Tropical Breezes Shake

This is a mix of three tropical flavors that I enjoy: banana, pineapple and coconut. It is easy to make this shake year-round, because fresh bananas are available any time of the year. You'll need:

1/2 to 1 cup of pinapple (I use either a single serving container or take some from a can of pineapple packed in its own juice) either tidbits or crushed.

1/2 teaspoon of coconut flavoring (find this in a little bottle in the extracts and flavorings section of the baking/spices aisle of your grocery store.)

1 small or 1/2 large banana (broken into chunks)

1 scoop vanilla powder

3/4 cup cold water

8 to 10 ice cubes

I put the pineapple, juice and all, in the blender container with the water and the coconut flavoring, and process on 'mix' (medium speed) until the pineapple is almost liquified. Then, add the vanilla powder and

banana chunks. Continue mixing, until creamy consistency. While continuing to mix, add ice cubes one at a time. You may wish to increase the blender speed to insure that all ice is crushed. Pour into a glass, and enjoy!

(The photo shows pineapple in heavy syrup - PLEASE, use the kind 'in its own juice' instead - I purchased the wrong kind to replace my previous can.)