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.
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!
