This scenario happens often: I get on a smoothie kick, and I make the same one again and again and again. Same time, same place, same smoothie. Tell me that this happens to you too?
This berry-spinach combo has been on repeat in my house for awhile now. I love it because it’s easy to keep frozen berries on hand and because the spinach taste is completely hidden. It’s packed with antioxidants and other healthy things and tastes simply amazing. This time I got extra fancy and dressed it up as a smoothie bowl recipe. You could eat this as a healthy breakfast, but we also love it for dessert.
This smoothie bowl is also banana-less! I add a scoop of almond butter for creaminess (and a little protein) which gives it a hint of a PB&J flavor – it’s SO delicious and also husband-approved. Which means that I’m pretty sure it would be kid-approved too.
For my superfood smoothie bowl toppings, I use coconut flakes, hemp seeds, whole blueberries, and crushed freeze dried strawberries. Freeze dried strawberries are a new-to-me ingredient, but – um, wow – I’m hooked on them. They have such an amazing concentrated strawberry flavor. If you can’t find them, skip ’em, but they’re definitely a fun ingredient to seek out.
For more healthy smoothie recipes, check out this fancy layered one, this one for a coffee kick, or these for more fun fruity ideas!
- 1 cup mixed frozen berries*
- 4 ice cubes
- Splashes of light coconut milk (enough to get blender moving)
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- Handful of spinach
- Optional: 1 teaspoon acai powder
- Optional: maple syrup or sweetener of your choice, to taste
- hemp seeds
- coconut flakes
- blueberries
- freeze dried strawberries
- Place the frozen berries, ice cubes, coconut milk, almond butter and spinach in a blender. Add acai powder, if using. Blend until smooth, adding additional coconut milk as needed. (As little as necessary so your smoothie will be thick). Taste and add maple syrup or sweetener of choice, if desired. Blend again.
- Pour into two bowls and top with hemp seeds, coconut flakes, blueberries, and dried strawberries.
Now here’s a smoothie I could go for. I have an absolute revulsion to bananas (childhood trauma) and cannot bear the smell or taste of them. Smoothies always seem to rely on them for thickening. I’ll definitely give this a try.
Hi !
Whats is your blender ? Does it work with frozen bananas ?
Thanks !
E.
Dried strawberries are the best! So tart and yummy.
I’ll have to check out that acai powder. It looks like just the thing to keep on hand for smoothies!
Kari
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I can’t believe you got such a gorgeous reddish purple color with so much spinach! Well done!! 😀
I’ve been running into so many beautiful smoothie bowls that I’m totally inspired to make my own. I love how vibrant the colors are in yours and the fact that it’s got a spoonful of almond butter. Delish!
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I adore the tartness of freeze-dried strawberries. But I haven’t added them to a smoothie yet. With the weather warming up here (on good days, anyways) I’ve been making spinach and berry smoothies too, so I’ll have to try this addition. And yes this combo is an addictively-easy repeatable formula for me too.
Beautiful! I’ll have to look for some freeze-dried strawberries–such a good idea! I think the last time I had them was in a cereal I used to love…never thought to just buy them on their own!
Great recipe!
Looks so good!! I love smoothie bowls, I just featured my favourite tropical acai bowl on my blog and I think you would love it!!, Xx
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Berries and spinach are a delightfully delicious combination in a smoothie and somehow you feel healthier after having it.
Beautiful! I have a version of this every morning and it gives me energy all day!
Hi have just made this – its delicious, and am hoping my kids will love it too! Brilliant idea to add spinach.
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Great recipe. Just pinned it.