Pitaya Dragon Fruit Milk {df, vegan}

Dragon fruit milk.  It's unicorn pink, rich, and creamy.  Made with coconut plant-based milk gently mixed with a juicy strawberry, pitaya dragon fruit, and tart raspberry puree.  Naturally sweet and has no added sugar.  Dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan.

Pitaya Dragon Fruit, Strawberries, and Raspberries all make an excellent pink / purple color that is out of this world and shows up in this dazzling color in frostings, milk, drinks, smoothies, waffles, and more.  And the color is filled with nutrients, minerals, and antioxidants your body will love.

Dragon fruit milk also known as unicorn or rainbow has become a huge wellness trend.  Maybe it was always a trend but in the wellness community? It is huge.  I haven't used food dye since 2013 and I do miss making rainbow goodies.  But guess what?  Enter the knowledge that we can bake rainbows by simply using mother nature's natural foods as a food dye.  Mindblown!

This plant-based dragon fruit milk concoction tastes dreamy, vibrant, and flavorful in all the right places.  It's a happy drink for your body, your mind, your skin, your everything!  It tastes as good and as vibrant as it looks.

NUTRITION FACTS

• Dragon Fruit aka Pitaya is a good source of magnesium that helps your muscles relax, promotes healthy sleep, and promotes a healthy gut.
• Raspberries have high levels of Vitamin C and manganese while having smaller amounts of many vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin K, Copper, Potassium, B vitamins, and Vitamin E.  Raspberries are very low in sugar.
• Strawberries are a good source of antioxidants (prevents radical aging, and is an immune booster), Folate (B9), Potassium, Manganese, and Vitamin C.  Strawberries are very low in sugar.
• Coconut milk has a lovely source of Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, and Copper.  Made from 94% water, and if eating the pulp plenty of fiber.

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My nephew and I made this together.  I wanted dragon fruit he wanted berries.  A masterpiece was born.  When my nephew and I cook and bake together I see so much joy in the process.  We are both teaching each other.  Parents, I urge you to allow your children to help make the desserts, the food, and the smoothies.  When they partake in the making they also partake in eating/drinking because it is something they had a hand in creating.

Until I learned about holistic nutrition I knew no other way to bake rainbow goodies without food dye.  To my surprise, there are so many ways to do this naturally that do not harm your body with chemicals.  Because it's the chemicals in food dyes that harm us.  This recipe is made only with ingredients from the earth.

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Dragon Fruit Milk Tips:

You will need a nut-milk bag or cheesecloth to make this recipe.

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Pitaya Dragon Fruit Milk {df, vegan, paleo}

Super creamy coconut plant-based milk with all the good stuff like strawberries, pitaya dragon fruit, raspberries, and NO added sugar!

Total Time15 minutes mins

Course: Dessert, Drinks, Smoothies

Cuisine: American, healthy

Keyword: creamy, milk, plant-based, plant-based milk, raspberries, strawberries

Servings: 4 people

Author: Julie Rosenthal

Equipment

• high-speed blender

Ingredients

Coconut Milk Ingredients

• 4 cups shredded coconut unsweetened
• 4 cups water bottled or filtered
• 2 tsp. lemon juice fresh-squeezed

Pitaya Dragon Fruit Puree Ingredients

• ½ package dragonfruit froze pack
• ⅛ cup strawberries frozen
• ⅛ cup raspberries frozen
• 4 shots optional for a kick: vodka top shelf / gluten-free

Instructions

Coconut Milk Instructions

• Pour 4 cups of shredded coconut into a high-speed blender along with 4 cups of water and blast on high until well blended.
• Over a large bowl strain the milk with a nut-milk bag or cheesecloth. Do this straining in sections as it will be too hard to strain it all at once.
• Once fully strained add the fresh lemon juice and stir.
• Set strained mixture aside. Also, keep the pulp and put it in a container and set that aside.
• Do not rinse the blender.

Pitaya Dragon Fruit Puree Instructions:

• In the same un-rinsed blender, add the dragon fruit, the strawberries, raspberries and a few tablespoons of water. Water needed may vary on the speed on your blender.
• Blast the mixture on high till well blended. The mixture will be thick. Do not blend it to the point of a liquid. You want some pulp.
• Once blended pour into a cup and set aside.

How to assemble:

• Take out four small glasses/cups. Add one or two ice cubes to each cup.
• Pour about ¼-1/2 cup coconut milk into each cup.
• Add 2 teaspoons of coconut pulp to each glass. Pulp is optional.
• Add 1 heaping tablespoon of dragon fruit mixture to each glass.
• No need to mix it. It will do its own thing and settle where it settles. It will become random layers of unicorn pink/purple and white! Meant for sipping the goodness.

Notes

TIPS: // You don't have to use the coconut pulp if you don't want to. // This recipe has lots of leftovers for milk and puree the next day // You can also puree the fruit until well blended with zero pulp // Meant to be sipped cold on the rocks // Add 1 shot of vodka for an adult spike! // Save puree to use in other foods // discard coconut puree // Save coconut milk in a closed jar or container, preferably glass.