Follow our step-by-step photos & video to learn how to make the BEST easy & healthy smoothie bowl recipe (3 varieties) with 5 ingredients in 5 minutes! Smoothie bowls make the best breakfast, brunch or snack, and you can save so much money making them at home! Paleo, dairy-free and vegan-friendly.
Place ingredients in the order listed in the container of a Vitamix blender (or another high-powered blender).
Blend, starting on low and increasing to high, using the tamper to vigorously press the ingredients down into the blades.
After about 50 seconds, pause, turn off the blender, use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the container and push the ingredients down into the blades.
Secure the lid and continue blending, using the tamper to vigorously press the ingredients down into the blades, until the mixture is smooth and thick.
Serve immediately into 2-4 bows and top with your favorite toppings (granola, flaked coconut, chia seeds, fruit, etc.).
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Notes
Nutritional information: calculated using the acai smoothie bowl recipe with 1 TBS honey.
To make different flavors/colors:
To make different variations of a smoothie bowl, follow the recommendations below for the 10 oz of frozen fruit.
Pink: 10 oz strawberries, raspberries or a mixture of the two.
Purple: 10 oz mixed berries + ½ tsp acai powder.
Green: 10 oz pineapple, mango or a combination of the two + 1 cup fresh spinach
Yellow: 10 oz pineapple
Orange: 10 oz mango, or mango + orange citrus fruits
Smoothie Bowl Recipe: Ingredient Substitutions
Frozen Fruit. The most important thing to note about these smoothie bowl recipes is that you must use frozen fruit to achieve the perfect consistency. Use 10 oz, or about 2 1/2 cups frozen fruit.
Banana. If you're opposed to banana, you could try substituting another starchy food like avocado for creaminess, but you will need to add more honey/maple syrup to achieve the proper sweetness.
Almond milk. Any non-dairy milk works excellently in this recipe. I love using coconut milk for a tropical flavor. You can also use regular dairy milk!
Vanilla extract. I think the vanilla extract takes these smoothie bowls from good to great. That little extra flavor is just perfect!