RECIPE
Berry Coconut Water Smoothie Bowl
For a thick smoothie bowl, blend frozen berries and frozen banana with only a small splash of coconut water, adding more a little at a time. Too much liquid turns a bowl into a drink. Top with fruit, seeds or granola and eat it with a spoon.
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen mixed berries or strawberries
- 1 frozen banana, sliced
- 60–80 ml plain coconut water, added gradually
- Toppings: sliced fruit, chia or pumpkin seeds, granola
- Protein powder or Greek yoghurt, optional
Method
- Add the frozen fruit to a blender with 60 ml coconut water.
- Blend, stopping to scrape down the sides. Add more coconut water a tablespoon at a time only if the blender stalls.
- Spoon into a bowl while thick.
- Add toppings and eat immediately.
Bowl vs smoothie: it is all about the liquid
The same fruit makes a drinkable smoothie with about a cup of coconut water, or a spoonable bowl with a small splash. For a drinkable version, see our mango coconut water smoothie.
Make it more filling
Add Greek yoghurt or a scoop of protein powder. Note that dairy yoghurt means the bowl is no longer dairy-free.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Quick answers.
Why is my smoothie bowl runny?
Too much liquid, or fruit that is not fully frozen. Add coconut water gradually.
Can I use fresh fruit?
Use at least frozen banana; otherwise the bowl will be thin.
Is coconut water better than milk here?
It gives a lighter, fresher bowl; milk makes it creamier. Choose by taste.
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