Add a pop of probiotics and protein to your next smoothie bowl recipe, and try our Cherry, Berry, and Cream Smoothie Bowl on for size. With an indulgent creamy texture and silky smooth flavor, this delicious bowl is secretly filled with nutrients for gut, heart, skin, and immune health support.
For starters, we blend our protein-packed Lifeway Farmer Cheese with a little vanilla and honey to create the white “cream” layer on one side of the bowl. This mixture tastes like luscious whipped cream and is ultra satisfying and delicious. Then, we pour Organic Whole Milk Mixed Berry Lifeway Kefir into a blender with frozen cherries and berries to create the berry mixture for the other side.
This creative recipe is effortless, yet impressive, as all these fruits blend together wonderfully with our kefir and farmer cheese to create a bowl that tastes like a frozen dessert. After a simple topping of fresh or frozen fruit, this refreshing smoothie bowl is ready to enjoy, and it’s sure to be a favorite you’ll want to put on repeat all summer long.
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The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 10 minutes Servings: 2Ingredients
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 2 tsp. raw honey
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups frozen mixed berries of choice
- 1 1/2 cups frozen cherries
- 2 cups Organic Whole Milk Mixed Berry Kefir
- **or you can use Lifeway Lowfat Mixed Berry Kefir
- optional: 1 fresh banana for a thicker texture
- Toppings: fresh or frozen strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and/or cherries
Directions
- In a food processor, blend together Lifeway Farmer Cheese, honey, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy. Set aside.
- Add Lifeway Kefir to a blender with cherries and berries (and optional banana), and blend until thick and smooth.
- Scoop blended Lifeway Kefir mixture into two serving bowls, spread the cheese mixture over half, then top with berries and cherries. Enjoy!
- If you want to, you can also blend everything together without doing it in separate steps and serve in two bowls. It won't create different color as shown in the photos, but it will still be delicious!
