Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl: An Easy and Fun Meal

If you’ve gotten away from having smoothies, this tasty strawberry banana smoothie bowl just might give you a reason to fall back in love with the humble smoothie – and remember why you liked it so much in the first place!

This meal is a lot more fun to eat than just a bowl of cereal, even if that’s what you add on top, due to all the variety of flavors and textures.

Of course, smoothie bowls also provide a great way to add fresh produce into your diet.

Why a Smoothie Bowl?

While typical smoothies are very portable and terrific for busy mornings, drinking your breakfast on the go just doesn’t feel quite the same as sitting down and eating your breakfast.

By slowing down, deconstructing the traditional smoothie a bit, and enjoying the different textures from your toppings, you can enjoy your meal a bit more and leave the table more satisfied.

It could also be the chewing. The crunch of the toppings is quite nice.

A smoothie bowl can be reminiscent of a parfait, a banana split, a trifle, or even ice cream! Try it for breakfast, as dessert, or anytime you need a pick me up and some energy.

Optional Mix Ins To Make this Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl Even Healthier! (Add Protein, Fiber, Probiotics, and More)

This list of additions may get you thinking about more ways to make your smoothie bowl taste good while still being good for you!

• Nut butters – peanut butter, almond butter, Nutella!?, cashew butter, or your preferred butter of choice
• Protein powders
• Flax meal
• Greek yogurt (especially nice for thickening if you don’t use frozen fruit)
• Old fashioned oats (or rolled, steel cut, etc.)

Optional Toppings

Depending on how deep your bowl is, you may wish to add more toppings once you’ve eaten the top layer.

• More fresh fruit
• A photogenic drizzle of more nut butter
• Shredded coconut
• Nuts and seeds – chia seeds, flax seeds, almonds, pecans, walnuts, or whatever you have lying around in your cupboard
• Granola, muesli, or other cereal
• Chocolate chips or cacao nibs
• Freeze dried strawberries
• Cinnamon
• Honey
• Fresh herbs, like mint

How to Make a Thick Smoothie Bowl

Many people highly recommend using only frozen fruit for smoothie bowls, rather than fresh fruit.

The main advantage of doing so is that your smoothie consistency will resemble soft serve ice cream and be easy to eat with a spoon.

It’s also really nice in the winter when it can be challenging and expensive to get fresh fruit like berries.

Fresh fruit is also totally fine, but it will be a bit soupier and more likely to drip, unless you add in a thickening agent like peanut butter, old fashioned oats or rolled oats, Greek yogurt, etc.

I happened to have two small frozen bananas leftover from my banana swirl recipe, but I don’t normally have any on hand.

Definitely don’t let a lack of frozen fruit stop you from enjoying this treat!

Some people also add ice cubes to thicken smoothie bowls, but depending on how quickly or slowly you eat, this could have limited helpfulness, and can strain a normal blender.

You can also add in ingredients like avocado as a thickening agent.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl Ingredients

Before you begin, you will need:

Edible Ingredients

• 2 frozen bananas
• 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup yogurt (I used almond milk yogurt)
• 1/4 cup milk (I used almond milk)
• Fresh banana slices and strawberry slices to garnish
• Toppings of your choice

Tools and Equipment

• A blender or food processor (a high powered blender will yield the best results with frozen fruit – if your blender is elderly, use fresh!)
• Measuring cups and spoons
• A knife and cutting board
• Spatula

How to Make the Perfect Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl

1. To begin, add your frozen banana, strawberry slices, yogurt, and milk to a blender. Blend until combined. If you are not using much liquid, you may need to shake the banana down to where the blades can reach it easily, or scrape the sides of the blender with a spatula.
2. After that, pour your smoothie into a bowl (the wider and shallower the better so you can fit more toppings!).
3. Finally, add your toppings of choice, serve immediately, and enjoy!

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More variations on this strawberry banana smoothie bowl recipe (Sneak in veggies, reduce sugar, and add flavor)

Of course, feel free to add in whatever fruits, veggies, or herbs you have available. Fresh basil adds an interesting twist, for example.

Sneak in some veggies – for a lower sugar version, substitute frozen cauliflower for some or all of the banana.

Spinach or similar greens would change the color, but the end result would still be delicious!

In addition, you could add some avocado for a richer smoothie bowl.

This article talks about making kid-friendly smoothies with hidden veggies, and also includes some recipes to give you ideas.

Try orange juice or your favorite juice in place of the milk. With frozen bananas, you will need some liquid to help it blend, but it can be as flavorful as you want!

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I hope you loved this fun and easy strawberry banana smoothie bowl recipe!