Protein Ninja Creami Cherry Berry Smoothie Bowl (DF)
Craving ice cream for breakfast? This Ninja Creami Smoothie Bowl is an easy way to satisfy that craving in a healthy way! Made with fresh or frozen fruit, dairy free milk & protein powder, it's a healthy way to start your day. Don't forget to add your favorite toppings like fresh berries & granola!
Ingredients
- ½ banana fresh or frozen is fine
- ½ cup frozen mixed berries
- ⅓ cup frozen cherries can sub for more berries
- ⅓ cup full fat coconut milk canned
- ⅔ cup almond milk or milk of choice
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- ¼ cup dairy free vanilla yogurt
Instructions
- Make the smoothie bowl base. Add frozen fruits to a ninja creami pint container. Pour the coconut milk & almond milk over top, then add the protein powder and dairy free yogurt ensuring the ingredients do not pass the max fill line. You may need to give it a gentle stir with a spoon to incorporate everything, but it doesn't have to be perfectly mixed.
- Freeze. Place the lid on the container and freeze for 8 hours up to 24 hours. Ninja creami suggests freezing for 24 hours, but I never freeze mine that long! 8 hours is generally enough time.
- Mix the smoothie bowl. Remove the frozen pint from the freezer, remove the lid and place in the outer bowl fitted with the paddle attachment. If your ninja creami ice cream machine has the smoothie bowl function, select that. If you do not have a machine with the smoothie bowl function, you can use the lite ice cream or sorbet function, both will work. When processing is complete, if you used the smoothie bowl function you can immediately transfer to a bowl as it should be the perfect texture. If you used the lite ice cream or sorbet function, you may have to add 2-3 tablespoons of additional milk and use the respin function to get the desired consistency for a smoothie bowl. I actually let mine sit out at room temperature for 10 minutes before transferring to a bowl since it was still a little thick.
- Garnish & enjoy. Add your favorite toppings like fresh berries, chia seeds, peanut butter, almond butter or granola and enjoy!
Notes
Expert Tips & Tricks
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- If you do not have a ninja creami machine with a smoothie bowl option, don't worry! Use the "lite ice cream" or "sorbet" function on your machine. The only thing to note is that you'll have to add a bit more milk after the first spin before re-spinning and you may want to allow the smoothie bowl base to sit out at room temperature for ten minutes or so to get a creamy smoothie bowl texture. Otherwise, the texture will be a bit more like an ice cream or sorbet (which I personally don't mind!) You could also use 1-2 tablespoons of hot water before re-spinning to help thin out the mixture and make it more of a smoothie consistency.
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- Top your smoothie bowl with fresh banana slices, berries, chia seeds, nut butter or a drizzle of honey for a delicious breakfast.
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- I love using gluten free granola (my favorite is from Go Raw) or adding chunks of chocolate & coconut flakes as a garnish.
How to Store Ninja Creami Smoothie Bowls
This recipe is intended to make one serving however if that's too much for you, you can split it into two servings. You can simply scoop out the amount of smoothie bowl base you'd like to enjoy & then simply use a spoon to smooth out the remaining mixture in the pint container. Place the lid back on and freeze until you'd like to use again. You'll have to go through step 3 again, including adding more milk or hot water to achieve the desired consistency. Tried this recipe?Mention @prettydeliciouslife or tag #PDLrecipes!