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    Home » Food » Breakfast

    Coconut Date Breakfast Smoothie

    Sep 18, 2013 ·

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    Have you ever attempted to crack open a young coconut at home? Well, let me tell you...it is not an easy, or necessarily safe, task. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably remember my mini-coconut massacre last week that resulted in a few choice words, a butcher knife, and a morning spent hacking away at an innocent little coconut. The chorus to "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West floating through my head mingled with frustration and coconut resentment until I finally succeeded in opening it 30 minutes later.

    Coconut-Date-Breakfast-Smoothie

    To reward myself I blended up a Coconut Date Breakfast Smoothie. Sweet and sticky dates, fresh coconut meat, almond butter, coconut water and cinnamon. It's so simple, so exotic, and worth learning how to open one of those suckers.

    Coconut-Date-Breakfast-Smoothie-1Photos by Leah Bergman

     

    Coconut Date Breakfast Smoothie

    1 cup coconut water
    ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    6 dates
    ¼-1/2 cup coconut meat
    2 tablespoon almond butter
    Hand-full of ice

    Directions:
    1. Blend all ingredients except for the ice in a blender until combined.
    2. Add ice and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

    Note: Here's a a look at the proper way to crack a coconut. No hacking required. Stay safe my friends.

     

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    1. christin says

      September 18, 2013 at 7:10 am

      it's likely that i would have rewarded myself with money. lol. also, definitely making this asap. i have everything...minus the actual young coconut but i don't think i'm up for the job. haha.

    2. jacquelyn | lark&linen says

      September 18, 2013 at 7:53 am

      haha you're amazing! I loved that instagram photo last week. Glad all the headache was worth it 🙂

    3. Chelsea says

      September 18, 2013 at 8:32 am

      I've never tried a date but that baby coconut looks delish Leah!

      xoxo,
      Chelsea & The City

    4. Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe says

      September 18, 2013 at 12:15 pm

      Yum! I've heard good things about date shakes - must try!

    5. Marissa @ Where I Need to Be says

      September 18, 2013 at 1:35 pm

      I love fresh young coconut - and dates - in smoothies. Those things can be impossible to get open. If you ask at the store, sometimes they'll do it for you 🙂

    6. Elana Stir&Strain (@elanabean) says

      September 18, 2013 at 4:03 pm

      I was wondering what was going on with your coconut photo! I've been on a smoothie kick lately and need to add this to my routine. It will be a nice change up from all the cashew milk bases I've been drinking.

      • Freutcake says

        September 23, 2013 at 9:36 pm

        Ha! Yes, that coconut photo was a complete massacre...all for a smoothie.

    7. Clare says

      September 19, 2013 at 10:03 pm

      Definitely going to try this! Yum!

      Clare x

      • Freutcake says

        September 23, 2013 at 9:25 pm

        Thanks Clare! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 🙂

    8. Jess says

      September 22, 2013 at 8:18 pm

      This looks and sounds amazing!

      • Freutcake says

        September 23, 2013 at 9:13 pm

        Thank you Jess! It's so sweet and delicious. I love this breakfast smoothie.

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