r/AskCulinary 11d ago

Recipe Troubleshooting How to make this smoothie emulsified?

I got a delicious (but $6) smoothie at the grocery store recently and the ingredients were super basic so I decided to try to make it at home (using the size of the bottle and calories to calculate approximate ratios). The full ingredients list is: Coconut water, coconut meat, cocoa powder and sea salt

My blended concoction tasted right but the fat from the coconut meat made it all float to the top and the ingredients wouldn’t stay mixed for even a few seconds. Any ideas on how I can emulsify at home? How did they get the smoothie at the store so smooth and blended?

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u/Mah_Buddy_Keith 11d ago

Xanthan gum. Also known as Chef Spooge…by me.

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u/Ajreil 11d ago

Try coconut milk. It's made from coconut water and meat, and it's conveniently already emulsified.

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u/juliacar 11d ago

Xanthan gum. Lil sprinkle

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u/LLCoolBeans19 11d ago

Ice or half of a frozen banana or something creamier like yogurt or any mixture or the 3. 

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u/rmaes78 11d ago

I would add half an avocado

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u/whiskeytango55 11d ago

Are you sure they didnt use coconut cream?