Smoothie bowls are an incredible way to flex your creativity. They're super trendy andhuge on Instagram. If you've gotten hooked onaçai bowls, smoothie bowls are basically the same thing, just with different flavor combos.
These fun, colorful bowls are packed with texture and flavor from a variety of fruits, nuts, seeds, and drizzles. Take your cues from our curated selection, or get inspired to make your own creation!
And hey, if you prefer to sip your smoothie, check out our collection of the best smoothie recipes.
1.Strawberries 'n' Cream Smoothie Bowl
2.Pineapple, Banana, and Peach Smoothie Bowl
3.Avocado and Kale Smoothie Bowl
4.Almond Butter and Raspberry Smoothie Bowl
5.Peach, Orange, and Berry Smoothie Bowl
6.Mixed Berry Smoothie Bowl
7.Chocolaty Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie Bowl
8.Blueberry, Spinach, and Pineapple Smoothie Bowl
9.Tropical Mango and Pineapple Smoothie Bowl
10.Carrot Cake Smoothie Bowl
11.Coconut Açai Smoothie Bowl
HOW TO MIX + MATCH YOUR OWN: If you don't see a recipe you like on this list, it's pretty easy to create your own combination. Start with 1 cup of any frozen fruit and a banana.
You can also add about 1/2 cup stemmed and chopped leafy vegetables like kale or spinach.
Add about 1/2 cup liquid. You can play around, but any of these work great.
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Add a tablespoon of nut butter and/or sweetener and adjust to taste.
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Nut butters add protein and body to the bowls, and natural sweeteners will boost the flavor.
Then you can top your bowl with pretty much anything. Nuts, seeds, cereals, and dried fruit all work well.
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Strawberries 'n' Cream Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 cup frozen strawberries
½ cup yogurt
¼ cup milk
1 Tbsp. maple syrup, plus additional for drizzling
¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
½ cup cornflakes
5 strawberries, sliced
¼ cup blueberries
2 Tbsp. almonds
1 Tbsp. pumpkin seeds
1 tsp chia seeds
PREPARATION
Blend the strawberries, yogurt, 1 tablespoon of the maple syrup, and the vanilla until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the cornflakes, strawberries, blueberries, almonds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, and a drizzle of yogurt.
Pineapple, Banana, and Peach Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 banana
¼ cup coconut water
1 Tbsp. honey, plus additional for serving
¼ peach, thinly sliced
½ cup blackberries
2 Tbsp. sunflower seeds
¼ cup puffed rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies
PREPARATION
Blend the pineapple, banana, coconut water, and 1 tablespoon of the honey until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the peach, blackberries, sunflower seeds, rice cereal, and a drizzle of honey.
Avocado and Kale Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 cup kale leaves
1 cup almond milk
1 banana, sliced
½ avocado
½ cup ice
1 Tbsp. agave syrup, plus additional for serving
½ cup raspberries
1 kiwi, sliced
1 tsp chia seeds
PREPARATION
Blend the kale, almond milk, ½ of the banana, avocado, ice, and 1 tablespoon of the agave until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the raspberries, kiwi, chia seeds, remaining ½ banana, and a drizzle of agave.
Almond Butter and Raspberry Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 large banana
1 ½ cups raspberries
½ cup soy milk
½ cup ice
2 Tbsp. almond butter
1 Tbsp. honey, plus additional for drizzling
5 strawberries, sliced
¼ cup granola
2 Tbsp. shredded coconut
PREPARATION
Blend the banana, 1 cup of the raspberries, soy milk, ice, almond butter, and 1 tablespoon of the honey until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the strawberries, granola, coconut, remaining ½ cup raspberries, and a drizzle of honey.
Peach, Orange, and Berry Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups frozen peaches
1 banana
½ cup orange juice
½ cup blackberries
½ cup blueberries
¼ cup walnuts
2 Tbsp. hemp seeds
Honey, for drizzling
PREPARATION
Blend the peaches, banana, and orange juice until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the blackberries, blueberries, walnuts, hemp seeds and a drizzle of honey.
Mixed Berry Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups frozen mixed berries (such as strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries)
¼ cup pomegranate juice
¼ cup plain yogurt, plus additional for drizzling
½ cup blueberries
½ peach, sliced
2 Tbsp. dried mulberries
2 Tbsp. pumpkin seeds
PREPARATION
Blend the frozen berries, pomegranate juice, and ¼ cup of the yogurt until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the blueberries, peach, mulberries, pumpkin seeds, and a drizzle of yogurt.
Chocolaty Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 cup almond milk
1 large banana, sliced
1 cup ice
2 Tbsp. peanut butter
1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. maple syrup
2 Tbsp. cocoa nibs
2 Tbsp. granola
2 Tbsp. chopped peanuts
PREPARATION
Blend the almond milk, ½ the banana, ice, peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and maple syrup until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the cocoa nibs, granola, chopped peanuts, and remaining ½ banana.
Blueberry, Spinach, and Pineapple Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 cup baby spinach leaves
1 ½ cups blueberries
½ cup apple juice
½ cup ice
½ cup chopped pineapple
¼ cup puffed kamut cereal or puffed rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies.
