Banana Pineapple Smoothie

This Banana Pineapple Smoothie is creamy, refreshing, and lightly tropical, made with ripe bananas, sweet pineapple, milk, and a splash of pineapple juice. There's no added sugar, naturally sweet fruit blended into a smooth, sunshine-inspired drink.

We love starting the day with a good, creamy smoothie for breakfast. We keep our smoothies simple, with either yogurt or milk and no added sugar. The sweetness comes from the fruit. We make sure our bananas are ripe before we freeze them so they are ready to go anytime we're in the mood for a frozen treat.

This banana pineapple smoothie couldn't be easier to make. All you need is a blender and four ingredients, and you are well on your way to sipping pleasure.

• Frozen bananas You can buy these at the store, or you can freeze your own ripe bananas.
• Frozen pineapple You can use fresh too, but we like the fruit in our smoothies to be frozen to avoid adding ice cubes.
• Milk Any milk of your choice.
• Pineapple juice Instead of adding sugar, a touch of pineapple juice helps to sweeten up this smoothie.
• Coconut flakes and fresh pineapple for garnish.

See recipe card for quantities.

Add all the ingredients to a high-powered blender and blend until smooth and creamy! If your smoothie is too thick, add a bit more milk to get to your desired consistency. It should be creamy and thick, but not so thick that you can't pour it.

Expert tip

• Freeze fruit ahead of time. Be smoothie-ready! Cut up fresh fruit and freeze it for later use, or stock up on frozen fruit during your next grocery store run.

Swaps

You can adjust this smoothie to suit your diet. If you want to make it more tropical, try substituting coconut milk in placeof regular milk. If you want to add more protein, swap in Greek yogurt for the milk.

Keeping leftovers

Nope- not today! This smoothie is best fresh from the blender. You can halve the recipe if you want a single serving.

Kitchen questions

What do frozen bananas do to smoothies?

Bananas add creaminess to smoothies while providing a natural sweetener. Using frozen bananas will keep the smoothie creamy without having to add ice cubes, which tends to water it down.

How do we freeze bananas?

Take a ripe banana, peel it, then cut it into chunks. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, removing as much air as possible. Store in a freezer-safe bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.