3X SMOOTHIE BOWLS

On weekends, I love to settle down in one of the many Amsterdam healthy hotspots. Put an açai bowl and an almond latte in front of me and I am a very happy person. But sometimes, you know, sometimes I find it just as nice to scoop that bowl empty from my bed. Those are the days when I give my Fitbit a little rest and the only steps I take are the steps in my house. Are you, like me, a big fan of smoothie bowls and do you not get further than a frozen banana and a handful of blueberries? Then I have three delicious variations on the now well-known açai bowl for you.

1. Salted chocolate & hemp bowl (for 2 people)

400 ml plant-based milk

1 large frozen banana, chopped into pieces

4 large medjool dates, pitted

3 tbsp cocoa powder

3 tbsp hulled hemp seeds

1 tbsp coconut butter or nut butter 

1/2 tsp cinnamon

pinch of sea salt

3 ice cubes

1. Blend all ingredients in the blender on the highest setting.

2. Divide the smoothie between two bowls and garnish.

Garnish tips: hemp seeds, cacao nibs, and grated coconut. But a handful of homemade granola also works well on this smoothie bowl.

2. Lemon tart smoothie bowl

250 ml coconut water

75 grams fresh young spinach

2 frozen bananas

1 avocado

zest of a large lime

juice of 1 lime

1 tbsp maple syrup

1 tsp matcha powder

1. Blend all ingredients in the blender on the highest setting.

2. Taste in between and make it a little sweeter by adding some extra maple syrup if desired.

3. Pour into two bowls and garnish as desired.

Garnish tips: fresh pieces of mango, pineapple, banana, coarse toasted coconut flakes, or pumpkin seeds.

3. Rainbow bowl

700 grams watermelon

250 grams fresh strawberries

1 avocado, chopped

1 tbsp maple syrup

1. Freeze half of the watermelon and cleaned strawberries for a few hours.

2. Put the fresh watermelon in the blender and mix on medium speed until a watery mass.

3. Add the frozen watermelon, frozen strawberries, maple syrup, and avocado to the blender and mix everything well together.

4. Pour the smoothie into two bowls.

Garnish tip: create a rainbow in your bowl by adding some blueberries, pieces of kiwi, mango, extra watermelon, and strawberries.