Tropical smoothie bowl

Waking up and having a bowl of paradise for breakfast, this is exactly what you need on a hot summer day. Its as easy as a smoothie, you just add some extra fruit and your ready to dig in. This tropical smoothie bowl reminds me of my days back on the island, with my toes in the sand and a Piña-colada in my hand. 

Piña-colada 

Growing up on an island means eating lots of fresh fruits and drinking cocktails on the beach of course. This smoothie bowl is easy to make and will give you a refreshing feeling, especially now for the summer. The smoothie it self has only 3 ingredients and really tastes like a virgin piña-colada.

Pineapple

As an island girl I’m kinda obsessed with coconuts, palmtrees, watermelons and the beauty of all: pineapple. I like to have lots of fruit in my kitchen and I always try to make it as convenient as possible for my self. A lot of people avoid the whole pineapple and go for the ready-packed packages that are super expensive. Most of the time you can get the whole fruit for the same price which gives you 3 or 4 times the amount of fruit then the cut-up ones. When I buy a pineapple, I normally cut it up immediately and refrigerate it in an air-tight container. This way I can easily grab a few on the go and have them ready whenever I want to snack.

This is exactly what happend the morning of the smoothie bowl. Since the pineapple was already diced, half of the work was done. An other little tip is to always have some frozen bananas in the freezer. This is super handy for smoothies and homemade ice cream (recipe coming soon).

Ingredients:

• 1 frozen banana
• about 2 cups of diced pineapple
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• some extra fruits and seeds for topping (optional)

Directions:

1. Freeze the banana overnight.
2. Clean and cut the pineapple into bite size pieces.
3. Put the frozen banana and pineapple in the blender, use half of the coconut milk and start blending.
4. Add more coconut milk to the mixture and blend till smooth. You’re looking for a rich and creamy texture.
5. Add more coconut milk for a thinner consistency.
6. Poor the mixture into a bowl and top it off with some fresh extra fruits. I decorated mine with strawberries, more pineapple, passionfruit and some seeds (chia and hennep).

I hope this smoothie bowl gives you the same sensations as it gave me and don’t forget to let us know if you give it a try. Enjoy this little bowl of paradise!

Ps. I also made some awesome cookies, be sure to have a look at the recipe!