With plump blueberries, nut butter, frozen cauliflower and banana, this blueberry smoothie bowl makes getting the kids to eat veggies easy as pie.
My 5 year-old daughter told me vegetables are boring and she isn't going to eat them any more. Fun fact: my kid truly believes not eating vegetables is an option because she said it out loud. Her confidence is endearing, truly.
Of course it's is never going to happen but I am happy to play ball and try to make vegetables as fun and interesting as I can.
Enter the Blueberry Smoothie Bowl. Full of good things this smoothie bowl is a gorgeous and creamy textured mouthful, perfect for little people. And seriously, look at that colour! Who wouldn't want to bury their face in it?
Smoothies make healthy eating so easy. One trip to the grocery store, five minutes with your blender and you can work a bowl full of goodness in to your life. While this blueberry pie smoothie bowl is on the sweeter side it is PACKED with good things.
- Blueberries | antioxidants
- Banana | potassium
- Almond Butter | protein
- Dates | fibre
- Cauliflower | fibre
- Cinnamon
- Dairy-free milk | use soy or nut milk for added protein.
- Water
I promise you can't taste the cauliflower and while I added a scant cup, I think you could go harder and add a little more without the small people noticing. As it's frozen it just adds to creaminess of the overall smoothie. I sneak vegetables in to our food all the time - my Sneaky Spiced Pumpkin Baked Doughnuts are full of pumpkin AND carrots while my Loaded Ketchup is choc-full of goodness. Sometimes you just have to get crafty.
While this blueberry pie smoothie has my heart - seriously, it's a smoothie that tastes like pie made with cauliflower - you can create even simpler smoothie recipes to sneak in all those good vegetables and still taste amazing. I love these 8 Healthy Smoothies Made with 3-ingredients from Buzzfeed Food. 3-Ingredients! You'll have to veganise some of them but you got this.
So to my daughter I say this...challenge accepted small person. Challenge accepted.
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Make This Recipe
Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup soy milk or almond
- ⅔ cup water to move things along if needed
- 1 cup frozen cauliflower a scant cup | 80 grams, chopped small before freezing
- 1½ frozen banana peeled and chopped
- 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon almond butter heaped
- 1 teaspoon hemp seeds
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Add milk, water, cauliflower and banana to the blender and blender until well broken down.
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend until completely smooth, adding more water if needed.
- Serve cold.
Astrid says
Hi, is the frozen cauliflower blanched or boiled before freezing?
Amanda says
Hi Astrid, the cauliflower is raw. Just chop it up and freeze it. I have also seen it "riced" in a food processor before freezing - this works well if your blender isn't super powerful. 🙂