If you're looking for an easy and refreshing breakfast, this green smoothie bowl is for you.

Only five ingredients, this green smoothie bowl recipe makes the perfect breakfast and is a great way to start the day. Add your favorite toppings like fresh fruit, coconut flakes, chopped nuts, chia seeds, etc!

A green smoothie bowl topped with berrries, bananas, nuts, and coconut flakes.

Why You'll Love this Green Smoothie Bowl

If you've never had a smoothie bowl, it's similar to a smoothie but a little bit thicker and feels more filling - since you eat it with a spoon, not a straw. It's perfectly sweet and creamy from the frozen banana and just a bit of maple syrup.

Green Smoothie Bowl Ingredients

Frozen ripe bananas - you'll want to use frozen bananas as they help with the soft serve ice cream, creamy texture. Cut each banana into four pieces (or small rounds) and freeze on a parchment-lined tray for a few hours. You don't want to freeze the banana whole and with the peel. It's extremely difficult to peel and cut once frozen.
Mixed leafy greens - use your favorite mixed greens. Kale and fresh spinach work great and don't alter the flavor.
Coconut milk - you can use your favorite dairy or non-dairy milk. Almond milk and oat milk also work great!
Maple syrup - just a bit of maple syrup helps to add a little extra sweetness in addition to the banana.

How to Make this Green Smoothie Bowl

Using a high-speed blender, add your smoothie ingredients to the blender. Blend on high. It will take about 3 minutes and a few times stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender before the smoothie is blended entirely and has a soft-serve ice cream consistency.

Once blended, pour into a bowl and top with your favorite topping. These could include fresh fruit, nuts, nut butter, seeds, cacao nibs, coconut flakes, or granola.

A closeup shot of a green smoothie bowl.

Green Smoothie Bowl Toppings

The fun part about a smoothie bowl is adding toppings! You can add whatever you would like. Just about any toppings will work with this recipe. Here are a few great options.

Chia seeds - if you don't leave your bowl sit too long, chia seeds add a nice mild crunch.
Nut butter - Nut butters like peanut butter and almond butter add a great flavor.
Shredded coconut - Another topping that adds just the slightest crunch and texture with a great taste.
Granola - add your favorite granola for an extra special and extra hearty breakfast. We love this homemade granola.
Dried or fresh fruit - fresh kiwis, dried goji berries, and/or strawberries are great in this smoothie bowl.

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Green Smoothie Bowl

Here's how to make a delicious green smoothie bowl that's bursting with fresh flavor!

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Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: serving

Author: Emily Wilson

Ingredients

2 frozen bananas
2 cups mixed greens baby spinach or lettuce
¼ cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

Add your smoothie ingredients to a high-speed blender. Blend on high for about 3 minutes. Stop occasionally to scrape down the sides of the blender. Blend till wholly combined and at a soft serve ice cream consistency.
Once blended, pour the smoothie into a bowl and top with your favorite toppings, including sliced fresh fruit, nuts, nut butter, seeds, cacao nibs, coconut flakes, or granola.