Shanae's Smoothie Bowls!

Smoothie bowls are the perfect summer treat—they're refreshing, packed with nutrients, and endlessly customisable. You can make café-quality bowls at home for a fraction of the price, using whatever ingredients you've got on hand.

Here's your foolproof base recipe that you can tweak to suit your dietary needs, flavour preferences, and whatever you have in the fridge!

The Base (serves 1)

• 1 cup frozen bananas (roughly 2 medium-sized bananas, peeled and frozen ahead of time)

• 1 cup frozen fruit (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or even mango, pineapple and passionfruit pulp—whatever you’re feeling!)

• ¼ cup liquid of choice (milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or even just water) – start here and only add more if your blender struggles

• Optional: ¼–½ cup Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt (adds creaminess and thickness)

• Optional: handful of spinach (trust us, you won't taste it)

Blend this until smooth, thick and creamy. You want it thick enough to eat with a spoon, not drink through a straw. If it's too thick, add a splash more liquid. If it's too thin, add more frozen fruit or a handful of ice.

Now, you can level up with your smoothie base with Superfood Powders and increase the nutrients. 

The PowdersAdd one (or a combo) of these to your blender:

• Acai, Maqui, Cacao, Blue & Green Spirulina: ½–1 teaspoon 

• Ashwagandha: Start with ½ teaspoon

• Moringa: Start with ½ teaspoon

• Turmeric: Start with ¼ teaspoon

The berry powders (acai, maqui), cacao and spirulina powders are naturally sweet and mild, so feel free to use the full teaspoon. The earthier powders (ashwagandha, moringa, turmeric) are stronger and savoury, so start with the lower amounts and work your way up as you get used to the flavour.

Blend the powders through and then once you’ve got the consistency and flavour you’re after, pour into a bowl—now comes the fun part.

The Toppings Scatter whatever you want over the top. Here are our go-to recommendations:

• Dried fruits – flaked coconut, goji berries, apple rings, figs (all cut up into smaller pieces)

• Seeds – hemp, chia, linseed, pepitas, sunflower, cacao nibs

• Muesli or granola – we recommend our in-store made Paleo Muesli (that already has pretty much all the above ingredients!), or make it a little sweeter with our Coastal Crunch Granolas or Margaret River Protein Muesli

• Fresh fruit – slice up some more banana and strawberries, or try adding some sliced kiwi fruit, rockmelon or peaches for something different

• Nut butters – a dollop of peanut butter, almond butter, or abc always goes down a treat

• Sweetener syrup – drizzled over the top. Honey, agave, rice malt, maple… you name it! 

Don't be shy with the toppings—half the fun is making it look like a masterpiece.

Pro Tips:

• Using frozen fruit will give you that thick, creamy texture. Fresh fruit makes it too runny.

• Pre-peel and freeze your bananas when they're getting brown spots—saves wasting them and they're perfect for smoothie bowls.

• If you're new to superfood powders, start small. A little goes a loooong way!

• Get all your toppings prepared before you start making your smoothie base. If you leave the smoothie base waiting whilst you get your toppings sorted, it’ll start to melt and lose its thick consistency. Speed is key!

• Mix up your base fruits—it’s whatever YOU want! I’ve made a base of frozen watermelon and mango before… it changed my life.

All the superfood powders and toppings add-ins (besides the fresh fruit, of course) are available in-store. Grab your base ingredients from the shops, experiment with different combos, and find your perfect smoothie bowl. Once you nail your recipe, you'll never pay $18 for a café smoothie bowl again!