How to make a dragon fruit shake?

As you may have noticed in our other blogs, we discussed that you can eat dragon fruit in many different ways. You can eat dragon fruit in combination with a salad, yogurt or eat it just straight away. We get a lot of questions about how to make a shake of dragon fruit. Because of this we will give you the recipe down below to make a delicious dragon fruit shake. Already getting curious? Then read on!

Making a dragon fruit shake? The recipe!

A dragon fruit shake is a mixture of dragon fruit with other fruits and/or other healthy foods, for example leafy greens. With this shake you will kickstart your day! To make a shake of it you blend it with a beverage. This could be milk, a substitute of milk, like almond milk in case you’re lactose intolerant or you can just use water. With our recipe you have a lot of different options in order to make a shake. For example, if you want to use milk you will get an amazing dragon fruit milkshake. Down below we elaborated the dragon fruit shake recipe. You will need the following ingredients and materials:

Ingredients:

• 1 whole fresh dragon fruit or 150 g of freeze dried dragon fruit
• 250 ml of water, orange juice, milk or a milk substitute, like almond or soya
• 1 banana
• 1 kiwi, some mango pieces, strawberries, blueberries or other tropical fruits

Tip! If you use freeze dried dragon fruit and other frozen fruits, you will immediately have a nice cold dragon fruit shake!

Materials:

• A high speed blender of at least 600 Watt.
• A 500 ml glass or shake cup

Additional options

The above ingredients are the basis for an amazing delicious dragon fruit shake. There are also enough other options to make it a more beneficial shake. For example you can add protein powder, chia, hennep or flasxeed, some ginger, lemon juice or leafy greens, like spinach or kale. The greens will change the colour of course.

Instructions

Put all the ingredients in the blender and mix it up until it’s smooth. If you use frozen fruit pieces then you can drink it straight away. If not? Our advice is to put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour to have a nice cold dragon fruit smoothie.

Nutritional value of the dragon fruit shake

A dragon fruit shake has a lot of nutritional value and healthy benefits if you consume it on a weekly basis. The shake is low in calories and fat. It only contains the good nutrients. If you want to know all the nutrition facts and health benefits, then you can read this article. If you are looking for some amazing dragon fruit, then check our webshop right for dragon fruit right here!

Dragon fruit is loaded with antioxidants, vitamine C, fiber and magnesium!

When to consume a dragon fruit smoothie?

A dragon fruit smoothie is an amazing start of your day, but you can also drink it in the afternoon or the evening. Our advice is to drink it in the morning, because it’s easy to prepare and healthy to start your day. The shake of dragon fruit is also very convenient for people who are busy in the morning. You can take the shake to work or when you travel a lot. Conclusion? You can consume the shake whenever you want. Our advice is to consume it whatever suits you the best. Have you tried the dragon fruit shake? Then let us know your experience in the comments or buy your own dragon fruit here!