Healthy Smoothie Bowl Recipe

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This strawberry banana smoothie bowl recipe is a sweet and delicious breakfast or snack. Like healthy soft serve with yummy toppings. Similar to an Acai Bowl, but made with frozen strawberries and bananas.

smoothie bowl with toppings

A Healthy Breakfast or Snack

I love a good smoothie bowl for breakfast or afternoon snack. It’s like a smoothie but thicker (similar texture like soft serve ice cream) and topped with fruit, seeds and nuts. Kind of like an Acai bowl, but obviously made without the acai. The base of this smoothie bowl is made with:

  • frozen strawberries
  • banana
  • almond milk
  • vanilla (my secret ingredient!)
  • and honey

A high powered blender (like this one) is a great investment and makes getting that thick and creamy texture for your smoothie bowl really easy.

The Difference Between a Smoothie and Smoothie Bowl

So, both smoothies and smoothie bowl recipes are extremely similar. The difference lies in the finished texture and toppings. A smoothie is served in a cup or glass with a straw. It’s drinkable. A smoothie bowl is much thicker and served in a bowl with toppings such as fresh fruit, nuts and seeds. You eat it with a spoon.

How to Make a Smoothie Bowl

The total time for this recipe is about 10 minutes. No cooking is required since this is a frozen treat. You might want to slice some fresh fruit for the top of your smoothie bowl, but generally, you should be in and out of the kitchen. Here’s how to do it:

Add Ingredients to Blender

Measure and add the frozen strawberries, banana, almond milk, honey and vanilla to the bottom of a blender. Add the lid and place onto the base of the blender.

Blend

Blend the smoothie bowl base. Be sure to start with 1/2 cup of almond milk and use the damper from your blender to really get the frozen fruit blended before adding more almond milk. Since we want a thick and creamy finished product, you want to add as little almond milk as possible so it stays thick…hence why a high powdered blender is so important. Blend the smoothie bowl base until it is completely smooth and all the fruit has been blended.

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Top with Fruit

Spoon or pour the blended smoothie into two serving bowls. Top with any desired fresh fruit, nuts, seeds or granola. Whatever you think would be delicious could work! Serve immediately and enjoy! My kids love this as a snack because it tastes like ice cream! Little do they know just how healthy and nutritionally sound this is!

Our Favorite Toppings

We’ve been making these on repeat for the past few weeks and these are our favorite things to top our smoothie bowls with. My kids are picky, but these all seem to be winners across the board:

  • fresh sliced strawberries
  • raspberries
  • blueberries
  • sliced pineapple or kiwi
  • sliced fresh banana
  • sliced peaches (if in season)
  • really ripe pear
  • pepitas, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds or chia seeds
  • shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
  • granola (homemade or store bought)
  • walnuts, pecans or toasted almonds
  • mini chocolate chips
blended smooth smoothie bowl

Troubleshooting

If your smoothie bowl recipe is too thick or too thin, here’s what to do:

My Smoothie Bowl is Too Thick!

If you are having a hard time blending your smoothie bowl and the consistency is still too chunky, try adding in a little more almond milk. Also, use the damper for your blender (if you have one). If your blender didn’t come with a damper, remove the top, stir and try blending again.

My Smoothie Bowl is Too Thin!

If you’ve come to the end of this smoothie bowl recipe and your finished product is too runny or thin and won’t hold fruit on top, you can either enjoy it as a smoothie with a straw OR add in more frozen strawberries to thicken it up. Ice can also help, but that has a tendency to water the taste of the smoothie down which I don’t love. But that is totally personal preference.

Other Healthy Snacks to Try:

Anyways, I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as me and my crew did! Healthy, quick and so tasty. Be sure to pin, print, save, bookmark and share this recipe. It’s a good one. Have a great day, friends!

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Smoothie Bowl

This strawberry banana smoothie bowl recipe is a sweet and delicious breakfast or snack. Like healthy soft serve with yummy toppings. Similar to an Acai Bowl, but made with frozen strawberries and bananas.
servings 2 smoothie bowls
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups frozen strawberries
  • 1 whole banana
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or more, to get it to the desired thickness
  • 2 tablespoons honey optional
  • desired smoothie bowl toppings: banana, berries, granola, nuts, seeds, etc..

Equipment

  • high powdered blender

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients into the bottom of a high powdered blender. With the blender on, use the damper to stir to create a really thick and smooth finished smoothie. Add almond milk as needed to get a thick consistency.
  • Spoon the smoothie between two bowls and top with any desired toppings. Serve immediately.

Notes

Nutritional information does not include toppings.

Nutrition

Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 85mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Smoothie Bowl
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10 Responses
  1. Megan

    Mmmm…smoothie bowl. This would be an easy prep ahead breakfast. I have one that’s not into the smoothies, but 3 out of 4 ain’t bad!

  2. Judi

    This is such a clever idea!
    one of ours boys got a little flu bug! After sanitizing like crazy and crossing your fingers that Mama won’t be down for the count. How can I push those fluids and vitamins, this smoothie bowls did the trick…It looks so inviting for little ones they simply have to taste it and Vola it’s gone!

    Thanks for sharing another great recipe…

  3. DIANA VARNADORE

    5 stars
    I love, love this recipe for kids! I work in a pediatric office and we see a lot of kids who eat fast food. This recipe is not only pretty but healthy! Keep up the great work Lauren!

  4. Tiesha

    5 stars
    Smoothie bowl!!!!!! What a clever idea!!!! During the summer months when fruit is cheap, I prep them and freeze them, just for smoothies during the year! Even baby spinach! Kids love them!!! I never thought to try yogurt in them!!!! Yuuuummmmm. We will try the bowl this week!! Thanks!!!

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