Pomegranate Plunge Tropical Smoothie is a healthy and delicious smoothie loaded with tropical flavors. Enjoy it for breakfast or a mid-day snack. (gluten-free, can be easily made vegan)
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About Pomegranate Plunge Smoothie
Pomegranate Plunge Tropical Smoothie is a super refreshing, healthy, and unique smoothie recipe prepared with pomegranate arils, pineapple, banana, strawberries, yogurt, maple syrup, and coconut water.
It is rich in antioxidants, low in calories, and perfect to sip on if you are on a weight-loss diet.
Enjoy this 5-minute smoothie for an on-the-go breakfast or a mid-day snack.
This pomegranate plunge smoothie recipe is gluten-free and can be easily made vegan. You can double or triple the recipe too.
Ingredients
This recipe uses 7 simple ingredients – fresh pomegranate, pineapple, banana, strawberries, yogurt, maple syrup, and coconut water.
Freeze the pineapple, banana, and strawberries to make a super creamy smoothie.
You can peel the pomegranates and store the kernels in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks. Use them whenever you are ready to make this pomegranate plunge smoothie recipe.
Variations
You can skip maple syrup if the sweetness from the fruits is enough for you.
You can replace maple syrup with honey (not vegan). Sugar-free substitutes like stevia or monk fruit also work fine.
To make the smoothie vegan, skip adding yogurt completely or replace dairy yogurt with any vegan yogurt.
Coconut water can be replaced with orange juice, pineapple juice, or apple juice.
You can also add your favorite whey protein powder to it and sip the smoothie as a pre or post-workout snack.
Add seeds like chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, etc to enhance the nutritional value.
Greens like spinach and kale are also a great addition.
Nut butter like peanut butter, almond butter, pistachio butter, etc can also be added.
Other options that you can add to this recipe are – Fresh ginger, turmeric powder, acai berry paste or powder, beetroot powder, etc.
How To Make Pomegranate Plunge Smoothie
Place 1 cup of pomegranate seeds in the jar of a powerful blender and blend for 30-40 seconds until mostly liquified.
Add
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 1 large frozen banana
- 5-6 frozen strawberries
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ cup coconut water
to the blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
Tip – If the frozen fruits are too hard, then thaw them for 10 minutes.
Pour the smoothie into serving glasses and serve immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Wash the pomegranates and wipe them using a kitchen cloth.
Now cut the pomegranate in half, horizontally using a sharp knife.
Keep a large bowl on the kitchen counter and hold one-half of the pomegranate over the bowl with the cut side down.
Now start to hit the pomegranate using something heavy. I used my rolling pin but you can also use a meat tenderizer. Keep rotating the pomegranate as you go.
The arils will start to fall in the bowl. Keep hitting until all the seeds are collected in the bowl. If a few seeds are still left, then take them out using your fingers.
Discard any white membrane that has fallen into the bowl. The membrane (pith) gives a bitter taste to the juice, so make sure to discard it.
You can deseed the arils and store them in a container and refrigerate them for up to 2 weeks.
Storage Suggestions
This smoothie tastes the best when made fresh.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight glass container for about a day. Shake it well before consuming.
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Pomegranate Plunge Tropical Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup pomegranate arils
- 1 cup peeled, cubed, and frozen pineapple
- 1 peeled, sliced, and frozen large banana
- 5-6 frozen strawberries
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ cup coconut water
Instructions
- Place pomegranate seeds in the jar of a powerful blender and blend for 30-40 seconds until mostly liquified.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Tip – If the frozen fruits are too hard, then thaw them for 10 minutes.
- Pour the smoothie into serving glasses and serve immediately.
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