This refreshing tropical fruit smoothie is made with papaya, banana, pineapple, mango, and orange. As a kid I had fruit smoothies made with different combinations of these tropical fruits on an almost daily basis. My mom used to make us fresh smoothies or fruit juices for breakfast or as an after school drink. We had papayas, bananas, and oranges growing on the farm so they were usually included in our smoothies. The ingredients in the smoothie are almost the same ones that we use in the traditional Ecuadorian come y bebe fruit salad.
We also had passion fruits, tree tomatoes (tamarillos), and naranjillas (also known as lulo) growing (or readily available) so these were also common additions. You could easily replace the orange juice for passion fruit or naranjilla juice. Every time I prepare one of these tropical fruit smoothies here in the US, it reminds of my childhood.
I didn’t add any sugar to this smoothie because the fruits were sweet enough on their own. In some cases when I need to sweeten the smoothie I prefer to add some honey – this was also something my mom used to do. The flavor of the honey especially goes well with that mix of acidity from the orange/pineapple and the smoothness of the mango/papaya.
Easy recipe for a refreshing tropical fruit smoothie made with papaya, banana, pineapple, mango, and orange.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of diced papaya (peeled and seeds removed), from about 1 small papaya or ½ large papaya
- 2 cups of diced pineapple, about ½ pineapple
- 2 bananas, peeled and sliced
- 2 ripe mangos, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 cups of freshly squeezed orange juice
- Ice
- Optional: sugar/honey if needed
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender. Add ice if desired.
- Blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Feel free to replace and add/leave out fruits based on your personal tastes and the fruits you have available.
Step by step photo preparation for the tropical fruit smoothie:
nnintai says
November 1, 2018 at 1:59 pmHello miss Layla pujol thank you for such an article. I have been glancing through smoothie recipes but discover the ingredients were not available in my country but when I google tropical fruits you recipe is the answer.
Jael says
January 19, 2018 at 9:19 amOh those lovely tropical fruits. I have papaya, banana and oranges in my kitchen, and pineapple from the can (fresh pineapple are horribly expensive here in Israel) so I guess will be making your smoothie:)