"Confession: There’s nothing we double-tap faster on Instagram than a gorgeous smoothie bowl, and they’re just as delicious as they look. Packed full of fruits and yogurt and veggies, smoothie bowls have attracted the elusive “superfood” label. Well, great news: holistic nutritionist (and Instagram powerhouse) Kara Stout is bringing us some scrumptious and totally attainable smoothies bowls — just in time for spring. Here are seven of her go-to smoothie bowl recipes that you can easily recreate on your own budget and skill level.
Plus, you can pick them up at your local CVS right now!
Acai Berry Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
¼ – ½ frozen banana
½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
½ cup frozen cherries
1-2 tsp acai powder
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp flaxseed
optional: 1 scoop unflavored collagen peptides
Optional toppings:
Gluten-free granola
Fresh blueberries
Coconut flakes
Culinary lavender
Directions:
In a high-powered blender, blend all ingredients until a smooth consistency.
Pour into a bowl and top with desired toppings. Enjoy!
Pastel Spirulina Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
½ tsp spirulina
½ frozen banana
1 tbsp hemp seeds
1 tbsp white chia seeds
1 handful ice (if you’d like a thicker consistency)
optional: 1 scoop unflavored collagen peptides or your favorite vanilla protein powder
optional: add a handful of baby spinach
Optional toppings:
Gluten-free granola
Pink dragon fruit (cut into fun shapes if you’d like!)
Fresh blueberries
Fresh strawberries
Coconut flakes
Edible dried rose petals
Directions:
In a high-powered blender, blend all ingredients until a smooth consistency.
Pour into a bowl and top with desired toppings. Enjoy!
Blush Berry Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients:
1 cup of your favorite dairy-free milk
1 cup frozen strawberries
¾ cup frozen raspberries
½ ripe banana
2 tbsp pomegranate powder
1 tbsp white chia seeds
1 tbsp hemp seeds
optional: 1 scoop unflavored collagen peptides
Optional toppings:
Fresh figs
Fresh strawberries
Coconut flakes
Dried culinary lavender
Pomegranate seeds
Directions:
In a high-powered blender, blend all ingredients until a smooth consistency.
Pour into a bowl and top with desired toppings. Enjoy!
Green Detox Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
½ – ¾ frozen banana
½ – 1 cup frozen cauliflower
Juice of ½ lime
2 handfuls baby spinach or baby kale
1 handful microgreens
1 handful cilantro
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp flaxseed
½ tsp maca powder
Optional toppings:
Clementine slices
Lime slices
Coconut flakes
Bee pollen
Persimmon star cut-outs
Apple star cut-outs
Directions:
In a high-powered blender, blend all ingredients until a smooth consistency.
Pour into a bowl and top with desired toppings. Enjoy!
Florally Pink Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients:
1 cup of your favorite dairy-free milk*
½ cup frozen strawberries
½ cup fresh strawberries
1 tbsp white chia seeds
½ – 1 tsp MCT oil
½ tsp maca powder
optional: 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
optional: 1 scoop unflavored collagen peptides
Optional toppings:
Edible flowers (not all flowers pictured are edible; make sure to only consume edible flowers)
1 can full-fat coconut milk refrigerated overnight (used for drawing flowers)
Directions:
If you’re going to draw on your smoothie bowl, I would suggest using 1 can full-fat organic coconut milk for your dairy-free milk base* for your smoothie bowl. This will make your smoothie thicker.
In a high-powered blender, blend all ingredients until a smooth consistency.
Pour into a bowl. If you want to have some fun drawing flowers on your smoothie bowl, first place in the freezer for about 20-30+ minutes to harden the top surface. Then, using a new, clean small paintbrush, draw on your flowers using the canned coconut milk as your “paint.” I would suggest removing the canned coconut milk from the fridge and letting it sit for a couple minutes before starting to paint, to allow it to soften a bit. Add edible flowers and enjoy!
Watermelon, Strawberry, & Pomegranate Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients:
1 cup of your favorite dairy-free milk
1 heaping cup watermelon
1 handful frozen strawberries
1 tbsp pomegranate powder
Juice from ½ lime
2 tbsp flaxseed
½ -1 tsp MCT oil
optional: 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
optional: 1 scoop unflavored collagen peptides
Optional toppings:
Coconut flakes
White chia seeds
Dragon fruit cut-outs
Fresh strawberries
Watermelon heart cut-outs
Edible flowers
Additional fun option:
Carve out the half of a small watermelon to use as your bowl!
Directions:
In a high-powered blender, blend all ingredients until a smooth consistency.
Pour into a bowl (or your watermelon bowl!) and top with desired toppings. Enjoy!