HORCHATA SMOOTHIE BOWL
PREP: 10 minutes
YIELD: Approximately 2 ¼ cups
Smoothie bowls are great for mixing and matching flavors, and also for cleaning out your refrigerator. The best rule-of-thumb is to combine the oat milk base with a creamy ingredient (like a banana or avocado); something red, like berries or beet juice (or both); something green, like chopped spinach; a plant-based butter for that added flavor and thickness (particularly good for making a thick smoothie bowl); ground seeds or powdered superfood; and, a healthy sweetener. Frozen ingredients are a great way to amp up the milkshake effect without diluting with ice cubes.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup Oat Milk
- ½ cup Beet Juice*
- 1½ cup Greens (fresh or frozen, chopped)
- ½ cup Blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 Banana (overripe, frozen)
- ½ Avocado
- 2 Tbsp Chia/Hemp/Flax Seeds
- 2 Tbsp Plant-Based Butter
- 2 Tbsp Cocoa (unsweetened)
- 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup (or 2-3 dates)
- ⅛-¼ tsp Cinnamon (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Blend together in a blender or Vitamix until it has a thick milkshake consistency.
- Dilute with more oat milk or beet juice, to taste, if drinking as a smoothie.
- Pour into a bowl and pair with your favorite smoothie bowl toppings.
*Beet juice is available in most grocery stores. If juicing your own beets, pre-measure and freeze juice in jumbo ice cube trays. Save the tops for salads.