heavenly blueberry smoothie bowl

Smoothies are great: as breakfast, dessert/ snack or light lunch – but only, when you are making them filling and satisfying enough. I used to be scared of adding some extras like protein powder or peanut butter. As a result I got hungry soon after and I had to eat again and felt like shit then.
So, don´t be afraid to add all the goodies to make them filling and satisfying. A great example could be my favourite blueberry smoothie bowl.

Here are some tips, how to make your smoothie a great snack or meal:

– don’t be scared of nut butters! Smoothie as a snack: at least 1 tsp., for a meal 1 tbsp
– add a source of protein. Protein powder, powdered PB, chickpeas, kidney beans, curd or as toppings soy-crispies
– eat the damn banana. No need for cauliflower. The extra volume won’t keep you full (and tbh: It tastes disgusting)
– to make it satisfying: add sweetener, salt and spices like cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, vanilla, muskat, cardamom,…
– add some fibre with oats, flax seeds, chia seeds or any other seeds, topp with granola
– different textures: personally I prefer my smoothie creamy, rather than extremely liquid. But to make it an actual meal, I love to add some crunch. fresh fruit, cacao nibs, soy-crispies, granola, nuts, …

blueberry smoothie bowl

Course: breakfast, Desserts, recipes, snacksDifficulty: Easy

Servings

1

servings

Calories

really doesn´t matter

kcal

Total time

10

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 large frozen banana

• 1 handful frozen tropical mix or another frozen banana

• 1 handful frozen blueberries

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• a squeeze of lemon juice

• 2 tbsp coconut joghurt or even better coconut cream

• a splash of (plant) milk, I used rice-coconut

• toppings

• a drizzle of peanut butter

• fresh blueberries

• some hacked peanuts, soya crispies*, coconut flakes

Directions

• freeze bananas (without the peel) at least over night
• add all ingredients in a highspeed mixer (if yours isn´t that good, you might need more milk or let the fruits defrost first for a little while – the smoothie then might not be as thick)
• blend everything, pulse and if necessary scoop down the smoothie from the edges until everything is well blended.
• pour the smootie into a bowl, then add your favorite toppings and enjoy your smoothie bowl!

Notes

• the soya crispies I used (selfbought): Soja Protein Crispies 60 % kaufen | KoRo Onlineshop (korodrogerie.de)