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Creamy Orange Coconut Smoothie

January 9, 2018 by Alexandra Daum
A creamy vegan orange coconut smoothie, just right for winter citrus season. With hemp for added protein and a touch of vanilla for an ice cream like flavour.
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Top down view of a light orange smoothie in a glass.

This orange coconut smoothie has become an easy favourite since oranges came into season. It’s a blend of orange, coconut milk, hemp hearts, cinnamon, and a couple other good things. It tastes a little like a less sweet creamsicle and it’s a welcome break from my usual winter smoothie, plain old banana and peanut butter.

I chose coconut milk (not just the cream) but a good homemade nut milk would be good too, just avoid the more watery store bought plant milks here. You could certainly add greens to this recipe if your blender can handle it.

If you love the combination of orange and coconut, try my eggless coconut macaroons with orange and chocolate or this vegan coconut cake, made with orange juice and zest.

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Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
Recipe Notes
How to Store
More Refreshing Drinks
Creamy Orange Coconut Smoothie

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

  • Orange: this can be any sweet orange, or even two mandarins or clementines. A blood orange can also be used.
  • Coconut milk: preferably from a carton, not canned coconut milk. Otherwise substitute with half coconut yogurt and half dairy-free milk of another type, like oat milk.
  • Hemp: if you don’t like your blender will be able to blend the hemp hearts effectively, sub in a spoonful of nut butter instead.

Recipe Notes

I usually make this with an immersion blender and it works very well. Any standing blender should be fine, even a low-power type.

As this is a winter smoothie, we always serve it at room temperature. You can refrigerate it before serving if preferred, or use all cold ingredients, if you’d like it to be cold.

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How to Store

This can be kept in the refrigerator for a few hours, covered.

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Yield: 1

Creamy Orange Coconut Smoothie

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
5 from 3 votes

Ingredients

Metric – American
  • 1 large seedless orange peeled
  • 180 ml coconut milk*
  • 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
  • 1-2 soft dates seeded
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 pinch vanilla powder

Instructions

  • Add the orange, coconut milk, hemp, dates(s), cinnamon, and vanilla to a blender. Mix on high speed until smooth, and serve at room temperature.
    1 large seedless orange, 180 ml coconut milk*, 2 tablespoons hemp hearts, 1-2 soft dates, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 pinch vanilla powder

Notes

* Use coconut milk from a carton if you have it – otherwise use 1-2 tablespoons of the cream mixed with the watery part from canned.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g Calories: 384kcal Carbohydrates: 49g Protein: 13g Fat: 17g Saturated Fat: 4g Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g Monounsaturated Fat: 2g Sodium: 0.3mg Potassium: 505mg Fiber: 8g Sugar: 38g Vitamin A: 610IU Vitamin C: 98mg Calcium: 216mg Iron: 5mg
© Alexandra Daum
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
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  1. Monica says

    January 11, 2019 at 2:03 am

    Loved this. Forgot to add the dates but still sweet enough! Thanks!!

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  2. nicole (thespicetrain.com) says

    January 8, 2019 at 2:28 am

    This sounds delicious and looks beautiful, I love the photography, the color palette is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing, Alexandra. 🙂

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