Want to feel like you’re sitting ocean side with a cool breeze fluttering across your face? Well, I can’t exactly fly you all to Bermuda, but these Tropical Mint Smoothies might be the next best thing!
I don’t know what it’s like in your corner of the world, but Ohio just got the memo that it’s summer. Until this point, we’ve had a gloriously mild summer characterized by low humidity, temperatures in the mid-70s, and partly cloudy days. It’s been wonderful and baffling in equal measure. I’m used to spending most of July and August with a humidity-induced fro, rosy cheeks, and sweaty knee pits.
Unfortunately, this week Ohio received a stern talking-to about appropriate summer behavior and quickly got itself into gear. The weather now can best be described as “walking into a high school locker room after a basketball game.”
As unpleasant as it’s been, I’m also kind of grateful. This cloud of mugginess they call “Ohio weather in August” has made fall seem vastly more appealing. Suddenly flannel shirts and boots sound rather wonderful, actually.
But until the weather turns, I’m beating the heat with these Minty Tropical Smoothies. These smoothies are the definition of refreshing. The creamy combo of pineapple, frozen banana, coconut milk, and fresh mint will transport you far, far away from humidity’s sticky clutches. They’re so good, you may even forget you’re sweating standing still!
At first I thought adding mint to a smoothie sounded a bit odd, but after discovering this recipe, I’m never going back. Each sip is sweet and fruity with a minty fresh finish. (And yes, as a matter of fact I would make an excellent toothpaste spokeswoman).
This lovely little smoothie recipe came from The Part Time Vegetarian (PTV) Smoothies and Juices recipe book. This cookbook is jam-packed with recipes to shake up your smoothie routine. I’ll admit, I tend to get in a rut with the same old banana-spinach-berry routine. I was amazed at the number of delicious and unique recipes in this book. I can’t wait to try the Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie, and the Butternut Squash Smoothie is going to be my new best friend come October.
Today, I’m so excited to be offering one of you your very own copy of the Smoothies and Juices cookbook. If you’re looking to incorporate more fresh fruits and veggies into your diet, or if you just love a good refreshing smoothie every now and then, this book is for you! Entering to win is simple. Leave a comment below telling me what your favorite smoothie is, then come back to the Rafflecopter and let me know you commented. You can earn extra entries by liking Carrots n Cake, Cider Mill Press, and Neighborfood on Facebook. The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and will close on September 1st at 11:59 PM, so get your entries in now!
Minty Tropical Smoothies
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup fresh pineapple
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 10 fresh spearmint leaves
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 4-6 ice cubes
Instructions
Recipe from The Part Time Vegetarian (PTV) Smoothies and Juices
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frozen fruit, spinach, almond milk
My favorite smoothie is a strawberry banana, greek yogurt, almond milk with spinach – although now I really want to try a smoothie with spearmint leaves!
actually don’t have a fav yet
My favorite is a fresh huckleberry smoothie.
Wow! I’ve never tried that. Sounds tasty!
strawberry banana
triple berry smoothie!
I love my kale, spinach, and pineapple smoothie! 🙂
Hello, lunch! I love everything about this smoothie. I love a slushy yogurt smoothie with whatever frozen fruits I can find in the freezer.
I have everything to make these in my house right now! Breakfast in minutes!
That’s awesome! Hope you love it!
Spinach and peanut butter protein powder!
yum
vmkids3 at msn dot com
This looks like the perfect way to beat this humidity that’s blanketing Philly!
I just got a new blender…. looks like I know what I’ll be blending up! Yum!
I love tropical smoothies! Gimme!
I wish I had one of these! I could use a little backyard trip to Bermuda!
Whoo! Couldn’t we all!
Yum! This looks fantastic! I would love to start my day like this 🙂
I’m so glad NYC hasn’t had too many humid days. My hair actually droops in humidity, so I look constantly wet. It’s awful, really. I love your drink, that minty freshness calls out to me.
Haha…I don’t think humidity does any of us any favors!
I love Kiwi-Mango smoothies!
That sounds like a great combo!
Wow! Some great ideas here!
Looks delish! I love green smoothies with spinach, banana, almond milk, hemp seed and a few blueberries.
I love banana and berry and pb smoothies!
These sound delicious! I love all the ingredients you’ve used.
Renee – Kudos Kitchen
Wonderful mixture. I love the addition of spearmint!
That smoothie looks amazing!
Strawberry honey and kefir
My favorite smoothie is a peanut butter and banana smoothie.
This smoothie is my favorite of course ; )
I hear ya, Virginia is SO humid! But, this smoothie looks like it would take some of the uncomfortableness away! This smoothie looks delicious!
Thank the lawd that I don’t live in a place with humidity. You need to post some photos of this crazy ‘fro you keep talking about 😉 Great idea putting the mint into the smoothy. That sounds refreshing and delicious. These photos are gorgeous too – I’m always in awe of people who take such beautiful photos of drinks. It’s a skill I don’t possess.
I’m glad you like the photos, because they were a royal pain. I also hate photographing drinks. What with glare and shapeless liquid and lack of color…the whole thing is just a photographic disaster waiting to happen. Oh, and don’t even get me started on the humidity. I was in an outdoor wedding this weekend and I had sweat dripping down the back of my leg just from standing. It was disgusting.
Ugh. I know. THIS HUMIDITY. I’ve just been running the AC for the last week and a half, because I haven’t wanted to deal with it. Seems so strange though, but it’s not in the 90’s or anything like that. Well, when I do get the courage to finally turn the AC off, I’ll keep this recipe in my back pocket. I love how the mint gives a cool, refreshing finish. I’ve never tried mint in a smoothie, but I always seem to buy mint for savory recipes, and then the portion I don’t use always just goes to waste. No more!
Mint has always been a weird one for me too. I used to only use it to make spearmint tea, but I’m trying to branch out and find other uses for it. It lends itself well to sweet and savory recipes. It actually is hitting 90 around here. I was in an outdoor wedding this weekend and was sweating just standing there. Sexy.
I’ve never put mint in a smoothie, what a great idea!
I love any smoothies with pineapple in them! Also love blueberry smoothies 🙂
This sounds like vacation in a glass! I’d love one of these right now!
That’s a great way to describe it!
Perfect end of summer smoothie!!
Looks delicious and refreshing!
I love the mint addition. I think a little mint adds just the right freshness to things.