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Recipe: Smoothie Bowls
Acai bowls are just the beginning of these endlessly variable delights.
Join breakfast’s biggest fad and get your five-a-day with the perfect homemade smoothie bowl. It takes a bit of prepping (just chopping and freezing) but once your bowls are prepped, they’re a quick, easy, and oh-so-good way to start your day.
Although buying a smoothie bowl out might give you instant gratification, making one at home is much more fulfilling — and it’s surprisingly easy to make them just as pretty (and Instagrammable). Plus, you can control servings and sub-ins to your liking. Include plenty of seeds and nuts, which add fiber and protein, to prevent a major sugar rush (and crash) from all that fruit.
Try the combinations below or let your imagination run wild and come up with your own unique smoothie bowl recipe!
Base Smoothie
Smoothie Base:
1 banana, sliced and frozen
1 lemon, juiced
Add to Smoothie (Variations Below):
1/2 cup fruit of choice, chopped and frozen
1/4 cup liquid of choice
1 teaspoon or tablespoon powder of choice
Stir In:
1 teaspoon chia seeds
1 teaspoon flax seeds
1 teaspoon hemp hearts
Top With:
1 kiwi, chopped and frozen
1/2 passion fruit
3 slices of star fruit
1 tablespoon shredded coconut
1 tablespoon honey (optional)
Add Toppings (Variations Below):
1/4 cup fruit, chopped and frozen
2 tablespoons nuts
Dragon Bowls
Smoothie Additions:
Fruit: Raspberries, frozen
Liquid: Lime juice
Powder: 1 tablespoon pink pitaya
Topping Additions:
Nuts: Pistachios
Fruit: Strawberries (spring), mango (summer), red pear (fall), or dragon fruit (winter)
Fairy Bowls
Smoothie Additions:
Fruit: Honeydew
Liquid: Blood orange juice
Powder: 1 teaspoon matcha
Topping Additions:
Nuts: Peanuts
Fruit: Green grapes (spring), banana (summer), blackberries (fall), or dragon fruit (winter)
Unicorn Bowls
Smoothie Additions:
Fruit: Blueberries
Liquid: Kombucha
Powder: 1 tablespoon acai
Topping Additions:
Nuts: Almonds
Fruit: Purple grapes (spring), banana (summer), blackberries (fall), or dragon fruit (winter)
Mermaid Bowls
Smoothie Additions:
Fruit: Pineapple
Liquid: Coconut milk
Powder: 1 teaspoon blue spirulina
Topping Additions:
Nuts: Hazelnuts
Fruit: Strawberries (spring), mango (summer), green pear (fall), or dragon fruit (winter)
For more ways to freeze your fruit, try your hand at homemade retro slushies.
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