Who doesn’t love smoothie bowls? They are versatile, delicious, refreshing, healthy and fun to make! They are definitely our favourite thing to serve in a Coconut Bowl, so here are some of our tips for getting the right consistency and flavour, also known as The Perfect Smoothie Bowl!
Choose your frozen or fresh fruits and/or veggies
The options are endless but some of our favourite fruits are bananas, berries, pineapple, mango, kiwi, acai and dragonfruit. Do not forget your veggies, we love: spinach, kale, avocado, cucumber, beetroot and carrot. Aim to use as much frozen fruit as possible (especially bananas!) as this helps create the perfect creamy consistency without having to add a lot of ice, which equals loss of flavour.
The options are endless but some of our favourite fruits are bananas, berries, pineapple, mango, kiwi, acai and dragonfruit. Do not forget your veggies, we love: spinach, kale, avocado, cucumber, beetroot and carrot. Aim to use as much frozen fruit as possible (especially bananas!) as this helps create the perfect creamy consistency without having to add a lot of ice, which equals loss of flavour.
Choose your liquid
We use plant/nut-based milk or coconut water. It’s important to remember when adding liquid to your blender, less is more. Typically, it is good to adhere to ratio of 1 part liquid to 8 parts frozen fruit. This will give you a thick creamy soft-serve like texture. Think: nice-cream!
Add flavour and nutrition boosters of your choice
Be creative as you can add almost anything that you want. Some of our suggestions are: cocao, protein powders, superfood powders, matcha, nut butter, tofu, yoghurt. Don’t forget to add some sneaky seeds and nuts for extra health benefits.
Combine all your ingredients of choice
Blitz in a high-speed blender or food processor (we recommend our friends at Vitamix!) until smooth. Add more liquid to loosen up the mixture or more frozen fruit or ice to thicken it up as needed.
Beautify your bowl with toppings!
Some of our favourite moreish toppings include: fresh or frozen fruit, we are nuts about nuts (almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, walnuts, pecans) and seeds (chia, flax, pumpkin, hemp). Do not forget those naturally sweet cacoa nibs, dark chocolate shavings or spices (cinnamon, turmeric, nutmeg).
Extra tips (you’re welcome)
Prep fresh fruit toppings before you blend. As smoothie bowls will start to melt pretty quickly after blending, it a good idea to have all of your toppings pre-prepped so you can add the finishing touches quickly and dig straight into your bowls when it’s nice and cold, thick and frosty.
Make it colourful! We really do eat with our eyes, so creating a bowl looks great is just as important as tasting delicious. If you’re not convinced yet, check out our instagram.
Serve your smoothie bowl in a Coconut Bowl of course! Coconut bowls give your smoothie bowl extra character and charm, plus it really does make you feel like you’ve been transported to a tropical island in the south pacific.
Need some more inspiration? We have posted some of our talented customers yummy recipes over on the smoothie bowl section of our blog. To learn more visit: Coconut Bowls for endless smoothie-bowl inspiration.