Fruity Blue Spirulina Smoothie Bowl

Last Updated on January 8, 2024 by Christin Gillespie

Brighten up your morning with this Fruity Blue Spirulina Smoothie Bowl. It’s a nutritious and vibrant blue smoothie with only a handful of nutritious ingredients. This smoothie bowl is vegan, dairy-free, & gluten-free, making it the perfect plant-breakfast or snack. Simply top with your favorites & enjoy with a spoon!

This tasty, bright blue smoothie is a wonderful combination of naturally sweet whole food ingredients that work together to mask the somewhat funky taste of spirulina powder. You might be wondering at this point… What is spirulina?

Spirulina or spirulina powder is made from a natural blue green algae & used mainly as a dietary supplement for humans (and even animals). 

Why You’ll Love This Fruity Blue Spirulina Smoothie Bowl

• Packed with vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, and fiber.
• Perfect breakfast that is sweet, energizing, and healthy. 
• A refreshing vegan smoothie bowl recipe.
• Plus, you can customize this smoothie bowl recipe, by adding your favorite toppings.

Fruity Blue Spirulina Smoothie Bowl Ingredients

This blue spirulina smoothie is creamy and perfectly sweet, so it actually tastes like you’re indulging into sorbet ice cream. Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

• Organic Frozen Banana: A frozen banana adds more sweetness and creaminess to this smoothie bowl!
• Organic Frozen Strawberries: Strawberries provide sweetness and complement this smoothie perfectly. They are loaded with antioxidants, fiber, and contain vitamin C, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B9.
• Organic Frozen Orange: Oranges are also packed with vitamin C. For this recipe, it’s best to use a frozen orange. This helps to create a thick smoothie consistency that holds up various toppings. Oranges have a high water content, so using the fresh variety will create a thinner smoothie and the toppings will sink through it.
• Organic Apple: Adding an apple to this smoothie adds an extra sweetness to it. Use your favorite! I used Red Delicious for this smoothie bowl.
• Organic Cashew Butter: Add a touch of creaminess & healthy fat with a some cashew butter. Creamy peanut butter or almond butter works too, but cashew butter tastes so much better in this!
• Organic Blue Spirulina Powder:As the name suggests, blue spirulina powder gives this smoothie its blue appearance. Spirulina is high in iron, copper, several B vitamins, and powerful antioxidants.
• Organic Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk: You only need a little liquid to blend, since it’s a smoothie bowl. I used organic full-fat unsweetened coconut milk, but you can use any non-dairy milk that you enjoy.
• Organic Ground Flax Seeds: Loaded with nutrients, high in omega-3 fats, rich in dietary fiber, and you can’t even taste them. They are completely optional, so no problem if you don’t have them…yet!

How to make this Blue Spirulina Smoothie Bowl

All it takes is 3 simple steps to achieve your spirulina smoothie!

1. Add: To begin, add the non-dairy milk, ground flax seeds, cashew butter, blue spirulina powder, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, frozen orange, and frozen apple, in a high-speed blender.
2. Blend: Starting on a low speed, use a tamper to help ingredients blend. Pausing & scraping down sides of the blender as needed. If necessary, add additional non-dairy milk in 1/4 cup increments, until a thick, smooth texture is achieved.
3. Serve: Then, transfer your creamy smoothie to a chilled bowl. Garnish with with coconut cashew granola, fresh strawberries, and extra cashew butter, if desired.

Best Smoothie Bowl Toppings

Don’t forget the toppings! I kept this spirulina smoothie bowl quite simple. I garnished mine with coconut cashew granola, fresh strawberries, and extra cashew butter on top. However, you can totally customize your smoothie bowl toppings with whatever you desire! Here are some more topping ideas that pair great with this smoothie bowl:

• Fresh Organic Berries: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, etc.
• Sliced Organic Banana
• Chopped Organic Medjool Dates
• Toasted Organic Nuts/Seeds: almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, pecans, walnuts, etc. 
• Organic Nut Butter: almond butter, creamy peanut butter, hazelnut butter, cashew butter, SunButter, pecan butter, etc.
• Granola: use your favorite granola. Try my vegan gluten-free & nut-free granola, peanut butter granola, coconut cashew granola, chocolate coconut granola, or almond joy granola.
• Organic Coconut Yogurt

Tips for Making the Perfect Smoothie Bowl

To make the perfect smoothie bowl, make sure to follow these tips!

• Use a frozen banana and frozen cauliflower to achieve a thick consistency.
• Start with a little liquid as possible, and add more only as needed. You can always add more, but once you add too much, you can’t go back! Pausing in between blending to scrape down sides helps as well.
• Use a high-speed blender, with a tamper, to ensure that your smoothie bowl achieves a thick and creamy texture.
• Place your serving bowl in the freezer before you begin preparing this recipe and remove it when smoothie is ready. This will ensure that your smoothie bowl stays cold as you enjoy it.

Fresh versus Frozen Ingredients

The key to making smoothie bowls is using frozen ingredients. By adding frozen ingredients to your smoothie, you will achieve a thicker result, so that you can add toppings, without them sinking. I usually start with a little non-dairy milk and add more, if needed, until I reach the desired thickness. 

Smoothie Bowl FAQ’s

Can I make this Smoothie Bowl a Smoothie?

Absolutely! This smoothie bowl can be as thick or as thin as you desire. Increase the liquid from 1/3 cup to 1 cup, to make it a smoothie.

Can I add Protein Powder?

Yes! To increase the protein content of this smoothie bowl, add a scoop of your favorite organic protein powder. I recommend using an organic vanilla protein powder for this smoothie bowl recipe.

What if I don’t have cashew butter?

Don’t have cashew butter? No problem. Simply replace with a 2 tbsp of cashews or substitute cashews for peanut butter, almond butter, or your favorite nut or seed butter.  

Can I make this Smoothie Bowl in Advance?

Unfortunately, no. I do not recommend making this smoothie bowl in advance. However, you can definitely prep all the ingredients the night before by adding them to a freezer safe bag. That way when you’re ready for it, all you need to do is add the ingredients, along with non-dairy milk to your high-speed blender.

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Xoxo.

Christin.

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