Green Smoothie Bowl
This green smoothie bowl is smooth, creamy, and delicious! It’s the perfect base for heathy toppings and is packed with feel-good nutrients. It’s easy to customize too!
Green Smoothie Bowl:
A smoothie bowl is just a smoothie that’s thick, scoopable, and served in a bowl with a spoon.
This green smoothie bowl is packed with sweet fruits, avocado, and baby spinach. It’s packed with beneficial plant compounds and antioxidants to leave you feeling energized!
I highly recommend a quality high-powered blender for this recipe. I use a Vitamix and the results are SO smooth without any texture or grit. It can pulverize nearly anything!
Key Ingredients:
- Banana – Bananas add natural sweetness and a creamy consistency! They’re also a good source of potassium and B vitamins.
- Avocado – Avocadoes are a good source of fiber and healthy fats. Be sure to use a ripe avocado! Ripe avocadoes are very creamy!
- Mango – Mango is rich in immune-boosting vitamin C. It’s smooth when blended and it has a bright orange hue that creates a bright green smoothie!
- Peaches or pineapple – I had frozen peaches on hand, but pineapple tastes delicious too! Be sure to use frozen fruit for the right consistency.
- Spinach – I always use baby greens! They have a mild flavor, tender leaves, and same nutritional profile as mature greens.
- Passion fruit juice – My favorite brand is Cere’s 100% passion fruit juice blend. A little bit goes along way and it doesn’t contain added sugar! I avoid brands with a ton of added sugar like Welch’s.
How to Make a Green Smoothie Bowl:
This smoothie bowl is easy to make! You need 5 minutes and a high-speed blender.
- Combine ingredients: Add the ingredients to your blender. I always start with the soft ingredients so the blades don’t stall.
- Blend: Turn the blender on low and blend. Use your tamper to push the fruit toward the blades, if necessary. Gradually increase the speed.
- Stop the blender, if necessary: If the mixture isn’t moving, stop the blender and scrape the mixture toward the blades with a spatula. Blend again until very smooth.
- Serve: Scoop the mixture into one large bowl or two small ones. Add your favorite toppings. I added sliced almonds, sliced banana, and diced frozen mango.
Expert Tips:
- Order matters – Especially in a smoothie bowl, since you add minimal liquid. Start with soft, non-frozen ingredients so the blades have something easy to catch.
- You can always add more liquid, but you can’t take it out. If you’re patient and scrape the sides as needed, you shouldn’t need to add more.
- If using a Vitamix, don’t blend too long. If you blend too long, the smoothie will start to melt and won’t be as thick! Just blend until it’s smooth.
Can I add protein to this smoothie bowl?
Yes! There are several ways to add more protein! My favorite way is with hemp hearts. You can buy a big bag at Costco and you can’t even taste them. You could also add a scoop of vanilla protein or a scoop of nut butter.
Variations:
Feel free to mix it up! Here’s a few simple swaps:
- Juice – You can swap the passion fruit juice with apple juice.
- Fruit – Swap the peaches with pineapple!
- Greens – Swap the baby spinach with baby kale.
- Nut butter – Add a tablespoon of peanut or almond butter for plant-based protein.
Smoothie Bowl Toppings:
Try any of these toppings for sweetness or crunch:
- Fresh fruit – Sliced banana, chopped mango, sliced kiwi, berries, or sliced pear.
- Nuts – Sliced almonds, macadamia nuts, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, peanuts, etc.
- Granola – Adds crunch and sweetness!
- Miscellaneous – Coconut chips, shredded coconut, chia seeds, cacao nibs, cereal, dried fruit, etc.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes:
Green Smoothie Bowl
Equipment
- high-speed blender I used a Vitamix
Ingredients
- ½ banana, peeled
- ¼ avocado
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 cup frozen peach chunks or frozen pineapple
- 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach
- ¼ cup 100% passion fruit juice blend I used Cere's brand
Instructions
- Combine the banana, avocado, frozen mango, frozen peaches, spinach, and passion fruit juice in a blender.
- Turn the blender on low speed, then gradually increase the speed. If you're blender has a tamper, use it to push the fruit toward the blades. If the mixture stops moving, stop the blender and use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the blender.
- Blend until smooth. Scoop the mixture into a bowl and serve with your favorite toppings.
