This Chocolate Smoothie Bowl is made with all-natural vegan ingredients, and topped with sliced banana, chocolate shavings, nuts, and chia seeds making it a healthy yet decadent sugar free breakfast, snack or dessert!
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Plant-Based Smoothies have become my go-to healthy breakfast option! I love making my broccoli smoothie when I’m in the mood for something green! It’s packed with vitamins, nutrients, and protein, and it doesn’t hurt that it also tastes delicious!
But sometimes I’m in the mood for something with chocolate! My coconut smoothie topped with chocolate shavings is pretty decadent, but this chocolate smoothie bowl is packed with chocolate flavor from start to finish!
This smoothie bowl is for those days when I have an extra five minutes actually to sit down and eat something with a spoon! I can even make it the night before, then throw on my favorite toppings for a bowl full of deliciousness!
If you enjoy sneaking in some chocolate in the morning with a healthy breakfast, try this Brownie Oatmeal too!
💗 Why You’ll Love this Chocolate Smoothie Bowl
- Creamy and decadent
- Four simple ingredients
- Whole food plant-based
- Naturally gluten-free
- 5 minutes to make
- Refined sugar-free
- Packed with vitamins, nutrients, and protein!
🥣 Chocolate Smoothie Bowl Ingredients and Notes
Unsweetened Coconut Milk Yogurt: You can use any unsweetened dairy-free yogurt including soy or almond.
Frozen banana: This gives the smoothie a thicker texture.
Cacao powder: A superfood full of antioxidants that makes this rich and chocolatey!
Chia seeds: When blended chia seeds create a pudding like texture.
Suggested Toppings: Sliced banana, chocolate shavings, chopped nuts, and chia seeds.
📖 Substitutions and Variations
Change up the frozen fruit: Instead of using frozen banana you can opt for frozen strawberries, mango, peaches, or cherries.
Cocoa Powder: If you don’t have cacao powder, it can easily be substituted with cocoa powder.
Flax Seeds: If you don’t have chia seeds, try using ground flax seeds instead.
Protein Powder: Amp up the protein by adding a scoop of your favorite protein powder.
🛠 Tools and Equipment
High Speed Blender-If you don’t have a speed blender, no worries! Use a stand blender or food processor. You may need to stop and stir to ensure all the ingredients combine.
👩🏻🍳 How to Make a Chocolate Smoothie Bowl
Step 1: Add coconut milk yogurt, frozen banana (cut into chunks), cacao powder, and chia seeds to the blender.
Step 2: Blend until smooth, creamy, and all ingredients have been combined.
Step 3: Pour into a bowl. Garnish with banana slices, chocolate shavings, chopped nuts, chia seeds or your toppings of choice!
❓ Recipe FAQS
A smoothie bowl is only as healthy as the foods you add to it. For example, if you add all-natural ingredients that are nutrient rich such as fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and low-calorie milk or yogurt then your smoothie bowl will be high in nutrients and low in calories. However, if you add lots of high-sugar ingredients and add ice cream to thicken your smoothie then it will be very high in sugar, calories, and fat. Use all-natural wholesome ingredients to prepare your smoothie bowls, and they will be full of protein, vitamins, and minerals to keep you feeling full and satisfied without all of the added sugar.
There are a few ways to thicken your smoothie. If you don’t want to add any more bulk in the form of frozen fruit, then adding ice cubes will help to thicken the smoothie. However, I prefer to thicken my smoothie with frozen fruit. Using less liquid and more frozen fruit or vegetables will make your smoothie thicker without adding too many additional calories. My rule of thumb is to use double the amount of frozen fruit compared to liquid. Do if you use a half cup of almond milk, use a full cup of frozen fruit.
If your smoothie is too watery, it is likely because you added too much ice that ice melted creating a watered-down smoothie. One way to fix this is to add all of the contents back to the blender, and then add more bulk in the form of something creamy and frozen. I like to do this with a frozen banana, frozen strawberries, or frozen mango.
📝 Top Tip
Freeze your bananas into slices the night before so they are ready to be added to your smoothie bowl.
🍴 How to Serve
If you have the time, serve it in a bowl with your favorite toppings. You can be as creative as you like and use the items you already have on hand!
What are the best smoothie bowl toppings?
- Coconut flakes
- Chopped pecans, walnuts, or cashews
- Chia or flax seeds for added fiber and omega-3s
- Fresh fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries
- Chocolate chips or chocolate shavings
- A swirl of nut butter
- Granola
🫙How to Store and Keep
If you have leftovers or you simply want to make a large batch to last you throughout the week, you can make the smoothie bowl in advance.
Step 1: Add all of your ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
Step 2: Transfer the contents to an ice cube tray.
Step 3: When ready to enjoy, remove the smoothie ice cubes from the tray and transfer to a bowl. Cover in plastic wrap.
Step 4: Microwave for about 20-30 seconds. Stir, and enjoy!
⚖️ Serving Size
This recipe makes one serving. But feel free to double or triple the ingredients to make for more than one person, or to make a large batch so you have them ready for the mornings.
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Recipe
Chocolate Smoothie Bowl
Equipment
Ingredients
Smoothie
- 1 cup coconut milk yogurt unsweetened
- 1 frozen banana cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon cacao powder
Toppings
- ½ banana sliced
- 1 tablespoon dark chocolate shavings
- 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts or other nut
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Add coconut milk yogurt, frozen banana (cut into chunks), cacao powder, and chia seeds to blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy and all ingredients have been combined.
- Pour into bowl. Garnish with banana slices, chocolate shavings, chopped nuts, and chia seeds.
Notes
- Coconut flakes
- Chopped pecans, walnuts, or cashews
- Chia or flax seeds for added fiber and omega-3s
- Fresh fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries
- Chocolate chips or chocolate shavings
- A swirl of nut butter
- Granola
Lisa Huff
OMG that looks like a gorgeous decadent dessert! LOVE that is actually good for you!
Jordin
Yum!! This chocolate smoothie bowl is screaming my name, I can’t wait to try this recipe out!
Jamie
I love having this smoothie bowl for breakfast. It’s healthy, satisfying, and keeps me full all morning. I love that it tastes like dessert but it’s actually good for me.
Romina
Smoothie bowls are my new obsession and this one does not disappoint. love the little crunch from the chia topping.
Emily Liao
This smoothie was bowl was the perfect chocolate treat! Loved the texture of it and the toppings added just the right amount of texture and flavors.