Strawberry Smoothie Bowl

You might think I would be tired of strawberries after that wonderful bourbon-strawberry jam, but I sure wasn’t. Strawberries are something I never get tired of so I wanted to try another strawberry recipe. My Pinterest boards have tons and tons of strawberry recipes, and I was having so much trouble deciding what until I found this Strawberry Smoothie Bowl. I have pinned bunches of smoothie bowl recipes but I hadn’t tried any. Until now, that is!

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

Recipe Author: Laurel Petty at Damn Good Veggies
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The Ingredients

This was a no-shopping recipe. I always keep frozen strawberries and bananas on hand for smoothies. I also had some leftover dairy milk from a dinner recipe I made earlier in the week, so I was all set.

It was only later that I realized the ingredient listed as “milk” probably meant nut or oat milk since the recipe is also listed as vegan. I debated re-making it with almond milk but decided it probably wouldn’t make much difference in the flavor.

The recipe also lists “toppings of choice”, so I dug around my kitchen and found many possibilities. I had plenty of seeds, nuts, peanut butter, honey, and chocolate chips, so I had a lot of options. What I completely forgot to include in my photo of ingredients was granola. I had a brand-new bag and totally missed it when I was gathering the toppings.

Strawberry Smoothie Bowl Ingredients
Milk, frozen banana, and frozen strawberries with optional toppings: honey, chia seeds, hemp hearts, semi-sweet chocolate chips, peanut butter, shredded coconut, pistachios, and walnuts

The Process

You might think that making a smoothie bowl is just like making a smoothie, but it was a little different. All the smoothie recipes I make say to add all the ingredients and blend until smooth. I don’t know if it’s true of all smoothie bowl recipes, but the process for this one was a little different.

This smoothie bowl recipe had me add the frozen fruit to my blender and let it sit for two minutes to thaw and soften slightly. Then I had to blend the fruit until it was chopped into small pieces. The fruit didn’t seem to have softened much, and there was a lot of clatter for the first few seconds of blending/chopping! But the blender quickly did its thing and I had tiny bits of strawberry and banana in no time.

Frozen strawberries and banana in blender
Whole frozen strawberries and frozen banana pieces in the blender

Now it was time to add the milk. I began with 1/4 cup, gave it a blend, and checked the consistency. I could see that it wasn’t the smooth pink texture shown in the photo, so I added another 1/4 cup of milk and blended. It was beginning to come together, but I had to add another 1/4 of the milk to get the creamy texture I wanted.

The mixture was smooth and creamy but also thick like frozen ice cream. Because of that, it didn’t blend quite as easily as a regular smoothie. I had to scrape down the sides and stir the bits at the bottom to get them all mixed in. There were a few stray chunks of fruit here and there, but most of them were blended in.

Chopped frozen strawberries in blender
Chopped frozen strawberries and banana before adding milk to the blender

Topping my Smoothie Bowl

Once I transferred the pink smoothie mixture into a large shallow bowl it was time to add my toppings of choice. I love this because it makes the recipe so flexible!

Like the smoothie part’s ingredients, the toppings were also things I had on hand. I didn’t use the honey shown in the photo of the ingredients, but I used everything else. I also added some granola to make a tasty and filling breakfast.

Timing

This recipe listed 10 minutes total time. I either came in just under if you only count making the smoothie or just over if you include adding the toppings. Here’s how my time was spent:

  • 8 minutes to make the smoothie
  • 4 minutes to add the toppings
  • 12 minutes total

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This simple Strawberry Smoothie Bowl recipe creates a creamy strawberry base for any toppings you like. It's perfect for a quick morning breakfast. I loaded mine up with granola, seeds, nuts, and more. The only mild difficulty came when I began blending the frozen strawberries and bananas. Although I followed the recipe and let them sit in the blender for two minutes before blending, they were still very hard and made a ton of noise as they were chopped up. Next time, I would add some milk with the fruit to help it soften a little. Speaking of milk, the recipe says to begin with 1/4 cup and add more as needed. I did and ended up adding more to get a smooth consistency, for a total of 3/4 cup. Overall, this is a super easy breakfast recipe that uses some of my favorite fruits that I keep on hand all the time. I'm favoriting this and I know I will be making it often.
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This simple Strawberry Smoothie Bowl recipe creates a creamy strawberry base for any toppings you like. It's perfect for a quick morning breakfast. I loaded mine up with granola, seeds, nuts, and more. The only mild difficulty came when I began blending the frozen strawberries and bananas. Although I followed the recipe and let them sit in the blender for two minutes before blending, they were still very hard and made a ton of noise as they were chopped up. Next time, I would add some milk with the fruit to help it soften a little. Speaking of milk, the recipe says to begin with 1/4 cup and add more as needed. I did and ended up adding more to get a smooth consistency, for a total of 3/4 cup. Overall, this is a super easy breakfast recipe that uses some of my favorite fruits that I keep on hand all the time. I'm favoriting this and I know I will be making it often.Strawberry Smoothie Bowl