Chocolate for breakfast? Yes, you can with this ever so, oh-so-delicious Chocolate Smoothie Bowl! Made with only 5 ingredients this smoothie bowl is simple to make, and totally filling, perfect for breakfast!
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Smoothie bowls have been all over my Instagram feed for ages now. I finally decided to give one a whirl over Christmas break, and Kelsie and I have been hooked ever since. We have probably made every smoothie, that we've ever concocted, into a smoothie bowl, topped with fruit, peanuts, granola, chocolate, peanut butter, etc.
You can pretty much turn any smoothie into a smoothie bowl, and just top it with ingredients that are in your smoothie, or ones that will pair really well with it. You can have smoothie bowls for breakfast, lunch, snack, or even dessert. We like eating them for breakfast since we've always enjoyed smoothies for breakfast.
But, unlike a smoothie, a smoothie bowl won't leave your tummy growling in an hour. Maybe it's because you're eating this with a spoon, as opposed to sipping it through a straw?! Who knows! The one thing we can all agree on is, smoothie bowls are one of the tastiest breakfast ideas ever.
WHAT IS THE BEST BLENDER FOR SMOOTHIE BOWLS?
I’ve used several cheap versions, and have found that hands down every time, the best bang for your buck is the one I have in my kitchen now, this Ninja blender/food processor. It’s less than $35, and it will turn ice cubes into snow. <— the kind you can make snow balls with.
Chocolate Smoothie Bowl ingredients:
- banana
- milk
- peanut butter
- cocoa powder
- ice
- vanilla yogurt
How do you make a chocolate smoothie bowl?
- Toss the ingredients into a high powered blender, and blend and pulse until smooth. If you want your smoothie bowl a little thinner, just add in a little more milk. A couple of tablespoons at a time.
- Once smooth, pour into a bowl, and pop in the freezer for about 10 minutes. You can totally skip the freezer step. I only do this to keep all my toppings afloat a little longer. Kelsie likes pulling a little bit of the topping in with a spoonful of smoothie.
- Top this smoothie bowl with a freshly sliced banana, chopped/shaved chocolate, and a tablespoon of melted peanut butter.
Smoothie Substitutions:
Feel free to swap out the milk for your favorite dairy free alternative. I've made this with vanilla almond milk, and it was quite yummy!
Swap the peanut butter for almond butter, or your favorite nut butter. Can't have nuts or peanut butter? Leave it out!
You can swap out the vanilla yogurt for greek yogurt, or a favorite dairy free substitute.
Can you make a dairy free Chocolate Smoothie Bowl?
Yep! Just see my substitutions listed above.
This makes a large smoothie bowl and can easily be shared among two people.
Here are a couple of other smoothie recipes that you may enjoy:
Chocoholic Smoothie Bowl
Chocolate for breakfast? Yes, you can with this ever so, oh-so-delicious Chocoholic Smoothie Bowl! Made with only 5 ingredients this smoothie bowl is simple to make, and totally filling, perfect for breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 banana, sliced and frozen
- ½ cup milk, more if wanting a thinner smoothie bowl
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 cup ice
- ½ cup vanilla yogurt
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients together in a high powered blender until smooth. Pour into a bowl, and top with your favorite toppings. We topped ours with ½ sliced banana, 1 tablespoon melted peanut butter (30 seconds in the microwave), and chopped semi-sweet chocolate.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 538Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 280mgCarbohydrates: 77gFiber: 9gSugar: 40gProtein: 19g
Sarah Bailey says
Oh my gosh how good does this look! I cam only imagine that taking a spoon to this is a bit like chocolate heaven! Delicious.
Joanna says
Total chocolate heaven! 🙂
Natalie Allen says
Gurl, I love me a good peanut butter and banana combo! Yum! Looks good for a treat on a summer day.
Joanna says
I have been eating peanut butter with banana since a kid! It's a great combo!
Amber Myers says
I would love to have this for breakfast. Or heck, for any meal, really. I am all about the chocolate.
Joanna says
I totally agree with you! It's really one of those you can eat anytime the mood strikes! 😀
Kristen from The Road to Domestication says
Okay, that looks amazing! And not healthy at all LOL Are you sure it's safe for healthy eating?! LOL
Andrea says
this smoothie bowl looks so good, i love the combo of chocolate and peanut butter. i have a smoothie i make like this and add spinach and avocado instead of the yogurt so good.
Ally says
I can honestly say I've never heard of a smoothie bowl until I saw your post. This looks like such a yummy, somewhat healthy treat! I bet it tasted amazing!
Joanna says
Head to Pinterest, do a search! You'll be amazed at how beautiful a lot of them are. 🙂
Joan Cajic says
Just saw this after I've already had breakfast like really? Looks so tasty, I need to get some bananas though. Pinning for later.
Joanna says
Haha, I've done the same thing so many times on others recipes. 🙂
CJ says
Chocolate and peanut butter! two of my favourite things! I will have to try this for breakfast one day.
Joanna says
You'll love this one!
Cristina Coroiu says
Yum Yum. I love the banana, peanut butter and chocolate combination. I think most of us do. This will be my breakfast this morning.
Joanna says
I have tried to make a smoothie bowl for the first time just the other week and it turned out delicious. It was strawberry and banana. Your recipe sounds very yummy as well, who doesn't love chocolate, especially for breakfast?
Aashima says
Wow! That's one healthy and yummy meal. It is so innovative and amazing. I am going to try this out.
Samuel frodo says
Woow, this looks too good to be real. Lol. The best part it is seems really practical and doable. I am certainly going to try this out soon. Thank you for sharing
Blair Villanueva says
Wow this smoothie bowl looks delicious, and mouth watering. I want to try it now!
Joanna says
I hope you try it out soon!
LavandaMichelle says
This looks so beautiful! It looks delicious as well, but that's given all of your recipes are always good! 🙂 This was a wonderful post, Thanks for sharing!
Joanna says
Awe, thank you! 🙂
What Corinne Did says
I never had a chocolate smoothie before! this looks so so good! i love chocolate! i bet you must be so full after that and good to go until the evening!
Joanna says
It's definitely filling!