This berry smoothie bowl will be your go-to this summer when you are looking for an easy, tasty meal or snack. The base of this smoothie bowl has only three ingredients – cherry, banana and vanilla almond milk. Then, garnish to your heart’s content with the freshest cherries and berries!
Hey everyone!
What a festive week this one has been with Canada Day on July 1st and 4th of July for my American friends!
I’m pretty stoked cause hubby and I are starting our staycation vacation this Friday.
It’ll be nice to get a little break and just enjoy each other’s company. Fingers crossed for nice weather!
Rest assured, we’ll be enjoying lots of easy peasy recipes, just like this berry smoothie bowl while relaxing on our deck. Plus, don’t you just love summer produce?
Why We Love This Berry Smoothie Bowl
- The base of the bowl (not including garnish) is made with only 3 ingredients!
- Comes together in about 10 minutes
- Naturally sweetened
- Gluten free
- Dairy free
- Vegan
- Makes for a great breakfast or snack
- Of course, it tastes delicious!
What is a Smoothie Bowl?
Ok, I will admit, I’m a little late joining the smoothie bowl train.
I mean, I love smoothies (especially this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie and ginger smoothie) and enjoy them on the regular.
I always thought smoothie bowls were so pretty, but always wonder what was up with the whole bowl situation?
Now? Love it! It’s basically a super thick smoothie.
How a smoothie bowl differs from a smoothie, in my opinion, is all the fun, tasty garnish.
Let out your inner Bob Ross here, people. You can pretty up your smoothie bowl with as little or as much fruit or garnish you wish.
How to Make It
Making a smoothie bowl couldn’t be easier! Seriously.
Like, it takes about 5 minutes (yes, 5 minutes) of your time.
You just place the frozen fruit in a processor, blitz a little, add a touch of milk, blend again and then you are done!
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How to Garnish
I garnished this berry smoothie bowl very simply with just berries, but you can add other toppings that you like to really amp this smoothie bowl up! Some other garnish that I love are –
- Chia seeds
- Hemp seeds
- Shredded coconut
- Pumpkin seeds
- Chocolate chips
- Your favourite nuts
- A drizzle of melted Nutella, peanut butter or almond butter
What would be your favourite garnish? I honestly think there’s no going wrong here!
More Recipe Tips
Use frozen cherries and a frozen banana for the base of this cherry smoothie bowl. If you use fresh, it will not be thick.
Like your smoothie bowl more loose in texture? Add a little more almond milk. Add a little at a time (about a teaspoon) because a little goes a long way.
Want more or less of cherries or berries on top? You do you!
This smoothie bowl is best enjoyed immediately. Have all your fruit garnish ready to go when the base is mixed up.
I garnished this cherry smoothie bowl with fresh cherries. For picture purposes, they weren’t pitted. Don’t forget to take those suckers out before you enjoy them! Here are 3 ways to pit cherries without a cherry pitter (from The Kitchn)
Speaking of fresh cherries, if you just want to stick to the frozen variety, go for it! Just thaw them out a bit before garnishing that smoothie bowl.
More Smoothie Recipes You May Enjoy
- Blueberry Kale Smoothie
- Blackberry Coconut Smoothie
- Blueberry Mango Smoothie
- Creamy Orange Vanilla Smoothie
Hope you love this fruit smoothie bowl as much as we do!
Until next time, take care and chit chat again soon,
Dawn
Make this berry smoothie bowl? That’s awesome! Love it if you left a comment below. Many thanks!
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Berry Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen pitted cherries
- 1 frozen banana , cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoon vanilla almond milk (or more for a looser consistency)
- 1/2 cup fresh cherries , pitted
- 1/2 cup strawberries , stalks removed and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup blackberries
Instructions
- Place frozen cherries and chunks of banana into a food processor and blend for about 30 seconds until it starts to break down a bit.
- Add vanilla almond milk and blend until smooth, stopping to scrap down sides of processor, as necessary.
- Divide mixture evenly among two bowls and garnish with fresh cherries, strawberries, blueberries and blackberries. Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- Like your smoothie bowl more loose in texture? Add a little more almond milk. Add a little at a time (about a teaspoon) because a little goes a long way.
Nutrition (estimate only)
This is the prettiest smoothie bowl there ever was!! Cherries, YAY! What a perfect summer breakfast, or snack. Pretty photos, Dawn!!
Awwww- thanks Katherine! You’re so kind 🙂 Hope you get a chance to try this one out!
Smoothie bowls are so pretty – I love cherries too so I completely understand that you could not resist that offer 🙂 I have seen them all over the internet but somehow I just realised that I have not made one at home so far either yet they are so easy to make and a fabulous summer treat! Have a wonderful weekend ahead, Dawn!
Miriam
They are, aren’t they? Thank you so much, Miriam 🙂 Hope you’re having a lovely weekend!
Yum! Our cherries are just coming on and this would be a perfect use for them. Love all the options for toppings. I could use a bowl for breakfast right now!
