Chocolate Spinach Smoothie Bowl Recipe
This Chocolate Spinach Smoothie Bowl Recipe is so easy to make! It’s full of spinach but tastes like a creamy chocolate shake! It makes a beautiful breakfast dish or a filling snack.
These tasty and healthy raw smoothie bowls take just minutes to make using easy-to-find ingredients.
Raw Food Smoothie Bowls are Simple and Delicious!
These chocolate spinach smoothie bowls use just a few simple ingredients and take just minutes to prepare.
Spinach is the Main Ingredient
It’s amazing how much this chocolate spinach smoothie bowl is made of just blended spinach and how tasty it is. Who would have guessed? And with spinach being the main ingredient these smoothie bowls aren’t just delicious but they’re also full of plant-based nutrients.
Spinach is delicious, healthy, and widely available. This leafy green vegetable originated in Persia, belongs to the Amaranth family, and is related to beets and quinoa. Spinach contains plenty of antioxidants that reduce oxidative stress and can help reduce blood pressure.
Good for eye health.
Spinach Contains:
- Vitamin A
- Folic Acid
- Vitamin B6
- Calcium
- Vitamin C
- Lutein
- Vitamin E
- Iron
- Vitamin K1
- Potassium
- Quercetin
- Kaempferol
- Nitrates
- Zeaxanthin
Using Frozen Spinach For Chocolate Spinach Smoothie Bowls
I used frozen spinach here. I like to find already frozen spinach on sale and stock up. Also, it’s nice to get some deals on fresh spinach and freeze it myself. It’s really easy because all that needs to be done is to wash the spinach, pat it dry, store it in an air-tight container, and place it in the freezer.
Raw Cacao for Chocolate Spinach Smoothie Bowls
This raw food smoothie bowl features a hearty dose of raw cacao powder. Raw cacao powder is basically cacao beans that have been dried and fermented and then ground up into a powder that’s not quite as fine as regular cocoa powder. It’s delicious and is very good for you!
Watermelon in a Smoothie?
I always add a few chunks of frozen watermelon to any smoothie. Sometimes I have watermelon saved and frozen from summer surplus. Other times, I just buy it, even in the winter, and cut it into chunks and throw it in the freezer.
Watermelon is awesome for reducing inflammation and any water retention. It’s also sweet and full of hydration so therefore it’s a pretty easy hack to just keep some in the freezer and add it to a daily smoothie or smoothie bowl.
Chocolate Spinach Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen spinach $.40
- 1/2 cup almond milk $.20
- 1/2 cup frozen watermelon $.30
- 1/2 cup frozen banana $.05
- 1/4 cup cacao powder $.30
- 1/4 cup hemp protein powder $.75
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla $.10
- pinch salt
- stevia optional
- 1 tablespoon raisins $.05
- 1 tablespoon chopped nuts $.10
- 1 teaspoon hemp seeds $.05
- fresh fruit, sliced or chopped $.10
Instructions
- Place the frozen spinach in a high-speed blender with the almond milk and process until smooth and creamy. Add water as need to blend.
- Add the watermelon, banana, cacao powder, vanilla, and a little pinch of salt, and as much optional stevia as you like and blend until smooth, thick, and creamy.
- Scoop out into a bowl and garnish with raisins, nuts, sliced fruit, or whatever you have on hand!
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