The fruity cocktail can be a fickle mistress. It woos us with its bright, bold colours and deliciously sweet flavours. But the tropical tipple can often be high in sugar and a bit too easy to drink. The combination can leave you feeling a little tipsy and hungry at the same time. If you like Piña Coladas, you’ll love this healthier, lower calorie Pineapple Banana Cocktail.
Serve the Pineapple Banana Cocktail with some fresh fruit or mint. Image © Skye Gilkeson
A whole fruits blend like this Pineapple Banana Cocktail, is a great way to get that same fruity feel without the artificial sugars, flavours and additives used in some commercial cocktail lounges.
Instead, adding a banana will create the creaminess without the need for coconut cream or thickeners. Using the whole fruit means the drink contains more beneficial fibre, so you’ll feel fuller for longer and you may not be reaching for the bar snacks, so soon.
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- 1/2 fresh pineapple cored and cut into pieces
- 1 Banana peeled
- 200 ml Coconut water organic without additives or flavours.
- 1/2-1 C Filtered water
- 1/2 C crushed ice
- A few fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract alcohol and sugar free
- 2-3 shots white rum or vodka optional
- 1 splash Coconut milk optional. Choose guar gum free.
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- Blend and serve.
Always opt for organic ingredients where possible.
Skye is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Fit Traveller. She is a journalist, writer, photographer, intrepid traveller and a former personal trainer with a passion for helping others reach optimal health. As a TV journalist and producer, Skye has worked for household names such as 60 Minutes, Sunrise, TODAY and Nine News. She has also written for Women’s Health, Fodor’s Travel and Yahoo7 Travel, among many others.
Skye created The Fit Traveller as a beautiful online space and community where people feel inspired to escape the desk to move and explore more.
Equally comfortable in a 5-star resort or hiking a far-off mountain, Skye loves the unexpected and enriching life experiences that each trip brings and can often be found in a backstreet chatting to locals with her camera in hand.
Skye is based in Sydney, working to master the balance between motherhood and her insatiable appetite for adventure.