Definitely! Thank you Kathy! So awesome that you grow your own cherries 🙂
I love all the cherries in here, Dawn, and your garnishes are so pretty! I’m having a hard time deciding whether I’d drizzle on some Nutella or some almond butter. Can I have both, haha? 🙂 Such great ideas, all around!
Thank you Monica! I think both would be just delicious 😉 !
This is so pretty! And tasty! And healthy! All the good things! I could start everyday with one of these delicious bowls!! Have a great week, my friend! XOXO
Yes!!! Me too, Annie! Thank you so much! XOXO
YUM. I don’t understand smoothie bowls too but they are pretty! I’d love to try this though. We bought cherries yesterday…$1.99 per pound! So we might have bought more than we should have lol. Don’t you just love summer 🙂 Have a lovely week! PS: Love the Bob Ross reference!
Such a great deal!! I don’t know if I’ve seen them that cheap! Stock up while ya can 😉 Thanks Jolina!
I have a fridge full of cherries right now, so I’m all set to make these delicious bowls! Hope you’re having a great staycation 🙂
Woo hoo! Thanks Jennifer and enjoy 🙂
I love this recipe, Dawn! We have an orchard about 45 minutes from us where we can pick cherries, and we went last year and picked SO many. In fact, I think we still have some of those cherries frozen in the freezer…haha. This smoothie bowl would be a great way to use those cherries! Talk about the perfect summer breakfast. 🙂 Enjoy that staycation!
Yay! Thank you so much, David! It sure would be 😉
I love all the berries you’ve got going on in this bowl Dawn! Can’t wait to grab some cherries!
Lots of goodness 😉 Thank you Mary Ann!
I’ve actually never tried a smoothie bowl, and have been a little baffled by the concept, but now I’ve seen your post and the step by step I photos I LOVE the idea! My toddler would love it too because she’s weird about whole fruits – so I need to try this pronto. Happy belated Canada Day and enjoy your staycay!
Thanks so much Christine! Hope you guys enjoy it as much as we do 🙂
LOL! I love it when you are my inner Bob Ross! My local grocery store is going to have a sale on cherries for $1.99/lb next week! I’ll take advantage of the sale and will be up to my ears in cherries for a while! LOL!! This smoothie bowl looks incredible!! 😍 I love the colors, and let’s not forget that it’s nutritional packed! Have a great staycation!
Hahaha 😀 Oh wow! That’s some deal!! Thank you Thao!!
Who wouldn’t want to wake up to this beautiful bowl of summer goodness!! Delicious, Dawn!!
Thank you so much, Marissa 🙂 I agree 😉
I’ve always enjoyed a smoothie bowl as a treat, but now they are breakfast on a regular basis. There are just so many flavour options, not to mention toppings! Love the cherry situation here! I’ve been snacking on them like crazy lately, and adding them to smoothie bowls, granola bowls, waffles….the list goes on! Hope you and the hubs have a great staycation Dawn! Fingers crossed the weather works out for you!
So many options! And you can fancy ’em up or leave as simple as you wish! Thanks Leanne…I sure hope so 😉
Such a vibrant bowl of goodness! Might be able to convince my little one to deviate from banana bread, lol! I am sold:) Pinned.
Hahaha – hope so 😉 Thanks Milena!!
The berries in this look absolutely gorgeous! What a great breakfast.
Thank you so much, Kevin! Appreciate it 🙂
I could not love summer more with ALL the fresh berries! And I like how you snuck the banana into this one…for anyone who doesn’t love the texture (which isn’t me…I love them!). Such a pretty breakfast, Dawn! YUM!
Right?! Hehehe…yep! It gives the bowl a creamier consistency, much like nice cream. Thank you Traci 🙂
Yum! This looks so perfect and refreshing!!!
Thank you very much, Felesha!!
This is my dream breakfast! It’s such a celebration of summer! I love that I can eat it year round though, since it uses frozen cherries. You’ve outdone yourself, Dawn! Have a great weekend and a fabulous staycation!
Woo hoo! So happy to hear that, Kelsie!! You’re so kind! Have a wonderful weekend too. Thank you, my friend.
This is soooo perfect for all the hot summer days we’ve been having!! I need to grab some more cherries and berries asap because me and my kiddo love smoothie bowls like this.
Yay! Hope you get to try this one out soon. Thanks Chrissy 🙂
Happy Thursday, Dawn! It sure has been a week of celebrations with Canada Day and Independence day here – and, I just got back from a trip to the Fancy Food Show in NYC. After that trip and tasting ALL the processed foods, this smoothie bowl would be such a refreshing, detoxifying, treat! I couldn’t agree more, my fav part abou smoothie bowls are all the garnishes too – the more the merrier and your photos definitely make me merry this morning – look at all those glorious colors! BTW – fantastic deal on cherries! And, fantastic photos, my friend! Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend!
Thank you so much, Shashi! Fancy Food Show, huh? Bet you had so many delicious eats!! Have a wonderful weekend, my friend 🙂 XOXO
I LOVE smoothie bowls! I would love to start my day with all these beautiful berries! Looks so scrumptious 🙂 Beautiful colors ♥
Me too! Thank you so much Sherri! They are pretty tasty, aren’t they 😉 ?