I traveled to Mexico for a yoga retreat several years ago with my girlfriend Elaine and I can to this day remember the taste and smell of this refreshing and delicious drink that greeted us upon arrival at the eco-resort. I loved it so much, it ended up having a permanent home in The Joyous Cookbook!
This Avocado Lime Refresher has been leveled up! What that means is that I adapted the recipe from my cookbook. How? I added collagen to this drink because I wanted to make it a skin-loving recipe too (see my discount code at the bottom).
Collagen has many research-proven skin-loving benefits such as increasing the hydration of your skin to helping your skin maintain a youthful appearance.
There are many more benefits of collagen I talk about in this video where I answer the question: Is collagen worth the hype?
But let’s get back to this incredibly thirst-quenching, hydrating, and skin-loving drink that serves 8 people. You’ll definitely have them coming back for more so you might want to double the recipe!
This drink is perfect for…
- Family BBQ’s and outdoor picnics
- A mocktail – the perfect non-alcoholic bevy!
- Kid-approved and non-allergenic ingredients
- Blood sugar balanced from the healthy fats
- Incredibly hydrating from the electrolytes and rich in vitamin C
- Soothing for digestion from the fresh mint
Here’s the recipe video!
Here’s the recipe card!
Ingredients
- 1/2 ripe avocado
- Juice of 2-3 limes
- 6 cups coconut water
- 2 tbsp honey or 10-20 drops stevia
- 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 1 cup ice
- 1-2 scoops collagen
- Place all the ingredients into a high speed blender. Blend on high until fully combined.
- Enjoy right away or refrigerate until serving. Serve with extra ice if you like. Garnish with some extra mint leaves.
This recipe is adapted from The Joyous Cookbook page 65.
Serves 8
May I suggest you enjoy this with the Everything Guac or the Sweet Pea Mint Dip . Happy Slurping!
Joy xo
22 thoughts on “Avocado Lime Collagen Refresher”
what brand of stevia did you use in the video?
What brand of Stevia did you use in this recipe. You mentioned that it did not have an after taste?
Also how long will it stay fresh if I am the only one drinking it?
It’s the Better Stevia brand.
Better stevia brand
How long will it remain fresh?
What Stevia do you use? It looks delicious 😋
What brand of coconut water do you use?
Made this today and it is delicious!!!
Glad to hear that!
Honestly I am not particular to any brand. I just make sure it’s ONLY coconut water and it’s organic.
Better stevia – no aftertaste!
I would drink it within a day esp since it has avo in it.
Made this last Night and it was delicious!! My blender could only hold 4 cups of coconut so it was a bit more concentrated, and still so good 🙂 this will be on repeat this summer!
Glad you loved it Courtney!
Delicious Drink.
Yummmm- what brand of stivia did you use?
I have used both Sweet Leaf and the Now Foods brand. I like them both!
Love this! Simple and delicious. I make it using a bit less coconut water and a little more ice as I like the more concentrated flavour. Perfect for summer!
Awesome! it’s the perfect summer treat!
What brand of stevia did you use in the recipe?
Better Stevia or Now are both good brands. I also love monkfruit. Lakanto is a good brand of monkfruit + erythritol. Hope that helps!
So good! Made it with a little less coconut water so it would be nice and tart! Yum! Served over a bit of ice. What a wonderfully refreshing summer treat! Thank you!