This delicious vegan smoothie bowl delivers all the nostalgia of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, just like Neapolitan ice cream! Made with ingredients you can feel good about eating.

I’m a huge fan of healthy dessert-for-breakfast recipes. The total bliss of spooning up creamy chocolate and vanilla, when you’re actually eating cauliflower, is almost too good to be true. So let me introduce you to my new best friend, The Neapolitan Smoothie Bowl. This delicious veggie-packed smoothie bowl delivers all the nostalgia of the chocolate, vanilla, strawberry combo using whole plant foods.

You might be wondering if you can taste the cauliflower in this plant-based smoothie bowl. Nope! Once steamed until fork tender and frozen, cauliflower becomes mildly sweet and blends up surprisingly creamy. The fresher the cauliflower, the milder it will taste. Frozen cauliflower that is slightly thawed creates the creamiest texture, so just let it sit on the counter while you gather your ingredients.

The fun part is blending this versatile brassica with sweet bananas for the vanilla layer (the riper the bananas, the sweeter your bowl will be), spooning it into bowls, and then adding raw cacao powder for the chocolate layer. This way you only have to clean the blender once. Top that goodness with fresh strawberries and you have a healthy plant-based breakfast that will put an ice cream parlor-sized smile on your face!

Why you’ll love this Neapolitan Smoothie Bowl

1. Creamy, sweet, and delicious

2. Quick and easy, takes only 10 minutes to make!

3. Veggie-packed and nutrient-dense

Ingredients for Neapolitan Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients:

o 2 large ripe **bananas**
o ¼ cup (2 oz.) of unsweetened **almond milk**
o 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
o 1/8 teaspoon of fine sea salt
o 2 tablespoons of **peanut butter**
o 2 large medjool dates, pitted
o 2 cups of cauliflower florets, steamed and frozen
o 3 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
o ½ cup of fresh strawberries for topping

Makes 2 bowls.

Method for making Neapolitan Smoothie Bowl

Steps 1-2:

1. Cauliflower that has been frozen and slightly thawed produces a creamier texture when blended, so let it sit on the counter while you gather your other ingredients.
2. Add the bananas, almond milk, and vanilla to a blender container, followed by the salt, peanut butter, dates, and cauliflower.

Step 3:

3. Securely attach the lid to your container and blend until creamy, starting at low speed and working up to medium speed. You may have to stop and scrape down the sides of the container or use 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.

Step 4-5:

4. Pour 2/3 of the vanilla mixture, which will be the consistency of pancake batter, into two bowls. Then add the cacao powder to the remaining 1/3 of the mixture and blend.
5. Scoop the chocolate mixture on top of the vanilla mixture and top with fresh strawberries.

Enjoy as a delicious, nutrient dense, veggie-packed breakfast or a healthy dessert!

More veggie-packed smoothie bowls to fall in love with:

The Best Superfood Smoothie Bowl

The Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Smoothie Bowl

The Cinnamon Roll Smoothie Bowl

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Yield: 2 bowls

Author: Carol Clayton

Neapolitan Smoothie Bowl (Healthy & Vegan)

This delicious veggie-packed vegan smoothie bowl delivers all the nostalgia of the chocolate, vanilla, strawberry combo using whole plant foods.

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

Ingredients

2 large ripe bananas
¼ cup (2 oz.) of unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon of fine sea salt
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
2 large medjool dates, pitted
2 cups of cauliflower florets, steamed and frozen
3 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
½ cup of fresh strawberries for topping

Instructions

Cauliflower that has been frozen and slightly thawed produces a creamier texture when blended, so let it sit on the counter while you gather your other ingredients.
Add the bananas, almond milk, and vanilla to a blender container, followed by the salt, peanut butter, dates, and cauliflower.
Securely attach the lid to your container and blend until creamy, starting at low speed and working up to medium speed. You may have to stop and scrape down the sides of the container or use 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.
Pour 2/3 of the vanilla mixture, which will be the consistency of pancake batter, into two bowls. Then add the cacao powder to the remaining 1/3 of the mixture and blend.
Scoop the chocolate mixture on top of the vanilla mixture and top with fresh strawberries.

Notes

For step-by-step instructions with photos, see blog post.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

389.69

Fat (grams)

10.51

Sat. Fat (grams)

1.79

Carbs (grams)

68.58

Fiber (grams)

11.96

Net carbs

56.62

Sugar (grams)

39.18

Protein (grams)

10.25

Sodium (milligrams)

224.87

Cholesterol (grams)

0.00

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.

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Neapolitan Smoothie Bowl / Vegan