This dairy-free Pineapple Banana Smoothie is light and refreshing, perfect with breakfast or as a snack any time throughout the day.
If the gray skies of January have you dreaming of warm summer days, mix up a batch of smoothies this morning and your mood is sure to improve!
Banana Pineapple Smoothie
The sweetness of the fruit is balanced nicely with the slightly tart pineapple in this drink. Without adding more than a hint of coconut flavor, coconut water creates a much lighter smoothie than the alternative dairy-based smoothies.
I like to add frozen bananas to our smoothies, but if you don’t happen to have a frozen banana on hand, a regular one will still serve to thicken the smoothie nicely. (I keep a bag of ripe peeled bananas in the freezer at all times for this reason.)
My family is laughably passionate in their love of smoothies. (That might have something to do with the reason why there are over 50 smoothie recipes on this website!) On almost any given day, you’re likely to find our blender on the counter making smoothies in almost every color of the rainbow.
Pineapple Orange Smoothie
The orange juice in this smoothie serves to sweeten the drink perfectly and that sweetness does a great job of balancing the tart pineapple.
You’ll notice that this smoothie calls for Coconut Water Ice Cubes. We rarely manage to go through a full container of coconut water, so these coconut ice cubes are a staple in our freezer.
If you don’t keep coconut water (or coconut ice cubes) on hand, you can easily swap in plain ice cubes or plain water instead.
And if you love the combination of pineapple and orange as much as we do, you’ll want to put the Pineapple Orange Julius on your list to try soon.
Pineapple Banana Smoothie
You’ll need the following ingredients to make this recipe:
- frozen pineapple chunks
- banana, frozen or not
- orange juice
- coconut water ice cubes or plain coconut water
Kitchen Tip: I use this blender or this blender to make my smoothies.
More Smoothie Recipes
From Green Smoothies that don’t taste the tiniest bit green, to dozens of fruit and vegetable-filled smoothie recipes, there are so many breakfast smoothies here to try!
My boys have loved the Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie for breakfast and for a dessert treat for years and the Blueberry Spinach Smoothie is another often requested favorite.
My personal favorite these days is the Pina Colada Smoothie, and the current reader favorite is the Deliciously Ugly Smoothie. There really is a smoothie for everyone’s tastes like a Simple Orange Banana Smoothie.
Last but not least, for a grown-up treat that any pineapple lover will adore, you’ll want to save this recipe for Pineapple Mojitos too!
Pineapple Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup pineapple chunks frozen
- 1 banana frozen, if possible
- 1 cup orange juice
- 5 coconut water ice cubes or about ⅓ cup of coconut water
Instructions
- Layer all of the ingredients into the blender and puree until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
{originally posted 5/3/12 – recipes notes and photos updated 1/29/24}
hobby baker says
It's certainly the day for that here, what a gorgeously sunny Mother's day to enjoy a smoothie! Hope you have a happy one!
Sue/the view from great island says
Happy Mother's Day to a fabulous mom!
consumer of fine food & drink says
Yum coconut rum
Anonymous says
Coconut water can be bought from health shop????? No idea from where or super markets maybe??? Any idea please??
Mary says
Coconut water should be available at nearly any grocery store and definitely at a health food store. You can find it with the sodas/juices/bottled waters. I hope that helps!
Cathy says
Just made it…. Great
Sue/the view from great island says
I think I'd add a shot of rum!
allie@ThroughHerLookingGlass says
Love the coconut water in this recipe! Yum! Reminds me of a pina colada!
Anonymous says
Costco has it, too.
Marcia Musselwhite says
The Pineapple Orange Banana Smoothie looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe.
Looking forward to seeing other great recipes to try.
Mary Younkin says
Glad you enjoyed the recipe, Marcia.
Angela says
What happens if you omit the banana? Hate bananas.
Mary Younkin says
You can make it without the banana. I would recommend freezing some of the other fruit, though, to make sure you have something to puree.
Crystal says
May be a silly question do I take the pineapple out of the can when I’m freezing it and should I freeze the banana also?
Mary Younkin says
I typically just buy frozen pineapple or freeze leftover pineapple in zipclose bags. If you’re going to use canned pineapple, you’ll want to freeze it in a more accessible container.
Irma says
Can I add more ice to make it thicker?
Mary Younkin says
Sure thing.
dan filiatrault says
i mlike smoothes
Mary Younkin says
Glad to hear it, Dan.
Elp says
Can coconut milk be substituted for the coconut water?
Mary Younkin says
I think the smoothie might be too heavy, but I haven’t tried substituting coconut milk before, so I can’t be sure how it’d turn out. If you try making the smoothie that way, let me now.