Garden-Inspired Recipes & Cooking

4 Healthy + Delicious Smoothie Bowl Recipes

Row of healthy fresh fruit and vegetable smoothies with assorted ingredients. Assorted fruit shakes in hands closeup. Smoothie concept

Nothing says summer like a creamy, refreshing, and healthy smoothie bowl. In case you have been living under a rock for the past decade, a smoothie bowl is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a smoothie in a bowl.

Smoothie bowls have been all the rage for the past few years, and they aren’t going anywhere. Typically, these bountiful bowls consist of a smoothie of your choice, topped with fresh fruits, granola, nut, or seeds, and maybe a dollop of peanut or almond butter on top to tie it all together. Hop on the bandwagon for a sweet, refreshing, and filling meal or snack with our favorite smoothie bowl recipes below!

Classic Acai Bowl

Healthy Acai Bowl Topped With Fruits, Berries, Seeds. Closeup View. Weight Loss, Healthy Eating, Vegan Food Concept

Ingredients:

  • 7 oz. frozen açaí puree
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
  • 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
  • Almond milk or milk of choice
  • Top with sliced fruit, granola, and a drizzle of honey or agave

Directions:

  1. Blend together açaí, banana, blueberries, strawberries, and almond milk until desired consistency.
  2. Transfer to a bowl and top with desired toppings.

Green Goddess Bowl

Ingredients:

  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1/2 cup frozen mangoes
  • 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
  • Large handful of spinach
  • Almond milk or milk of choice
  • Top with sliced fruit, granola, and a drizzle of honey or agave

Directions:

  1. Blend together banana, mangoes, pineapples, spinach, and almond milk until desired consistency.
  2. Transfer to a bowl and top with desired toppings.

Chocolate Nice-Cream Bowl

Ingredients:

  • 1 frozen banana
  • 3 dates, chopped
  • 2 TBSP of cacao powder
  • 2 TBSP of peanut butter
  • Almond milk or milk of choice
  • Top with sliced fruit, granola, chocolate chips or cacao nibs, and a drizzle of honey or agave

Directions:

  1. Blend together banana, dates, peanut butter, cacao powder, and almond milk until desired consistency.
  2. Transfer to a bowl and top with desired toppings.

Popeye’s Protein Bowl

Ingredients:

  • 1 frozen banana
  • Large handful of spinach
  • 1 apple, chopped into cubes
  • 2 TBSP of peanut butter
  • Almond milk or milk of choice
  • Top with sliced fruit, granola, chocolate chips or cacao nibs, and a drizzle of honey or agave

Directions:

  1. Blend together banana, spinach, peanut butter, apples, and almond milk until desired consistency.
  2. Transfer to a bowl and top with desired toppings.

Remember smoothies are a terrific way to put your cocktail garden, herb garden, or cheers garden to good use. Adding herbs to your smoothies means your daily drink will be working double-time.

Katie Yeager

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