4.88 56 Published Jun 04, 2024, Updated Jul 17, 2024 You make a thick smoothie base, load it up with toppings like homemade granola, toasted coconut, fresh fruit, nut butter and chia seeds and eat it with a spoon. It’s cool, refreshing and packed with good-for-you ingredients. Grab your spoon and dive in!
Ingredients Needed
The ingredients used to make a smoothie bowl can vary, but the base is typically always frozen fruit! Here are the main ingredients I use to make my ultimate smoothie bowl:
frozen banana – frozen banana helps thicken the smoothie and adds a little sweetness. Check out my how to freeze bananas guide for tips and tricks! If you don’t like banana, you can try swapping for frozen avocado chunks, frozen mango or even frozen zucchini for the thickener. If you use the avocado or zucchini you may need to add a little maple syrup, medjool dates or honey for extra sweetness. protein powder – You can use vanilla or chocolate protein powder! If you don’t want to use protein powder, you can skip it. frozen berries – any frozen berries will do. My favorite options are frozen strawberries, blueberries and/or cherries. You can also use a bag of mixed berries unsweetened almond milk – any dairy-free milk (or regular milk) will work here! almond butter or peanut butter – any nut butter you can sub for sunflower seed butter if you have a nut allergy.
How to Make a Smoothie Bowl
Topping Ideas
Okay, this is the fun part and the options are truly endless here! Get creative with your smoothie bowl toppings. Here are some of my go-to toppings:
Tropical: Swap the frozen berries with frozen pineapple or mango for a tropical twist. Green: I would start with my green smoothie bowl, but you can always add spinach or kale to this base recipe for some added greens. Acai: Want to make an acai bowl? I’d start with my acai bowl recipe! Superfood: Make my blue smoothie bowl, which is loaded with blue spirulina powder. No banana: I know some people don’t like banana or are allergic, so if that’s the case, you can swap the banana with frozen mango or frozen veggies like zucchini or cauliflower rice! Frozen avocado is another great option. The veggies and avocado won’t add any flavor, but they’ll help to thicken up the smoothie bow.
fresh banana – I love adding fresh banana slices to my smoothie bowls. fresh berries – I like using a combination of strawberries and blueberries but any fresh berry works! You can also do freeze dried berries granola – want to add some texture to your smoothie bowl? Add crunchy granola on top! Try my homemade granola or this hemp granola. almond butter or peanut butter – can’t go wrong with a little extra nut butter drizzled on top. Plus, it adds some protein and healthy fats! chia seeds – add in healthy fats, fiber and texture with chia seeds. coconut – add toasted coconut or shredded coconut for added sweetness and crunchy! chocolate – make this more of a dessert and add some chocolate chips or melted chocolate drizzled on top. You could even do a homemade magic shell!
More Smoothie Recipes to Try
Acai Bowl Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl Maqui Berry Smoothie Bowl Ultimate Green Smoothie Bowl Blue Smoothie Bowl Raspberry Smoothie
Be sure to check out all of the smoothie recipes on EBF!
