Get Creative With Smoothie Bowls

Start your day with a refreshing smoothie bowl. With a little creativity and a blender at the ready, you can prepare a sweet treat in a fruity smoothie bowl or a recovery meal in a protein smoothie bowl. A satisfying breakfast or tasty recovery meal, smoothie bowls are the customizable sibling to on-the-go smoothies. Read on to discover how to make smoothie bowls with the perfect base and oh-so-tasty toppings use real milk and other dairy products.

What are Smoothie Bowls?

Smoothie bowls are exactly what they sound like. Smoothie bowls are smoothies served as a meal. But these aren’t just a smoothie you accidentally poured into your cereal bowl. These bowls include more toppings than you can fit on a regular smoothie, allowing for a more filling option when you want to sit down and recover from a hectic day or long workout.

Smoothie bowls also have a thicker consistency than regular smoothie options, meaning you will enjoy your smoothie bowl with a spoon instead of a straw. Using yogurt in your smoothie bowl base will create a thick smoothie bowl. If it is too thick, add milk to the base to thin the base to the desired consistency.

Smoothie bowls can be a healthy option, but it depends on the ingredients used and in what amount. Similarly, the benefits of incorporating smoothie bowls into your diet depend on the ingredients you choose. Below we provide tasty smoothie bowl options that use real milk in the base to help you improve your hydration status.

Smoothie bowls are also a chance to build a satiating meal by focusing on protein. Milk is a simple, delicious, and aﬀordable source of complete protein, fueling your body with 9 essential amino acids. The high-quality protein milk provides helps you stay full, maintain a healthy weight, build lean muscle, and recover after exercise. With 8 grams of complete protein per serving, milk helps you build muscle, stay active, and recover. When building a protein smoothie bowl, be sure to choose real milk and dairy foods for your base.

How to Make the Perfect Smoothie Bowl

When building the perfect smoothie bowl, you must first choose the right base for your smoothie bowl. The base should consist of thicker yogurt options like Greek yogurt, your choice of fruit, and milk. Slowly add the milk to your blended base to easily create a smoothie bowl base with the desired consistency. Adding the right amount of liquid is key to achieving the desired consistency of a smoothie bowl, so be aware of the juices from fruits and the amount of milk you pour. Of course, there is no use crying over spilled milk, especially when it spills into something that allows you to join more! Smoothie bowl bases that are too thin can be thickened with additional yogurt blended in.

In addition to the perfect smoothie bowl base, flavor is key to building your next favorite smoothie bowl. Smoothie bowls are great opportunities to add various nuts and seeds, fruits and veggies, syrups, and more as enhancements to your recovery meal. Try these hydrating smoothie bowls made with real milk for a tasty recovery meal.

July 4th Smoothie Bowl

Though named after America’s birthday due to its vibrant red, white, and blue colors, this smoothie bowl can be enjoyed all year long. Refuel your hydration with this fruity smoothie bowl that includes real milk! The natural electrolytes, carbohydrates, and high-quality protein in milk make it a winner when it comes to rehydration!

Here’s what you need:

1.5 cup of frozen banana

1.5 cup frozen mango

1/2 cup of milk

1 tsp of blue spirulina

Blend ingredients until smooth. Pour the mixture into a bowl and top with shredded coconut, sliced strawberries, and blueberries!

Chocolate Milk Smoothie Bowl

Chocolate milk lovers, bring the beloved beverage to your post-run smoothie bowl with this Chocolate Milk Smoothie Bowl. To make this smoothie bowl after exercise, reach for the blender and blend chocolate milk and bananas together for a thick consistency. Add more chocolate milk to the mixture if you want a thinner base. Pour the mixture into a bowl before covering it in coconut flakes, granola, chocolate chips, and peanut butter. Then all that is left to do is to relax and enjoy your delicious smoothie bowl while you recover from an epic run.

Refreshing Mango-Pineapple Smoothie Bowl

Milk helps you stay hydrated and boost performance. Make this refreshing tropical smoothie bowl after exercise! Blend diced mangos and pineapples, sliced bananas, and 1/3 cup of milk until smooth. Pour into a bowl and top with remaining fruit and options like coconut flakes, kiwi slices, granola, chia seeds, macadamia nuts, or nut butter.

With these tips, you can easily get creative and make a delicious smoothie bowl for every day. For more recipe ideas, browse our breakfast foods made with dairy foods.