Chef Joey's Young Coconut Smoothie

Ingredients

• 2 young fresh coconut (milked and cleaned of flesh)
• 4 tablespoons cacao, nibs (ground to a powder in a coffee mill)
• 1 cup milk or non-dairy milk substitute or coconut milk
• 1 banana
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup fresh strawberries (cleaned)
• 2 tablespoons agave nectar

Directions

1. 1

   Grind up the cacao nibs in a coffee mill until it resembles coco powder. Set aside.

2. 2

   Clean the berries and set aside.

3. 3

   With a hammer and pointed screw driver make three holes in the top of the two young coconuts. Drain the milk out into a large measuring cup through a sieve.

4. 4

   Cut the two young coconuts in half. My hubby uses his table saw and it works very nicely for this.

5. 5

   Rinse the coconut insides to remove any of the outer shell that might have coated the coconut flesh.

6. 6

   Scrape out all the flesh, get every bit as it's so delicious.

7. 7

   Put the flesh and the coconut milk into a blender and process until well combined.

8. 8

   Put the coconut mixture through the sieve again to remove the little pieces of shell. Put the coconut mixture into a container and set aside.

9. 9

   Clean out the blender cup and lid and put the coconut milk/flesh mixture back into it. Add the one cup coconut milk or non-dairy milk, the banana, the ground cacao, vanilla, cinnamon and berries.

10. 10

    Process until smooth and creamy.

11. 11

    Drink ASAP!

12. 12

    Bon Appetit!