquid from a young coconut. It's light, slightly sweet, low in calories, and full of natural electrolytes. Coconut milk is made from the pressed flesh and is much richer and creamier. In this smoothie, coconut water keeps things fresh and drinkable; swap in coconut milk and you get a thicker, more dessert-like result. Both work, for me it depends on the morning.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I use frozen cherries? Yes, straight from the freezer. They make the smoothie colder and slightly thicker.
- Does it taste like spinach? No. The cocoa completely covers it. This is my favorite way to sneak greens past my kids.
- Can I make it ahead? It's best fresh, the texture and vitamins fade. Extra portions freeze well in an ice cube tray and are delicious as a slush (see storage notes).
- Can I add protein? A scoop of unflavored or chocolate protein powder blends right in. Add a splash of extra oat milk if it gets too thick.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- 2 tablespoons Dutch unprocessed cocoa
- ½ cup coconut, fresh or grated
- ⅓ cup cherries, without pits
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup oat milk
- 1 cup coconut water
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Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in your blender and blend for 1 minute until smooth.1 cup fresh spinach, 2 tablespoons Dutch unprocessed cocoa, ½ cup coconut, ⅓ cup cherries, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅔ cup oat milk, 1 cup coconut water
- Pour into a glass.
- Optional: garnish with some cocoa.
- Drink immediately
Notes
- Coconut water: Can also be replaced with coconut milk for a creamy smoothie.
- Extra fiber and vitamins: Put half a banana in the blender. The banana gives extra fiber, creaminess, and sweetness to the smoothie.
- Oat milk: Instead of oat milk, you can also use soy milk, rice milk, or almond milk.
- You could keep this smoothie, but it's better to drink fresh. The creaminess decreases, and the vitamins deteriorate if you leave it longer.
- If you have made too much, freeze it in an ice cube tray and store it in the freezer. You don't even have to let it thaw completely. This smoothie is delicious as a slush.
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