Berry Smoothie Bowl Recipe

Start your day with a taste of summer!

Serves 2

Ingredients:
Smoothie Bowl:
2 cups (500 mL) almond milk (or other nut milk)
2 cups (500 mL) frozen blueberries
1 ripe banana
2 Tbsp (30 mL) chia seeds
1 tsp (5 mL) maca powder
1 scoop raw vegan protein powder
Toppings: rawnola, goji berries, chia seeds, sliced banana and blueberries

Rawnola:
2 cups (500 mL) raw oats
1/3 cup (75 mL) sunflower seeds, soaked 8 hours
1/3 cup (75 mL) pumpkin seeds, soaked 8 hours
1 cup (250 mL) chopped dried fruit (any mix of dried cherries, blueberries or cranberries)
2/3 cup (150 mL) agave
1/2 cup (125 mL) pitted dates
1 Tbsp (15 mL) coconut oil
1 vanilla bean
Sea salt

Method:
If you're making the rawnola as one of your smoothie bowl toppings, you'll want to be sure to make this first.
To make the rawnola, first soak your sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds for about 8 hours.
Mix the raw oats, seeds and chopped dried fruit together in a bowl.
In a food processor, combine the agave, dates, coconut oil, vanilla bean and sea salt until smooth.
Pour over dry ingredients and mix them well.
Dehydrate the rawnola at 105ºF for about 12 hours.
Once ready, break up the rawnola into pieces.
Refrigerate until ready to use.
To make the smoothie bowl, blend all ingredients until smooth.
The smoothie should be quite thick, so if needed, you may need to add more frozen blueberries until you reach your desired consistency.
Pour in a bowl and decorate with your toppings.
Enjoy!