2 Tbsp. pumpkin seeds
1 Tbsp. flax seeds
Honey, for drizzling
PREPARATION
Blend the spinach, 1 cup of the blueberries, apple juice, and ice until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the pineapple, puffed rice, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, remaining ½ cup blueberries, and a drizzle of honey.
Tropical Mango and Pineapple Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
¾ cup frozen mango
¾ cup frozen pineapple
1 small banana
½ cup coconut water
¼ fresh mango
1 sliced kiwi
2 dates, torn
2 Tbsp. shredded coconut
PREPARATION
Blend the frozen mango, pineapple, banana, and coconut water until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the fresh mango, kiwi, dates, and coconut.
Carrot Cake Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 large banana
½ cup carrot juice
½ cup ice
4 medjool dates, pitted and torn
¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
¼ tsp ground cinnamon, plus additional for dusting
¼ cup walnuts
2 Tbsp. shredded coconut
PREPARATION
Blend the banana, carrot juice, ice, 2 of the dates, vanilla, and cinnamon until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the walnuts, coconut, remaining 2 dates, and a dusting of cinnamon.
Coconut Açai Smoothie Bowl
Serves 1
Recipe by Lindsay Hunt
INGREDIENTS
1 3.5-ounce packet unsweetened açai
1 large banana
½ cup coconut water
2 Tbsp. chia seeds, divided
1 Tbsp. agave syrup, plus additional for serving
¼ cup dried mulberries
½ cup blackberries
¼ apple, thinly sliced
PREPARATION
Blend the açai, banana, coconut water, and 1 tablespoon each of the chia seeds and agave until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with the mulberries, blackberries, apple, remaining chia seeds, and a drizzle of agave.
Introducing the Smoothie Bowl, a breakfast marvel that might redefine perfection in morning meals. Simply put, a smoothie bowl is a smoothie eaten from a bowl instead of a cup. Smoothie bowls are more nutrient-dense, with toppings like granola, seeds, and dried fruit.
Are smoothie bowls good for weight loss? Smoothie bowls can be a good source of fiber, carbohydrates, and protein, but they can quickly turn into a high-calorie sugar bomb if you're not careful.
Bottom Line: There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. While smoothie bowls can be inherently healthy, be careful not to overdo it with large portions and high-calorie ingredients.
While they provide several health benefits, drinking too many smoothies can negatively affect your health. They can add a lot of unforeseen calories, especially when a smoothie is simply a beverage with a meal.
As smoothie bowls are rich in fibre and natural sugars, it allows better digestion, improves satiety, and allows better absorption of all nutrients. It also improves bowel movements, prevents infections, boosts immunity as well as maintains a healthy heart and improves the quality of life.
Smoothies can be one of the best super power period foods!
That's because smoothie bowls are FULL of fibre from all the fruit and veg you can pack into them! Fibre helps your body to detoxify unneeded hormones and to support hormone balance. AND, it's so easy to throw whatever your body needs into a blender!
The downside? Acai bowls are sugar bombs. Eating one every day might increase your blood sugar levels or result in weight gain. They're also not great if you're on a low carb diet like keto.
"Smoothie bowls are essentially more nutrient-dense smoothies, thick enough to eat with a spoon and often topped with fruits, nuts, seeds, muesli or granola," explains McKel Hill, MS, RD, and creator of the plant-based, whole foods blog Nutrition Stripped. "Think of smoothie bowls as the new cereal -- like cereal 2.0."
Açai berries are acceptable foods for chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well as for patients on dialysis. However, açai smoothies and bowls are usually prepared with fresh fruits and vegetables.
Smoothie bowls are generally more nutrient dense compared to smoothies, and are thick enough to eat with a spoon rather than consumed through a straw. Smoothie bowls often incorporate frozen fruits, veggies, juices or milk, ice and even butters like peanut butter or almond butter for added protein.
No ice: If you don't have ice, you can use frozen fruit, oats, chia seeds, yogurt, or nuts and nut butter to thicken your smoothie. No frozen fruit: Add a scoop of raw oats or chia seeds into the blender instead. No yogurt: You can swap yogurt with nut butter to thicken a smoothie.
"In simple terms, an acai bowl is a very thick smoothie with toppings that you eat with a spoon," says Julie Harrington, RD, chef and co-author of The Healing Soup Cookbook.
Both smoothie bowls and smoothies can be enjoyed as snack or meal replacements, making them an excellent option for on-the-go eaters who want to stay healthy and energized throughout the day.
The Bottom Line. Acai bowls can be a great way to get antioxidant-packed fruit into your day. However, Harrington says that the trend has driven supercharged acai bowls that are blended with juice and other fruit and then heavily topped with things like granola or honey, which can pack a lot of added sugar.
In order for a smoothie to qualify as a meal, it needs a few extra hearty ingredients — simply fruit blended with coconut water is not going to cut it. Grab at least two high-protein additions like Greek yogurt, tofu, nut butter, and chia seeds. A fiber boost helps too.
Harris-Pincus says breakfast bowls can provide “a jump start on fiber goals for the day, since most of the common ingredients used to create bowls are produce, whole grains, nuts, and seeds.” With 95% of Americans missing the mark on fiber, Harris-Pincus says, “this is a golden opportunity to improve those statistics.”
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