Strawberry Smoothie Bowl

Strawberry Smoothie Bowl - perfectly sweet, decadently creamy, made with 3 ingredients and healthy enough for breakfast!

This Strawberry smoothie bowl is rich, creamy, and decadent. It tastes like a creamy sorbet, but is healthy enough to eat for breakfast any day of the week.

The toughest thing about making smoothie bowls is getting them to blend into the super thick luscious texture we crave without battling your blender for 15 minutes. BUT with a few simple tricks shared below (and in this master post), you'll be blending frustration-free smoothie bowls in minutes!

Reasons to love this recipe!

• Perfectly sweet and refreshing.
• Made with just 3 ingredients! Plus toppings. Always toppings.
• Super healthy, vegan, gluten free, and paleo!

Ingredients and Substitutions:

• Frozen banana - or use frozen cauliflower for a low-sugar version.
• Frozen strawberries
• Milk of choice - almond, coconut, oat, soy, dairy, etc.
• Toppings of choice! More on that below.

How to make a strawberry smoothie bowl:

Blend on low: Add your fruit to the blender. Let it sit in the blender for 2-3 minutes to soften slightly. Turn the blender on low and let it slowly chop up the fruit into small pieces.

Add liquid: Add in the milk and blend, starting on low and working the speed up slowly, until smooth. Use a tamper or scrape down the sides as needed.

Top and serve: Spoon the smoothie into a bowl and add on your desired toppings.

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The key to thick smoothie bowls!

There are 3 keys to easy thick smoothie bowls. You can read more about them here in this post all about how to make perfect smoothie bowls!

First, use frozen fruit. Reach for frozen banana over fresh and buy frozen berries for smoothies.

Second, add all your frozen fruit to a high speed blender. Let it sit for 2-3 minutes to let the fruit soften slightly. Star the blender on low and blend until the fruit is chopped up into small bits.

Third, add your liquid and continue blending, using a tamper, or scraping the sides, as needed until it is completely smooth. Add more liquid as needed, a little at a time.

Optional Add-Ins:

I include a basic recipe below, but you can really jazz up your bowl with some add-ins. You can add any of the following in at the end, once the smoothie is smooth.

• 2 tablespoons nut or seed butter
• 1-2 scoops protein powder
• 2 teaspoons chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Superfood powders – greens powder, mushroom powder, adaptogens, etc.
• ½ cup yogurt – regular, greek, or dairy free.

Smoothie Bowl Toppings!

Half of the fun of the smoothie bowl is layering on the toppings! Here are some ideas to up your topping game:

• Granola – any flavor is great! I especially love vanilla or peanut butter.
• Fresh fruit: sliced banana, berries, kiwi, mango, etc.
• Frozen fruit: frozen berries are great!
• Freeze dried fruit: a new find for me, freeze dried fruit adds amazing crunch to smoothie bowls! Freeze dried berries, banana, pineapple, and mango, are favorites. I usually purchase them at Trader Joe’s or online.
• Nuts: almonds, walnuts, coconut, toasted coconut…
• Nut butters: peanut butter is almost always a must for me! Almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower butter, etc. are all great!
• Seeds: chia seeds or hemp seeds.
• Chocolate chips or cacao nibs.
• A drizzle of honey or agave.

More smoothies to make asap!

• Acai Smoothie Bowl or this Easy Acai Smoothie
• Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
• Healthy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
• Mad Cacao Smoothie - so chocolate-y and delicious!
• Banana Smoothie Bowl

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