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Toasted Coconut Espresso Smoothie

By Erin · February 20, 2019 · Updated May 13, 2020 · 7 Comments

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A rich yet healthy smoothie made with three kinds of coconut—coconut oil, coconut milk and toasted coconut—for the ultimate Coconut Espresso Smoothie recipe. 

A Toasted Coconut Espresso Smoothie made with good-for-you ingredients and plenty of coconut flavor!

It’s Monday morning, so I say bring on the espresso smoothie! What can I say? I'm a smoothie lover through and through. 

This smoothie was created purely because I wanted coffee one day, and I’m so over hot coffee these days. I mean, I’m always over it, but after forcing myself to drink it most mornings in the winter, I start craving cold coffee again when the weather is nicer. The obvious choice is cold brew, but I didn’t want to wait eight hours for the coffee to steep, so an espresso smoothie was the obvious second choice. 

I’ve made a handful of coffee smoothies before—like this peanut butter espresso smoothie and this coffee turmeric smoothie—so I figured why not try out a toasted coconut version? Because coconut is my JAM. 

A Toasted Coconut Espresso Smoothie made with good-for-you ingredients and plenty of coconut flavor!

ESPRESSO SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS

  • banana
  • cocoa powder
  • espresso powder
  • chia seeds
  • toasted coconut
  • coconut oil
  • vanilla extract
  • coconut milk

As you can see, there are THREE kinds of coconut in this smoothie: toasted shredded coconut, coconut oil and coconut milk for optimal coconut flavor. I made this a second time and forced Miguel to try it to make sure he approved. Luckily he did—I mean, how could he not?! Triple the coconut=triple the flavor. Ever since making this bread recipe, I’m all about using all three forms of coconut when creating a coconut-y recipe. It’s necessary!

Tip: I recommend using espresso powder rather than instant coffee, though instant coffee will work too. Espresso powder has a stronger and overall better flavor to it in my opinion. 

A Toasted Coconut Espresso Smoothie made with good-for-you ingredients and plenty of coconut flavor!

HOW TO TOAST COCONUT

Fact: toasted coconut has a stronger/better flavor than regular shredded coconut. No seriously, it's true! But, toasting it can be a little tricky. Let's walk through how to perfectly toast coconut.

Step 1: Heat oven to 350° and pour shredded coconut out onto a baking sheet.

Step 2: Toast coconut in the oven for 5-7 minutes. You want to keep your eyes on the coconut, so after 5 minutes, open your oven to see the status of the coconut. You want the coconut to be slightly golden in color. Be careful though--it goes from slightly golden to burnt quite quickly. Basically, the trick is to keep your eyes on the coconut--don't forget about it and allow it to burn like I've done!

This espresso smoothie is quite possibly the best on-the-go breakfast option and it’s an awesome afternoon pick-me-up, too! I hope you give it a try. 

MORE SMOOTHIE RECIPES

  • peanut butter espresso smoothie
  • coffee turmeric smoothie
  • raspberry pistachio smoothie 
A Toasted Coconut Espresso Smoothie made with good-for-you ingredients and plenty of coconut flavor!

Toasted Coconut Espresso Smoothie

This toasted coconut espresso smoothie uses toasted shredded coconut and espresso powder for a tasty pick-me-up!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: Erin

Ingredients

  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1 tablespoon cacao powder
  • 1 tablespoon espresso powder
  • 2 tablespoon chia seeds
  • ¼ cup toasted shredded coconut
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup coconut milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Spread shredded coconut out onto a baking sheet and toast coconut for 5-10 minutes, or until slightly browned; set aside.
  • Place all ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

*If you don't have a frozen banana, use a room temp banana and then add 4-6 ice cubes to the blender
**You can also use 1 teaspoon instant coffee if you don't have espresso powder
***I used coconut milk from a carton (like the So Delicious kind), but canned coconut milk should work too, as long as you get a mixture of the cream and the liquid within the can (aka, not JUST the creamy part)

Nutrition

Calories: 751kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 48g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 1154mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 8mg
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About Erin

Erin is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the healthy food blog, The Almond Eater. She's been blogging since 2014 and loves to create food for many different diets, including vegan, gluten free and/or Whole30 recipes.

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  1. Sarah | Well and Full says

    February 20, 2017 at 5:59 pm

    The flavors in this smoothie sound insanely awesome!! But who am I kidding, I'm always down for anything with coffee 😉

    Reply
    • Erin says

      February 23, 2017 at 8:26 am

      SAME GIRL, same.

      Reply
  2. Izzy Bruning says

    February 20, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    Looks yummy! x
    Izzy |https://pinchofdelight.wordpress.com

    Reply
  3. carlos at Spoonabilities says

    February 20, 2017 at 9:56 am

    5 stars
    Espresso, Smoothie, and toasted coconut? I love it!! I'm going to make right now:)

    Reply
    • Erin says

      February 23, 2017 at 8:25 am

      Awesome, let me know what you think!

      Reply
  4. Daniel says

    February 20, 2017 at 7:55 am

    5 stars
    As you probably guess, I'm all about the smoothies too and always on the lookout for new ideas! This one looks really great and I definitely want to give it a try pretty soon 🙂

    Reply
    • Erin says

      February 23, 2017 at 8:25 am

      Espresso IN smoothies is the best. Let me know if you try it!

      Reply

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