Mint Smoothie Breakfast Bowls

This is the best mint smoothie breakfast bowls recipe! It's so easy to make with healthy ingredients like banana, mint leaves, spinach and coconut milk. This mint smoothie bowl can be eaten for breakfast or as a snack and is naturally dairy free, gluten free and vegan!

Why you will love this recipe: 

• The taste! This mint smoothie breakfast bowls recipe is so refreshing! 
• It's made with bananas, spinach, mint leaves, coconut milk and peppermint extract, all easy to find ingredients that you might already have in your fridge or pantry!
• It's healthy, gluten free, dairy free and vegan. 
• You can easily add chocolate chips or cacao nibs to turn it into a mint chip smoothie that will taste just like mint chocolate chip ice cream! 
• It can be eaten for breakfast, as a snack or even as a post workout meal. 
• Spinach, mint and spirulina create the most beautiful green mint smoothie colour. 

Key ingredients and substitutions: 

• Bananas - ripe bananas add natural sweetness and flavour to this smoothie bowl recipe. 
• Coconut milk - this dairy free milk is full of healthy fat and helps make this smoothie so rich and creamy. I recommend using full fat coconut milk to help keep this smoothie bowl nice and thick. You could also swap this for another milk of choice such as almond milk, oat milk, cashew milk etc. 
• Mint leaves - fresh mint leaves give this mint smoothie breakfast bowl recipe that delicious minty flavour. 
• Spinach - fresh spinach is a healthy green vegetable that's full of vitamins and minerals. It helps add thickness and a beautiful green color to this smoothie. 

How to make this recipe: 

Step one: 

Place all the ingredients into your high speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Step two: 

Transfer the smoothie to a bowl and place it in the fridge and refrigerate overnight to thicken. If you prefer, you could enjoy it right away, it just won't be as thick. 

Chef's tips and variations: 

• If you don't want to wait overnight, use frozen bananas to make this smoothie instead. 
• To make this smoothie vegan, leave out the collagen peptides. 
• If you don't have spirulina you can omit it from the recipe, the smoothie will just be less green. 
• Instead of coconut milk you can other another milk such as almond milk, cashew milk or even oat milk to make this smoothie. 

How to store: 

Store this mint smoothie bowl in the fridge for up to 2 days. 

Frequently asked questions: 

What is spirulina? 

Spirulina is a natural algae (cyanbacteria) powder that is high in protein and a good source of antioxidants, B vitamins and other nutrients. It is mostly made up of protein and essential amino acids, and is naturally high in iron. It is also praised for its high vitamin B12 content.

How do you make a smoothie bowl thick?

To easily thicken a smoothie bowl, decrease the amount of liquid you use and add thickening ingredients like bananas, nut butter, coconut butter, spinach, kale, carrots, oats, cooked sweet potato or cooked squash. 

Are smoothie bowls healthy? 

How healthy a smoothie bowl is will depend on the ingredients used to make it. Smoothie bowls can be really healthy when made with natural ingredients like fruit, vegetables, and nut butters. Just stay away from added sugars to keep smoothies as healthy as possible. 

How can you add protein to smoothies?

To increase the protein content of smoothies you can add ingredients such as protein powder, collagen peptides, nut butters, nuts or seeds. 

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• Oat milk smoothie
• Lemonade smoothie
• Chocolate raspberry smoothie bowl
• White peppermint smoothie