Coconut breakfast recipes

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so kick-start your morning with the extra health benefits of coconut.

Coconut & CBD smoothie

Health benefit: lauric acid in coconut oil boosts the amount of nutrients you can absorb from the other ingredients Makes: 1 smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 scoop protein powder
• 1 frozen banana
• Handful spinach
• 240ml coconut water *
• 80ml of coconut milk *
• 2 tablespoons almond butter *
• 2 tsp Jacob Hooy CBD coconut oil * (CBD oil is only suitable for 18 years+)

* Available at Holland & Barrett

Method

Step 1 Put all the ingredients into a blender and whizz together. Step 2 Pour into a glass and enjoy before your workout.

Tasty tropical coconut porridge

Health benefit: a gluten-free and dairy-free alternative to your usual porridge Serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 dates
• 120ml coconut milk *
• 12ml water
• 1 egg
• 75g coconut flour *
• 1 grated apple
• Handful blueberries
• Shredded coconut or coconut sugar *

* Available at Holland & Barrett

Method

Step 1 Put the dates, coconut milk, water and egg into a food processor. Blend until smooth. Step 2 Add the coconut flour and then stir in the grated apple. Step 3 Pour into a saucepan and cook over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring continuously. Step 4 Top with the blueberries, coconut sugar or shredded coconut to serve. Like this? Then you’ll LOVE this Coconut Chia Seed Smoothie Bowl  or Granola with Coconut Sugar. To find our lunch recipes, go to Vegetable and Coconut Frittata Shop Food & Drink