Blue Smoothie Bowl (dairy-free, vegan, Paleo)

A blue spirulina recipe for a smoothie bowl, topped with blueberries, strawberries and coconut flakes.

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Blue Smoothie Bowl (dairy-free, vegan, Paleo)

This Blue Smoothie Bowl is a fun, healthy way to start the day. It's thick, creamy and only needs 5 ingredients. Add your favorite toppings and you're all set! Plus it's gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and Paleo.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 310kcal

Author: Don Baiocchi

Ingredients

1 cup non-dairy milk or water plus more as needed
2 frozen bananas see notes
5 coconut milk ice cubes see notes
1½ scoops protein powder vanilla or unflavored
1½ teaspoons blue spirulina powder

Topping ideas:

fresh fruit, such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, pineapple, banana, kiwi or mango
chopped nuts, such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, hazelnuts or macadamias
seeds such as flax, chia, sunflower, pumpkin or hemp
nut butters such as peanut, almond or sunflower seed
coconut butter
cacao nibs
chocolate chips
unsweetened shredded coconut
unsweetened coconut flakes

Instructions

Add the milk or water, frozen banana and coconut milk ice cubes to a blender and blend until smooth. If it's too thick, blend in more milk/water a little at a time. Scrape down the sides of the blender jar to make sure everything gets mixed in, if needed.
Add the protein powder and blue spirulina and blend again. And again, if it's too thick, blend in more milk/water a little at a time.
Pour or scrape into a bowl, add your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Notes

Please note the time time to make this does not include the freezing time for the bananas and coconut milk.

For the bananas, peel them, break them into chunks and freeze in a baggie overnight.

For the coconut milk ice cubes, pour full-fat unsweetened coconut milk into an ice cube tray and freeze overnight. Transfer any leftover ice cubes to a freezer-safe baggie.

Substitutions

If you don't like bananas, you can leave them out and add more coconut milk ice cubes. You might also want to add a bit of sweetener, such as honey, maple syrup or agave nectar.

You can add other flavorings, such as vanilla extract (or another extract you like) or citrus zest.

Make ahead

Keep it in a freezer-safe container or baggie in the freezer for up to 3 months. It might be very thick so you can either take it out about 10-20 minutes in advance or stir in some more milk/water.

Freezing info

Keep it in a freezer-safe container or baggie in the freezer for up to 3 months. It might be very thick so you can either take it out about 10-20 minutes in advance or stir in some more milk/water.

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