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This Lava Flow Smoothie Recipe is a killer knock off of my favorite coffee shop’s summer drink! Last summer, I think I had one of these every day from the coffee shop down the street to my house. Of course that wasn’t the best thing for my bank account {or my waistline}, so it was probably a good thing when they were phased out in the fall.
Unfortunately, around January the bug hit me and I desperately needed one {or two or three}. So I made a date with my VitaMix and set out on a journey to create my own version at home. It didn’t me long to figure out how to make a version close enough at home to curb those cravings and get me through until they make a return this summer.
Basically, a Lava Flow is a pina colada with some strawberry puree mixed in. I make virgin pina coladas often as an after school snack for the kids and honestly I love them so much without rum that I’ve never actually tried it with rum. {Shocking! I know!}
The kids both gave my version of a lava flow smoothie two thumbs up each. Hubbyman did not get to try it the first few times we made it because the kids and I ended up drinking the whole batch ourselves, so I had to make a special batch one night just for him. Of course, he drank the whole thing and didn’t share it with us.
Lava Flow Smoothie
The fun swirl of colors in this fruit smoothie is a combination of strawberry and pineapple puree. It's a great breakfast smoothie, but it makes a delicious after school snack for kids, too.
Ingredients
- 8 oz strawberries, washed, hulled, and halved
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup cream of coconut
- 2-3 cups ice
Instructions
- Combine strawberries and sugar in blender and mix until pureed completely. Remove from blender and set aside. Rinse blender with water.
- Combine remaining ingredients in the blender, starting with only 2 cups of ice. Blend on high and continuing adding ice until you reach your desired thickness.
- Meanwhile drizzle strawberry puree in 2 tall glasses and then gently pour the smoothie over the strawberry puree. Add a fancy straw and enjoy!
Hi there. So it says use pineapple juice. You mean regular pineapple juice from the juice section of the store? And cream of coconut? Is it the kind in a can that says coconut cream next to the coconut milk in a can?
Hi Adrienna, yes pineapple juice from a can in the juice asile. I use Coco Real found in the liquor section or on amazon.
This drink looks amazingly delicious. I would drink this all year round, would love to try it.
I would love to make this drink for the next family cookout!
Pinned! Looks delicious
This is such an attractive smoothie. I have got to try it as it is so quick and easy and few ingredients
a very delicious recipe.
Wendy…YUM, SO YUM
Perfect summer smoothie!
Holy cow!! That drink looks and sounds absolutely amazing!!
Thanks Jocelyn! It’s my summer fav!!!
Yum! I saw one of these last week on a blog, and now I’ve got to try them while strawberries are so sweet! 🙂
You have to try one! If you have super sweet strawberries then use less sugar. 😉
This is the cutest idea ever and sounds utterly delicious!
It is Toni! I could drink them several times a day if they were calorie free. 😉
This looks absolutely amazing! I definitely need to try it this summer. 🙂
You totally need to try them Kim!
This looks like the perfect summer party drink!
They are Christine! I bet adding some rum would make them even better!