Snack smart on Valentine’s Day and whip up this wholesome smoothie bowl. Tart raspberries, sweet cherries, creamy almond butter, and floral rosewater taste like dessert, but deliver the goodness.
Tip
Amp up the red colour in your smoothie by adding a grated red beet before blending.
Red Berry, Rose, and Almond Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 mL) unsweetened almond milk or whole milk
- 1 cup (250 mL) frozen pitted cherries, plus more to garnish
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) frozen raspberries, plus more to garnish
- 1 banana, peeled, sliced, fresh or frozen, plus more to garnish
- 2 Tbsp (30 mL) honey or maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp (30 mL) almond butter
- 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) rosewater or vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp (30 mL) mixed seeds or chopped nuts (chia, hemp, almonds, etc.)
- 1 pinch edible dried rose petals (optional)
Nutrition
Per serving:
- calories380
- protein10g
- fat18g
- saturated fat4g
- trans fat0g
- carbohydrates50g
- sugars27g
- fibre10g
- sodium59mg
Directions
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In blender, add milk, cherries, raspberries, banana, honey or maple syrup, almond butter, and rosewater or vanilla. Blend on high until smooth and creamy, about 30 seconds. Add to 2 bowls and decorate with seeds or nuts, rose petals (if using), and additional fruit.
Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, Whole Bowls and Purely Pumpkin (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016).
