Life is just a bowl of cherries with this incredible tasting Cherry Smoothie Bowl! A smoothie bowl makes a great breakfast because it’s quick, filling, and nutritious in many different ways. Our Cherry Smoothie Bowl recipe is a tart treat for your tastebuds since we use fresh ingredients all full of flavor, plus our delicious Lifeway Cherry Kefir as the base, which adds a natural source of protein, probiotics, calcium, and B vitamins.
We add real cherries for some important vitamin C and potassium, and even coconut flakes, chia seeds, and real cacao nibs for added fiber, calcium, magnesium, healthy fats, and of course, delicious flavor. All these ingredients also add important antioxidants to the recipe, giving you a well-rounded smoothie bowl full of nutrition in just about every way. The toppings also add a great crunch for texture to complete the recipe. We hope you love it!
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Prep Time: 2-5 Minutes Servings: 1 - 2Ingredients
- 3 cups frozen dark sweet cherries
- 1 tbsp. cacao nibs
- 3 fresh tart cherries for topping (or more frozen if cherries)
- 3/4 cup Cherry Lowfat Kefir
- 1/4 cup granola
- 1/2 tbsp. chia seeds
- 1 tbsp. coconut flakes, unsweeetened
- 1 tbsp. nut or seed butter of choice
- 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder of choice
Directions
- In a blender, blend everything until smooth, thick, and creamy.
- Put in a bowl, top with chia seeds, fresh cherries, coconut flakes, cacao nibs, or whatever your favorite toppings are.