Ooooo look at that sunshine in a bowl! Ripe jackfruit is the star of this Tropical Jackfruit Smoothie Bowl! I dip my spoon in, close my eyes, and can almost feel the warm sea breeze! This smoothie bowl is:
Loaded With Tropical Fruit
Delightfully Sweet
Perfectly Frosty
And Sure To Brighten Your Day!
Ingredients For This Tropical Smoothie Bowl
- Ripe Jackfruit
- Frozen Mango
- Frozen Pineapple
- And Frozen Bananas
Talk about tropical! You can absolutely use fresh fruit if you have it. The texture will be less frosty so you could add some ice cubes to thicken it up and make it nice and chilly.
Have some reserved coconut water from another recipe like our 5 Minute Whipped Cream? Pour that in and jack up the tropical factor even more!
Jackfruit
Living in Canada, we don’t exactly have jackfruit growing on our trees. But thanks to the global food market… we have jackfruit in a can. If you don’t have access to fresh jackfruit either, you’re looking for these sweet pieces of ripe jackfruit canned in syrup.
This recipe actually came to fruition because I bought the wrong type of jackfruit! I was intending to buy, “Young Green Jackfruit”, which can be shredded to have a “pulled pork” texture and used in savoury dishes like our Spicy Chipotle Pulled Jackfruit!
Instead, I tried to shred these plump pieces of ripe jackfruit and ended up with a very mushy, albeit tasty, “pulled pork”.
For more info on this incredible and versatile fruit read, loveFOOD’s post, “A Complete Guide To Jackfruit”.
You always learn from your mistakes though right? And this one happened to result in this wonderfully tasty tropical jackfruit smoothie bowl!
How Does Jackfruit Taste
These sweet pieces of ripe jackfruit are often described as tasting like a combination of ripe banana, mango, pineapple, and honey.
That means, it pairs perfectly with the other ingredients in this tropical smoothie bowl… and if you don’t have one or the other… the jackfruit can make up for its flavour!
Recipe Cost
This smoothie bowl recipe costs us approximately: CAD $5.29 ($2.65/serving).
If we were to purchase smoothies out, they would typically cost at least, $4 – $6 dollars each; and $6 – $12 for a smoothie bowl with toppings.
A 530ml can of ripe jackfruit in syrup usually has about 10 pieces of the large fruit and costs us: CAD $2.99.
- Although this recipe calls for 1 whole can, we typically make it with only half the can. We reserve the rest of the fruit (with its syrup) in a mason jar for another smoothie. We also tend to use only ½ cup of pineapple instead of 1 cup. Since this smoothie packs a ton of delightful sweetness you can try halving those ingredients. Your smoothies will be slightly smaller, but the leftover jackfruit means you can have it again the next day! Oh… and you’ll save roughly $2.07!
So dip your spoon into this tropical jackfruit smoothie bowl and let us know in the comments below if it gets you dreaming of the beach too!
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Fun In The Sun – Tropical Jackfruit Smoothie Bowl
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This tropical jackfruit smoothie bowl is loaded with sunshine! Blend up ripe jackfruit, mango, pineapple, and banana for instant happiness!
Ingredients
- 1 530ml can ripe jackfruit in syrup, drained (see notes for using less)
- 2 frozen bananas
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- ¼ cup water (or coconut water for more tropical flavour)
- optional: add 4 or more ice cubes for a frostier texture
*All the ingredients for this recipe are from our pantry and freezer tips!
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to your blender and pulse until the frozen pieces are broken down enough to blend.
- Blend until creamy and smooth.
- To serve, pour into bowls and top with desired toppings. Fresh or dried fruit, coconut flakes, and chia seeds are great options!
Notes
*Cost Comparison: CAD $5.29 ($2.65/serving for smoothie base) vs. at least $5 per smoothie bowl if purchased out.
*Since this smoothie is full of delightful sweetness, we tend to use only half the can of jackfruit (reserving the rest of the fruit, with its syrup, in a mason jar). We also cut the pineapple from 1 cup to ½ cup. So feel free to give that a try, your smoothies will be slightly smaller, but you get all the tastiness… and you will save CAD $2.07!
*Use coconut water in place of regular filtered water for extra tropical flavour. We love to use reserved coconut water from recipes like our 5 Minute Whipped Cream for smoothies!
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: American
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