Chocolate Raspberry Smoothie Bowl

This chocolate raspberry smoothie bowl is a delicious, thick smoothie bowl that is packed full of healthy ingredients. Made with bananas, raspberries, cocoa powder, avocado and coconut milk it's a healthy breakfast or snack that is ready in just a few minutes. It's naturally dairy free, vegan and paleo too!

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• Why you will love this recipe: 
• Ingredients and substitutions: 
• How to make (step-by-step):
• Top tips: 
• Variations and add ins:
• How to store:
• Frequently asked questions: 
• Other recipes you will love:
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Why you will love this recipe: 

• The taste! This chocolate smoothie bowl is perfectly sweet and full of dark chocolate flavour.  
• It's packed full of healthy ingredients like bananas, avocado, coconut milk, raspberries and coconut butter. 
• It's so quick and easy to make and is ready in just a few minutes. 
• This is a great make ahead smoothie so it's perfect for meal prep. 
• It's works for breakfast, as a snack, or a post work out meal. 
• This is a nice and thick smoothie bowl so it's just as filling as eating a meal. 
• It's naturally gluten free, dairy free and vegan too!

If you love smoothies you also need to try my key lime pie smoothie.

Ingredients and substitutions: 

• Bananas - to help add natural sweetness and thickness to this smoothie bowl recipe. Be sure to use ripe bananas and not green bananas to make this smoothie.  
• Raspberries - these add to the natural sweetness of this recipe and helps enhance the chocolate flavour. You could use either fresh or frozen raspberries to make this smoothie bowl.
• Coconut milk - to help give this smoothie bowl the perfect, smooth texture. You could swap this for any other milk of your choice including dairy milk, cashew milk, almond milk or even oat milk. 
• Cocoa powder - to create the perfect rich chocolate flavour. You can swap this for cacao powder. 
• Spinach - to add a healthy serving of vegetables to this smoothie bowl. And don't worry, this smoothie doesn't taste like spinach! You can use either fresh or frozen spinach to make this hidden veggie smoothie.
• Avocado - this helps thicken this chocolate smoothie even more! It also helps enhance the dark chocolate flavour of this thick smoothie.
• Coconut butter or coconut manna – to help thicken this smoothie bowl and add more natural sweetness. You could swap this for a nut butter such as cashew butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter.

How to make (step-by-step):

Step one:

First, place all the ingredients into your blender or food processor. 

Step two:

Then blend until smooth. Pour the smoothie into a bowl and enjoy. 

Top tips: 

• This smoothie is great for meal prep – simply prepare it the night before and store it in the fridge overnight. 
• If you like a colder smoothie feel free to use frozen raspberries or frozen bananas. 

Variations and add ins:

• If you like a sweeter smoothie add 1-2 tablespoon of honey or maple syrup. 
• Topping ideas for this smoothie bowl: cacao nibs, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, fresh berries including blueberries or blackberries. 
• To increase the protein content add some collagen peptides or chocolate protein powder. 
• To make this smoothie bowl even thicker, add some chia seeds before blending. 

How to store:

Store any leftover smoothie in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Frequently asked questions: 

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• Mint Smoothie Bowls
• Mint Maple Vinaigrette 
• Strawberry Mint and Basil Vinaigrette
• Mint Smoothie Breakfast Bowls

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