Thick Berry-Almond Smoothie Bowl

Blended thick enough to hold a spoon upright: frozen berries, banana, Greek yogurt and almond butter under crunchy toppings. The trick is less liquid than feels right.

Serves 110 minutes veggiegluten-freequick

• ✓Berries are among the most concentrated everyday sources of polyphenols.
• ✓Greek yogurt brings protein and live cultures.
• ✓Almond butter adds vitamin E and monounsaturated fat.

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Ingredients

• •1½ cups / 200 g frozen mixed berries
• •½ frozen banana
• •½ cup / 120 g plain Greek yogurt
• •1 tbsp almond butter
• •3–4 tbsp dairy or almond milk — start small
• •toppings: fresh berries, sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes

Method

1. Put the berries, banana, yogurt, almond butter and 3 tbsp milk in the blender.
2. Blend in short bursts, scraping down between them. Add milk one spoonful at a time only if it truly will not turn over — it should mound on a spoon, not pour.
3. Scrape into a shallow bowl and lay the toppings in neat rows.

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