Our Instagram community have created refreshing recipes that will help you celebrate summer’s tropical flavours! Whether you’re after a multicoloured nice cream, a superfood smoothie bowl, or a fruit salad with a twist – check out our Top 5 Recipes from November to try something new!
As a thank you for sharing their #cocobellarecipe, each recipe creator for November will receive a month’s worth of Cocobella – perfect for continuing the creativity in the kitchen.
@parry_foodie – Strawberry Kale Nice Cream
These two flavours bring out the best in each other, and bring out the best in you with their nutrients and minerals!
Time: 15 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
Strawberry Nice Cream –
1/2 frozen pink dragon fruit
1/2 cup strawberries
1 banana
1/4 cup Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
Kale Nice Cream –
Handful of kale
2 frozen bananas
1 tsp blue spirulina
1/4 cup Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
Method:
- Blend Strawberry Nice Cream ingredients in a blender until smooth and creamy, and divide equally between jars.
- Rinse blender and repeat with Kale Nice Cream. Once smooth, pour on top of the Strawberry layer.
@food_creations_by_sandy – Watermelon Fruit Cake
Enjoy the best summer fruits with this fun take on fruit salad.
Time: 15 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
6 triangle slices of watermelon
500g Cocobella Natural coconut yoghurt
Handful shredded coconut
Few sprigs of fresh mint
Fresh rockmelon, strawberries, kiwi, pineapple, and mango cut into pieces
1/3 cup blueberries
1 tablespoon passionfruit pulp
Method:
1. Arrange the slices of watermelon on a plate and dollop the coconut yoghurt on each slice.
2. Top with the fresh fruit, and garnish with shredded coconut and mint leaves. Serve chilled, and enjoy!
@eb.fiitness – Protein Carrot Cake Muffins
Get a protein hit the tasty way with these gluten free, dairy free muffins.
Time: 40 mins
Serves: 14 muffins
Ingredients:
Muffins –
2 cups gluten free flour
2 serves vanilla protein powder
2 cups grated carrot
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs or egg alternatives
2 tsp vanilla essence
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup Cocobella Natural coconut yoghurt
2 tbsp melted coconut oil
1/2 cup almond milk
Optional: raisins and walnuts
Frosting –
4 tbsp Cocobella Natural coconut yoghurt
3 drops of vanilla stevia
1 tsp maple syrup
1/2 tbsp melted coconut oil
Walnuts for decorating
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees fan-forced.
- Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and combine.
- Add in the remaining wet ingredients and combine everything until a thick batter forms.
- Stir in raisins and walnuts if using.
- Spoon mixture into 14 muffin pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until skewer comes out clean.
- Allow to completely cool before frosting.
- To make the frosting, simply mix all the ingredients together and smear onto cooled muffins. Top with walnuts if using.
@nourishedbysmoothiebowl – Pink Pitaya Smoothie Bowl
Nourish yourself with superfood, pink pitaya, in this creamy smoothie bowl!
Time: 10 mins
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
2 frozen bananas
1/2 cup frozen mango
I tbs protein powder
1/2 cup Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
1 tbs pink pitaya powder
To garnish –
1 banana, sliced
1 teaspoon coconut flakes
1/2 teaspoon rice puffs
Method:
1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Top with banana, coconut flakes, and rice puffs. Enjoy!
@jessicaanneh – Mango Coconut Smoothie
The tropical fruits and superfood toppings in this smoothie bowl will have your body and brain feeling its best.
Time: 10 mins
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh mango
1 frozen banana
1/3 cup frozen pineapple
1/3 Cocobella Straight Up coconut water
To serve –
Fresh mango
Passionfruit
Coconut flakes
Pepitas
Puffed Quinoa
Walnuts
Flaxseeds
Almonds
Hemp seeds
Method:
1. Blend all smoothie ingredients in a blender, until smooth and creamy.
2. Pour into a coconut bowl
3. Add your toppings, enjoy!
Are you getting busy in the kitchen with Cocobella? Don’t forget to tag @purecocobella and #cocobellarecipe. We love seeing what you’re up to!
For more Cocobella recipe inspiration, check out last month’s Top 5 Recipes here.
