Banana Cherry Smoothie Bowl
This Banana Cherry Smoothie Bowl is a healthy and delicious breakfast treat! It’s refreshing, filling, and loaded with beautifying superfoods. Add all your favorite toppings for a treat suited just to your tastes.
This banana cherry smoothie bowl has been waiting to be posted for a loooooong, long time. I’ve been making this one for a WHILE, and it’s definitely one of my favorite smoothie bowls to date – and I’ve made a lot of smoothie bowl recipes!
There was a (now-defunct) smoothie/juice bar here in San Diego called Beaming. The first one opened pretty close to where my parents live, and it’s been a family fave since it opened.
The juices and smoothies are amazing…but it’s super expensive. My favorite cherry smoothie costs $11! It definitely adds up, and it’s probably good I don’t live too close to it anymore. That favorite smoothie though? I CRAVE it.
So, I decided I needed to recreate it. It’s called the Euphoria smoothie, and it’s got cherries, bananas, homemade almond milk, a date, coconut butter…and some other goodies.
I made my cherry smoothie pretty similar to the original, but with a few adaptations – and of course, I made a smoothie bowl, because everything’s better with toppings!
To make this a banana cherry smoothie: it makes a delicious smoothie if you need to take it on the go or don’t want to add any toppings. Just add enough almond milk to make it the consistency you prefer.
I add some collagen and maca, two of my favorite beautifying superfoods, to give an extra nutrient boost. Cherries are full of antioxidants and are super excellent for your skin and hair. This is pretty much a beauty-boosting smoothie bowl!
What are the best toppings for a smoothie bowl?
For this one, I went little nuts with my toppings (as usual). I loaded up on…
- Fresh cherries
- Sliced bananas
- Chocolate granola
- Chia seeds
- Flaked coconut
- A big drizzle of almond butter
My toppings were absolutely delicious, but use whatever is convenient and sounds good to you!
Digging into this banana cherry smoothie bowl, made at home, gives me so much satisfaction to get many of my favorite flavors…and I’m not shelling out $11! It’s my kind of breakfast perfection, for sure. Especially with the coming summer heat, nothing is more refreshing than a cool and fruity smoothie bowl. I hope you’ll give this one a go – enjoy!
Want more easy smoothie bowl recipes?
- The Best 5-Minute Acai Bowl
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl
- Raspberry Acai Bowl
- Berry Pitaya Smoothie Bowl
Banana Cherry Smoothie Bowl (Paleo + Vegan)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Description
This Banana Cherry Smoothie Bowl is a healthy and delicious breakfast treat! It’s refreshing, filling, and loaded with beautifying superfoods. Add all your favorite toppings for a treat suited just to your tastes.
Ingredients
- 1 banana, frozen
- 1 cup frozen cherries
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut flakes
- ½ cup almond milk, or dairy free milk of choice
- 2 scoops collagen powder, leave out to keep vegan
- 2 teaspoons maca powder
For the toppings
- Fresh cherries
- Almond butter
- Granola
- Chia Seeds
- Flaked coconut
Instructions
- Combine banana, cherries, almond butter, coconut, almond milk, collagen and maca powder in a blender (I used my Vitamix). Puree until completely smooth – the mixture should be thick. Add a touch more liquid if necessary to get it to blend completely smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl and add toppings as desired. Enjoy immediately!
So many flavors packed into this GORGEOUS smoothie bowl, Rachel! I seriously just want to dive into my screen right now. Such a stunning breakfast!
What a beautiful way to start the day! I’m always amazed at how expensive smoothie/acai bowls are, so I tend to make them at home, too. Adding collagen and maca is brilliant! That almond butter drizzle is driving me nutso!
Thank you so very much, Julia!
Sounds yum – making it and i see in the directions Im adding pitted dates but they arent listed in the ingredients. How many should i add?
I ended up skipping the date because I didn’t think it needed the sweetness – I’ll remove it from the instructions. Hope you like the smoothie bowl, Elizabeth!
It was my first time having a smoothie bowl and now I think this is what I will eat for every meal. This will replace my last addiction, which was your banana chocolate oatmeal with peanut butter swirls on top. Damn girl!
So glad you’re loving all my breakfast treats – glad I could convert you to the smoothie bowl lifestyle. You’ll love them this summer! Thanks Elizabeth.
I thought that collagen wasn’t vegan?
It most definitely is not…
You’re both right – sorry about that! I meant to note to leave out the collagen to keep it vegan – the recipe is fixed now.
You are the smoothie bowl queen!! Definitely need to try this out!
This looks gorgeous! I definitely need to make this for breakfast soon!
The ingredients are on point girl and i love that you used the word “bomb” to describe your toppings. I say food is the bomb all the time, sometimes yielding eye rolls LOL. this bowl looks amazing!
Hehehe thanks girl!! Glad we’re on the same food describing wave length ;) I get weird looks about how vividly and weirdly I describe food IRL alllll the time, lol!
I LOVE using frozen cherries in smoothies! These smoothie bowls are gorgeous! Fresh cherries haven’t shown up by us yet but man am I excited for them!