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smoothie bowl with banana
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Best Smoothie Bowl Recipe (refined sugar-free)

This is the best smoothie bowl recipe to start your morning off right! We use avocados for a creamy texture and dates for that added natural sweetness. Smoothie bowls are great for not only breakfast but desserts or a mid-day snack.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 smoothie bowls
Calories: 244kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups mixed berries frozen
  • 2 frozen bananas
  • ½ avocado
  • 2 dates pitted
  • ½ cup almond milk
  • 2 tablespoons protein powder
  • Toppings
  • Strawberries
  • Toasted Coconut
  • Almonds
  • Banana
  • Chia seeds
  • Hemp hearts

Instructions

  • In a high-speed blender add in frozen banana and mixed berries.
  • Pulse a couple of times until berries are into small bits.  Use the Vitamix tamper to achieve this.  If you don't have a tamper use a spoon to push down the fruit. 
  • Avocados, dates, almond milk, and protein powder goes in next.
  • Blend for 1 minute until thick and creamy.
  • Serve it up!  Pour into individual bowls.
  • Toppings!  Be creative and add any garnishes you desire.  In this recipe, we used banana, toasted coconut, chia seeds, and hemp hearts.  

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Notes

  • Use a Vitamix or a comparable high-speed blender. Since the fruit is frozen you need a good quality blender to get the job done.
  • Use the tamper that comes with a Vitamix to push the fruit down. The goal is to turn the frozen berries into small bits. If you don't have a tamper, you can't stop the blender and push the fruit down with a spoon.
  • Choose a ripe avocado. The purpose of avocado is to contribute a creamy texture to the smoothie bowl. If the avocado is too hard it won't work.
  • Blend the smoothie for no longer than 1 minute. High-speed blenders heat up quickly which means your frozen smoothie will melt if you blend too long. In my experiments, 1 minute seems to be the right amount of time.
  • Store in the freezer. Let the smoothie bowl sit a room temperature for 15-20 minutes for the perfect texture.
  • Freeze fresh fruit that is starting to turn. How often do we discard fresh berries that are starting to go bad? I like to put them into a ziplock bag and pop them into the freezer for smoothies.

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 2mg