In the colder months there’s one thing I always look forward to: Chai Lattes! I just love chai spices, for me they are integral to autumn, winter and Christmas as they are so warming. When Vita Coco challenged me to post a favourite juice or smoothie recipe for their #CocoCreations challenge I immediately thought of green smoothies, however, this is much more seasonal and fun and is certainly my favourite smoothie of the moment!
In recent months I’ve started to go off smoothies and juices when the weather is cooler as I find that works better of my body, however this is an exception! It has a rich, thick almost milk shake like consistency and decadent taste, with no sugar or hidden nasties!
It’s thick and creamy consistency reminds me of a frothy chai latte just in frozen form! The recipe is also simple and straight forward in what I hope is my typical style, with just 6 ingredients. Vita Coco coconut water is super hydrating, the banana adds some fast release energy and natural sweetness and the full fat tinned coconut milk gives a good dose of healthy fats.
- 1 large frozen banana
- 1/4 cup / 65ml full fat tinned coconut milk
- 1 cup / 250ml Vita Coco Coconut Water
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blitz until smooth. Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon!
- To freeze a banana just peel, slice and place into a freezer bag then freeze until solid. If you don't have a frozen banana to hand then just add a few ice cubes.
If you love chai as much as I do check out my home made chai spice mix and coconut milk chai latte recipe and chai pumpkin muffin recipe.
Do you enjoy chai lattes? What is your favourite way to drink coconut water?
Ha mine is slightly different, yours sounds just as good as mine chai is just so good!!
You can’t beat chai! Glad they were a bit different but great minds alike!
My favourite way to drink coconut water is straight from the fridge after a run. It just taste phenomenal and it’s a perfect way to for me to recover quickly after running. Way more exciting than plain water as well.
Love the sound of the latte, very Christmasssy and delicious!
I used to have some on shorter hotter runs while I was running instead of those fuel drinks, much more tasty!
drink sounds so refreshing!!
How delicious – the coconut water is a fantastic addition!
That sounds very refreshing- I like coconut water on a hot day as it is so thirst quenching, and I love chai lattes hen it is cold, the cinnamon and other spices are so warming.
I can’t imagine this time of year without chai :-)
I can already foresee this frozen chai latte smoothie is going to be my favourite this winter.
Thanks Charlene!
Amazing stuff right there. We make these at work and they are fantastic!! So refreshing for the heat at the moment but also reminding me of christmas flavours of home!
Oh wow I bet that is one cool place to work making smoothies like that!
Loving the sound of this!
I made your cool lovely frozen chai latte! Divine it was! x
Thanks! So glad you liked it!