Fall Spiced Smoothie Bowl

Eeee! It’s not really a surprise, but smoothie bowls may be my favorite thing…. ever. Lol. My favorite morning routine is to sit down on the couch after a long run, yoga class, or walk with my dog, put on Sex in the City or Kelly + Ryan or some other recent Netflix binge (Project Runway is pretty high on that list, too), and eat a sweet smoothie bowl that pretty much tastes like a dessert… but gives me all of my nutrients and fuel that I’ll need throughout the rest of the day.

Smoothie bowls aren’t new and I am definitely not the first one to do them, but i have been experimenting with them for about 3 years now. I try new flavors and combinations all the time, but also have my go-to’s that I make every morning. When I don’t have the time to sit down and make an actual BOWL, i usually make the smoothie to go and just drink it that way, although it’s much more fun in the bowl. :)

I recently posted a blog called Smoothie Bowl 101, which is all about how to make a smoothie bowl: freezing the ingredients, which fruits/veggies to use, things you can add, etc. If you want to learn HOW to make one, go and give that one a read.

I post my smoothie bowls all the time and get lots of requests for the recipes on them! There are several recipes on the internet and on instagram, and each one is absolutely different. I asked you guys on a poll on Instagram if you’d like some of the recipes, and I received over 200 responses. So, I am going to start posting more recipes/combinations that I come up with, and I hope that you all enjoy. :)

I like to call this bowl, “the transition between summer and fall”, because it has a few summer fruits, but also brings in a little taste of fall without it being too full of fall flavors just yet. It’s perfect for the month of September. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 frozen banana

• 1 small chopped frozen plum

• 1/2 frozen chopped red apple

• 1-1.5 cups of spinach

• 2 pitted medjool dates

• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

• 1.5 tablespoons of culinary grade matcha (optional, but gives you a little pick me up!)

• 1/2 tablespoon of spirulina powder

• 1 tablespoon of local honey

• 1.5 tablespoons of peanut/almond butter

• 3/4 cup of almond/oat milk (adjust for thickness)

Recipe:

• Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth. Pour into a bowl, then top. Be creative and choose toppings that you love! I chose granola, frozen blueberries, peanut butter, part of a gingersnap cookie, raw almonds, and chia seeds.