Anti-Inflammatory Pineapple Smoothie with Turmeric

This pineapple smoothie is a creamy, refreshing tropical treat with great health benefits. With anti-inflammatory health benefits from adding turmeric along with pineapple, mango, banana, orange juice, and Greek yogurt.

A great smoothie like watermelon smoothie, cherry smoothie, and mixed berry smoothie is not just a great breakfast option, but it’s also quick to make and perfect for a grab-and-go snack.

Jump to:

• Why this smoothie works?
• What can you add to pineapple smoothie?
• How to make it
• Useful tips
• How to freeze fruits for smoothie recipes
• Recipe variations
• Recipe FAQs
• More pineapple recipes you’ll love
• 📋Anti-Inflammatory Pineapple Smoothie

Why this smoothie works?

1. It takes less than 5 minutes to make.
2. Great health benefits – Add in extra health benefits by including turmeric paste (or ground turmeric). Its anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties help prevent your body from infections.
3. Easy to customize – You can pack different flavors in the smoothie by adding more fruits or even vegetables. Feel free to add berries, other fruits, baby spinach, or kale. You can also add fresh grated ginger along with turmeric for added health factor.
4. Get transported to a tropical oasis with this tasty summer-y, easy-to-make drink. This is summer in a glass.
5. It’s so thick and creamy, that it almost resembles pineapple dole whip. And if you love pineapple as much, how about you also check mini pineapple up-side down cakes, or try grilled pineapple which is a game changer. For a savory option look for pineapple fried rice, or pineapple grilled shrimp skewers.

What can you add to pineapple smoothie?

Smoothie usually is made using-

1. Fruits
2. Vegetables
3. Dairy
4. and Ice (skip if using frozen fruits).

You can make smoothies with a single fruit, or with a mix of fruits, a mix of fruits, vegetables and berries. To help blend everything, dairy like milk, Greek yogurt, or ice cream may be used, or fruit juices. Ice is frequently used too to make a frosty smoothie.

How to make it

No matter what you use, just remember the simple smoothie formula –

• Fruits
• Juice
• Yogurt
• Ice (not mandatory if using frozen fruits)

Choose your fruit –

Use tropical fruits like pineapples, mangoes, bananas and coconut. Fresh and frozen fruits can be used, for a smooth, frosty smoothie I recommend you use frozen fruits.

Cut pineapple into cubes. Here’s a guide on how to cut a pineapple. Freeze pineapple cubes in zip-lock bags. Cut mango into cubes (discard skin) and freeze. Use a ripe banana. You can use fresh or frozen bananas.

Liquid & dairy –

You can use pineapple juice, apple juice, freshly squeezed orange juice or coconut water as well.

For dairy use yogurt, buttermilk, or milk. Greek yogurt works great for smoothies. You can also use the flavored yogurts from the stores.

Optional add-ins –

Make a smoothie “super-food” by adding extra nutrition like a scoop of protein powder, flax seeds powder, throwing in some chia seeds, or hemp hearts.

The choice of “super-food” that went in this pineapple smoothie recipe is turmeric and ginger (used frozen turmeric paste) along with chia seeds on the top.

Blend –

Blend all the ingredients in a powerful blender. If you use fresh fruits add ice cubes while blending. Do not use ice cubes if you use frozen fruits as it may dilute and make the smoothie thin.

Useful tips

1. To get a thick frosty smoothie always use frozen fruits.
2. Do not use ice cubes if you use frozen fruits.
3. Add liquid first into the blender to the blending process. Frozen fruit may get stuck in the bottom of the blender.
4. Use a powerful blender to make a smooth, creamy smoothie.
5. To make it sweet add honey or maple syrup to the smoothie.

How to freeze fruits for smoothie recipes

• To make a thick frosty smoothie the trick is using frozen fruits.
• To freeze fruits for a smoothie recipe, simply rinse fruits and chop them into bite-size pieces. Pat dry chopped fruits on kitchen paper so there are no ice frosts when you freeze.
• Place chopped fruits in a single layer on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and freeze it for 4 hours or until frozen. Transfer to zip-lock bags and store in freeze.

Recipe variations

Here are some smoothie variations–

1. Add fresh or frozen berries like strawberries.
2. Add greens like baby spinach and kale.
3. Add healthy fats like avocado, and peanut butter.
4. Add more protein and fiber with flax seeds, hemp hearts, chia seeds, and protein powder.
5. Coconut milk can be used instead of Greek yogurt.

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