5 Recipes For Your Next Bowls

Are you a big bowl lover but not sure where to get started on creating that perfect nutritional balance in every bite? Bowls are a great way to express your creativity while helping you keep a balanced diet. Nothing compares to the pride and joy in creating something beautiful.  Not only are they healthy, customizable and flavorful, they are gorgeous to look at. Don’t know where to get started with bringing bowls into your new year? No problem! Here are 5 recipes for your next bowls.

These pretty pink bowls are a fantastic way to start off your day right!

1. Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl

The first thing that comes to mind with this recipe is pink. Yes, this hot pink treat is packed full of superfoods. With the sweet taste of banana, raspberries, touch of vanilla and the refreshing taste of dragon fruit, this bowl will have you turning heads and leaving you wanting more. 

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 3 scoops vanilla protein powder
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup raspberries
• 2 packets of dragon fruit, frozen
• Coconut flakes ( for garnish)
• Fresh fruit of your choice
• Hemp seeds, lightly sprinkled
• Granola of your choice

Directions

Begin by adding your frozen dragon fruit, raspberries, bananas, milk and protein powder to your blender. Set on high and blend until smooth and creamy. Note, if you want a smoother creamier texture, simply add a touch more milk. You can adjust the sweetness by adding more fruit. Pour your dragon fruit mixture into a bowl and top with your coconut flakes, fruit, hemp seeds and granola. Serve and enjoy. 

This blueberry bowl is a great way to get those antioxidants in your diet.

2. Blueberry Bowl

Are you looking for those antioxidants for your next bowl but don’t like the overpowering flavor of sweet fruit? No problem! This recipe is the perfect balance of natural sweetness and fresh ingredients. This bowl is not overtly sweet and gives you the nutrients to start off your day right. And with the beautiful hues of purple and blue, this recipe is guaranteed to turn heads at your next breakfast.  

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• `½ cup plain yogurt ( note, vanilla yogurt works great for this too)
• 1 cup blueberries, frozen
• ½ cup milk
• 1 sprinkle coconut flakes
• ¼ cup blueberries
• ¼ cup banana, sliced
• 1 light sprinkle chia seeds
• Additional toppings of your choice

Directions

Begin by adding your wet ingredients to the blender, including your yogurt and milk. Add in the remaining fruit including your blueberries and banana. Blend until smooth and creamy. You can always just adjust the texture, if the mixture is too thick try adding a teaspoon of water to break up the consistency. If it is too liquid like, try adding a dash of milk. Pour into a bowl and arrange your toppings, including your blueberries, banana slices and chia seeds. Serve and enjoy. 

This classic combo makes for a perfect healthy snack.

3. Strawberry Banana Bowl

This soft pink treat is perfect for those who are looking for that classic strawberry and banana taste. This bowl is full of vitamins and the best part? It tastes great. If you’re like me and eating right doesn’t come easy to you when something doesn’t taste good, this bowl is the perfect compromise. This recipe will help you get the nutrients you need to start your day without sacrificing flavor. 

Ingredients

• 1 banana, frozen
• ½ cup coconut milk
• 1 ½ cup strawberries, frozen
• Fresh strawberries, sliced
• Fresh banana, sliced
• Chia seeds

Directions

Begin by adding your coconut milk to your blender, followed by your banana and strawberries. Blend until smooth and creamy. Note, you can add some vanilla protein powder for that extra nutritional punch to start your day off right. Pour into a bowl and garnish with your fresh strawberries, bananas and chia seeds. Serve and enjoy. 

This super green bowl is a great way to eat your veggies without giving up great taste.

4. Super Green Bowl

This recipe packs a punch in boosting your immune system and making your veggies taste great. This recipe packs all your proper veggies to keep you healthy and happy. This is a new way to enjoy your spinach and kale with this naturally sweet recipe with fresh bananas and mixed berries. Take your veggie game to the next level with this super green bowl. 

Ingredients

• ¼ cup avocado ( note,be sure that it is ripe)
• 2 ½ cups of spinach
• 1 cup kale
• 1 dash flaxseed
• 2 small spoonfuls of creamy peanut butter
• 2 cups milk
• Sunflower seeds
• Granola
• Roasted cashews
• Coconut flakes
• Fresh berries of your choosing
• Hemp seeds

Directions

Take your blender and begin by adding your milk, spinach, kale, avocado and peanut butter. Blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a bowl and garnish with your sunflower seeds, granola, roasted cashews, coconut flakes, berries, hemp seeds and flaxseed. Serve and enjoy. 

This chocolate smoothie bowl is a lovely sweet way to start off your day.

5. Chocolate Peanut Butter Bowl

If you want a sweet decadent treat but don’t want to bulge your waistline, this recipe is a must try for you. A chocolate peanut butter bowl is that perfect happy medium in satisfying that sugar sweet craving without compromising your health. Coupled with the natural sweetness of bananas and peanut butter, this recipe is a must try for any sweets lover. 

Ingredients

• 2 frozen bananas
• ⅓ cup almond milk
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp peanut butter
• 2 scoops protein powder
• 1 sprinkle chia seeds
• 2 tsp maca powder
• ½ banana, sliced
• Chocolate granola
• Peanut butter

Directions

Take your blender and add your almond milk, bananas, cocoa powder, peanut butter, protein powder and maca powder. Blend until smooth and creamy. Note, you won’t want to add as much milk to this recipe, considering that peanut butter is a natural thickener. You might want to start lighter on the milk at first so you don’t create your smoothie bowl overly thick. Garnish with your granola, chia seeds and banana slices. Serve and enjoy. 

When you’re looking to start the new year right, do right by your health and try a smoothie bowl. They are the epitome of nutrition and balance and are gorgeous to look at. They allow you to express your culinary creativity while balancing your health and diet. That feeling of creating an edible piece of art is a pride and joy unlike any other. Start the year off right with these 5 bowl recipes.