The Lovely Lemon Smoothie Bowl
The Lovely Lemon Smoothie Bowl
The Lovely Lemon Smoothie Bowl
Are you in the pie for breakfast club? If you’re like me, that would be a definite yes. What if you could whip up that lemony meringue pie custard filling, in about ten minutes, and also know that it was completely healthy? My nutrient dense, Lovely Lemon smoothie bowl delivers all that. I like my lemon smoothie bowls to taste really lemony, so there’s lots of fresh squeezed lemon juice and zest in this recipe. I also added turmeric for its beautiful yellow color and for its anti-inflammatory benefits and flax meal which has long been hailed as a superfood. The key ingredient, however, to the ultimate creamy smoothie bowl, is silken tofu. It comes in a handy 12oz. box which is shelf stable and, when combined with ripe bananas, makes a seriously delicious custard style breakfast treat.
Ingredients
2 large ripe bananas
12 oz. (340 grams) of extra firm silken tofu
4 large medjool dates, pitted
2 oz. (¼ cup) of fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons of organic lemon zest
1 tablespoon of flax meal
½ teaspoon of turmeric
1/8 teaspoon of fine sea salt
Fresh blueberries for topping
Makes 2 bowls
Method
1. First, add the base and the sweeteners to the blender container: the silken tofu, the bananas and the dates. Very ripe bananas are naturally very sweet and, along with dates, make for a pleasantly sweet smoothie bowl without adding any refined sugar.
2. Next, zest and juice a medium sized lemon and add the zest and juice, along with the flax meal, turmeric and salt to the blender container. Turmeric, which is a potent anti-inflammatory, creates the lovely yellow color.
3. Securely attach the lid to your container and blend on medium speed util creamy, scraping down the sides as necessary or by using the tamper (with a Vitamix) to push the food down and around toward the blade. This will take about a minute or more, depending on what type of blender you are using.
4. Scoop the creamy lemony mixture, which will be the consistency of loose custard into two bowls and top with fresh blueberries.
Enjoy as a nutrient dense breakfast or a heathy dessert!
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Other smoothie bowl recipes you might like to try:
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The Lovely Lemon Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
Instructions
- First, add the base and the sweeteners to the blender container: the silken tofu, the bananas, and the dates. Very ripe bananas are naturally very sweet and, along with dates, make for a pleasantly sweet smoothie bowl without adding any refined sugar.
- Next, zest and juice a medium-sized lemon and add the zest and juice, along with the flax meal, turmeric, and salt to the blender container. Turmeric, which is a potent anti-inflammatory, creates the lovely yellow color.
- Securely attach the lid to your container and blend at medium speed until creamy, scraping down the sides as necessary or by using the tamper (with a Vitamix) to push the food down and around toward the blade. This will take about a minute or more, depending on what type of blender you are using.
- Scoop the creamy lemony mixture, which will be the consistency of loose custard into three bowls and top with fresh blueberries.
Notes:
For step-by-step instructions with photos, see blog post!
Nutrition Facts
Calories
256.77Fat (grams)
5.51Sat. Fat (grams)
0.80Carbs (grams)
48.62Fiber (grams)
5.63Net carbs
42.99Sugar (grams)
33.77Protein (grams)
10.23Sodium (milligrams)
95.97Cholesterol (grams)
0.00Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.