Recipe: Toasted Coconut Coffee Smoothie

A coffee smoothie? Yes, please! Our Toasted Coconut Coffee makes for the perfect ingredient in this vegan recipe from KitchenTreaty.com. We can’t think of a better way to enjoy coffee on a warm day!

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut plus a little more for garnish, if desired
• 1 cup canned lite coconut milk
• 1/2 cup coffee, frozen into ice cubes
• 1 large banana, frozen (slice the banana before freezing for easier blending later on)
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

What You’ll Need to Do:

1. Toast the coconut. Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and spread coconut on a cookie sheet. Place in oven and toast, stirring every couple of minutes, for 5 – 6 minutes, until fragrant and golden. Watch closely! Coconut can turn from perfectly toasty to burned in a matter of moments.
2. Add 1/4 cup of the toasted coconut plus the remaining ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a glass, sprinkle with a little additional toasted coconut if desired, and serve with a straw.

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