This sweet protein banana smoothie bowl is easy to blend up and serve with granola, peanut butter and fruit toppings. Fuel up with a gluten free, vegan and high protein breakfast smoothie bowl.
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This protein banana smoothie bowl is a delicious way to energize in the morning. The base is just blended bananas and yogurt, and you can add toppings such as nut butter, cinnamon and granola to boost your energy levels.
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This breakfast bowl smoothie with dairy free, gluten free and refined sugar free ingredients. This smoothie bowl base alone is 15 grams of protein as well as 12 grams of fiber. And that can rise with any high fiber and high protein toppings you add.
Reasons to Love This Protein Smoothie Bowl
- Dairy free, gluten free, vegan, refined sugar free
- Easy to make in 3 minutes, and can be made the night before
- Healthy with 15 grams of protein, and 12 grams of fiber
- Feel full and energized all morning
Ingredients
- Bananas. No, you do not have to freeze them ahead of time, especially for a smoothie bowl. You can though, and I'll give you tips below.
- Yogurt. Use your favorite but be sure it is dairy free to make your smoothie bowl vegan and dairy free.
- Cauliflower. Or use zucchini. Raw and frozen gives this a creamy texture. Buying store-bought riced cauliflower is super convenient and a bag is always ready for you in the freezer.
- Peanut butter. Any nut butter will do, so if you don't want your smoothie bowl to have a nutty flavor, use a blander one such as almond butter or cashew butter.
- Toppings & Addins. These are customizable. I folded in mini chocolate chips for fun, and mixed in hemp seeds to increase protein, and I topped with granola, slice bananas dipped in chocolate and more nut butter.
See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Steps to Make a Smoothie Bowl
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
Step 1: Add all ingredients to a blender.
Step 2: Blend low for about 10 seconds, then blend again for 1 minute until creamy. Add a teaspoon or more of milk if your blender needs help blending.
Step 3: Pour smoothie into a bowl.
Step 4: Add toppings and Enjoy!
Smoothie Bowl Storage
- Refrigerated 24 hours: Pour the smoothie mixture into a sealed container, and store for 1 day. After that, nutrition will deteriorate refrigerated.
- Frozen: Freeze your smoothie in ice cube trays, and blend cubes and a bit more milk when you want a smoothie bowl.
3 Ways to Make an Extra Thick Smoothie Bowl
- Use one or two frozen ingredients. I use frozen cauliflower because I always have a frozen bag on hand or use frozen bananas.
- Don't blend your smoothie more than 1 minute. Blender blades warm and melt so your smoothie can become liquidy if you blend too long.
- Add very little liquid, if at all. This recipe calls for yogurt - if your yogurt brand is liquidy, cut it in half.
Add-ins & Toppings
- Frozen fruit. If you freeze your fruit, your smoothie bowl texture will be frosty and thick.
- Avocado. Adding avocado will thicken your texture but will tint the banana smoothie bowl color from tan to greenish.
- Almond butter. Feel free to use any nut butter. Peanut butter will give your smoothie a peanut butter flavor while almond butter and cashew butter will add healthy fats without influencing the banana flavor.
- Chia seeds. Actually you can add any seeds, including chia seeds, flax seeds and hemp seeds to boost nutrition, Omegas and protein.
Best Way to Freeze Bananas
You do not have to freeze your bananas to make this smoothie, but if you want to preserve bananas before they go bad, here is the best method:
- Method: Peel banana. Slice into coins. Layer in a container or in a pan and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Storage: Store in a ziplock bag or a sealed container. Frozen bananas will last two months before turning brown due to exposure to oxygen.
FAQS
They can be depending on the ingredients. The advantage to a smoothie bowl over a smoothie drink is that smoothie bowls often have a lot of toppings that boost nutrition, fiber, and protein and help you feel full longer.
Blend a smoothie with very little liquid using fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables, nut butters, seeds and nuts, and optionally add in chocolate chips, cocoa powder or even rolled oats.
They can be, depending on the ingredients the store used. Avoid smoothie bowls with high amounts of sugar or corn syrup.
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📖 Recipe
Protein Banana Smoothie Bowl
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- ¼ cup yogurt
- 1 cup cauliflower, frozen and riced
- 2 tablespoon nut butter
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Add ingredients to the blender.2 bananas, ¼ cup yogurt, 1 cup cauliflower, frozen and riced, 2 tablespoon nut butter, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- Blend until creamy about 30 seconds. If the blender struggles, add a teaspoon or two of milk.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl.
- Sprinkle on toppings.
Dee Dine
This smoothie bowl base alone is 13 grams of protein, and that can rise with any high fiber and high protein toppings you add to the top.