This mixed berry smoothie bowl is so quick, easy, delicious and super healthy. A great breakfast to start your day with. { Post is sponsored by Iceland #PowerOfFrozen}
We are currently the House of Sniffles. It’s like the House of Flying Daggers, minus with the daggers, with extra coughing and sneezing. As soon as one person gets rid of their cold, another will fall ill and so on… for weeks on end.
I needed an injection of HEALTHY into my day and nothing says healthy like a colourful mixed berry smoothie bowl. I mean look at it! I feel better simply taking in the vibrant colour and varied textures before I have even tasted it.
I rely heavily on frozen fruit in my recipes and I always have several bags in my freezer for use in smoothies, cooking, baking or cocktails. Modern freezing methods not only lock in the natural flavours in fruit, they help seal in all the nutritional food benefits too.
Iceland have a fantastic selection of frozen berries and I have used their blueberry, raspberry and mixed berries in this smoothie bowl. Not only are frozen berries delicious, they are also a lot more economical than the fresh ones and available year-round too.
When it comes to using frozen berries I usually either use them straight from frozen or allow them to partially defrost at room temperature. Frozen berries can be used in baking, for making sorbets and when making fruit syrup.
I usually allow them to defrost a little before blending in smoothies as this affects the thickness of the drink. I always swore I would never ever do a smoothie bowl on my blog – I just didn’t see the point of them, other than the fact that they are strikingly pretty of course.
But having made one finally I can see the error of my ways. A smoothie bowl is breakfast all on its own – healthy and very filling. Topped with nuts, seeds and berries it takes minutes to prepare and has potential for endless variations. I am a total convert!
Check out some other amazing frozen fruit recipes
- Coconut Porridge with Chia Berry Compote by Celery & Cupcakes
- Oat & Berry Muffins with Frozen Fruits by Eats Amazing
- New York Style Cheesecake by Petite Cook
- Blueberry bundt cake with blueberry lemon glaze from blog archives
- Raw vegan blueberry smoothie cake
Mixed berry smoothie bowl
Ingredients
- 260 g | 1 1/2 cups mixed frozen berries blueberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, blackberries
- 120 ml | 1/2 cup coconut milk or non dairy milk of choice
- 20 g | 1/4 cup gluten free oats not the jumbo kind
- 2 tsbp date or agave syrup
- 1 tbsp almond butter optional
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- Topping
- handful mixed seeds pumpkin, sundflower, linseed etc
- handful walnuts or nuts of choice
- handful fresh raspberries
- handful dried cherries or goji berries finely chopped
Instructions
- Measure the frozen berries and allow to partially defrost at room temperature.
- Put all the ingredients for the smoothie in a blender and process until you have the right consistency. It should be smooth and slightly thick.
- Pour the smoothie into a bowl and layer the toppings over the surface. Serve immediately.
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Elisa says
Love it – easy and so delicious
Katherine says
Hi there,
I loved this recipe so much that I featured it on my best of post, ’27 HEALTHY Smoothie Recipes’.
I have not shared the exact recipe, only one image from here, a small quote and all credits given to you and linked back to this page.
I would love it if you came and checked it out.
Have a fantastic day!
Katherine from GreenThickies.com
Lucy Parissi says
Thanks Katherine will make sure to share
Agness of Run Agness Run says
This bowl is packed with nutrients! Consuming it regularly will have amazing health benefits, Lucy!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
This is just gorgeous – your photos never fail to blow me away! Love the idea of using coconut milk in a smoothie to make it dairy free – look so yummy.
Lucy Parissi says
Thanks Becca – it is so gorgeous that it’s not hard to photograph!
Andrea @ The Petite Cook says
Smoothie bowls are my fav things in the world! I always stock up on frozen fruits, and you just gave me another great way to use them, thank you!
Lucy Parissi says
I go off them for months and then love them all over again. Definitely a great way to add fruit to the diet in winter
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says
I love those bags of frozen fruit from Iceland too, so easy to use, and so economical too.
Beautiful smoothie bowl, I think that the act of eating, rather than drinking it makes you think you have had more. And toppings and garnish are everything!