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Smoothie Bowl

Author: Pamela

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, about 2 cups (if you’re using a Vitamix or another high-powered blender, you can cut bananas into larger pieces), FROZEN or 1 ½ ripe bananas, frozen and 4 frozen figs
  • 1 cup frozen strawberries
  • ¼ - ½ cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice or even more if you want a pourable smoothie
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract optional
  • sweeten to taste with a few teaspoons more or less of raw honey, Grade A maple syrup or a couple drops of stevia, if necessary (you might not need any)
  • Toppings: bee pollen hemp seeds, raw cacao nibs, toasted coconut, chopped walnuts or almonds, granola

Instructions

  • Place bananas and strawberries in the bowl of a food processor or Vitamix or other high-powered blender. Add almond milk, vanilla and sweetener to taste. Process until smooth and creamy. I find that the food processor needs a little more liquid and a few more seconds to achieve the desired consistency, which is like soft serve ice cream.
  • Transfer the ice cream to bowls and serve immediately with toppings, if desired. If eating this as a meal for breakfast, try to add protein toppings such as nuts or seeds or add a scoop of protein powder to the blender. If you use a sweetened protein powder, add a handful of ice to the blender so the smoothie is not too sweet.
  • You can also store the smoothie bowl in the freezer for another time, but you’ll need to allow it to sit on the countertop to soften up for a few minutes before eating so that it’s scoopable.
  • Notes: these measurements are flexible. Use more strawberries if you like or sub blueberries.

Notes

Notes: these measurements are flexible. Use more strawberries if you like or sub blueberries.
Another variation: chocolate smoothie bowl – use 4 frozen bananas, 2 Tbs. raw cacao powder, ¼ - ½ cup almond milk, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, sweetener if necessary
Mocha smoothie bowl: make chocolate smoothie bowl with 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
Chocolate peanut butter smoothie bowl: make chocolate smoothie bowl with 2 Tablespoons (or more) natural peanut butter.