Cinco de Mango Smoothie Bowl / Vegan
This vegan mango smoothie bowl tastes like pure sunshine and has just a touch of cayenne pepper to help jump-start your morning. Mango blends up ridiculously creamy, especially when frozen, and pairs so well with the other tropical flavors like coconut and lime.
I decided to get a little festive for Cinco De Mayo this year and whip up a creamy, refreshing, mango smoothie bowl with a spicy kick. Introducing the Cinco de Mango Smoothie Bowl! This healthy vegan smoothie bowl tastes like pure sunshine and has just a touch of cayenne pepper to help jump-start your morning.
If bananas are the king of smoothie bowl fruits, mangos are definitely queen. They blend up ridiculously creamy, especially when frozen, and pair so well with other tropical flavors like coconut and lime. The unusual ingredient in this recipe (you know how I like to tuck secret ingredients in smoothie bowls) is yam. Cooked yams are naturally sweet and blend up thick and smooth. The orange jewel tone of the yam is so pretty blended with mango too.
Smoothie bowls are such a fun and easy way to eat a healthy breakfast and this vegan mango smoothie bowl is high on my list of favorites any day of the year!
Tips for making the perfect smoothie bowl:
Use very ripe bananas for a naturally sweet bowl.
Add liquids and soft foods first so that the blade has something to grab onto.
Add frozen foods last so they can emulsify into the creamy mixture.
Take your time blending. It might take a few minutes to achieve a creamy texture, depending on your blender.
Ingredients for The Cinco de Mango Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients:
1 medium yam, cooked, cooled, and peeled
2 large ripe bananas
¼ cup (2 oz.) of full-fat coconut milk
2 teaspoons of lime juice
1 teaspoon of lime zest
1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon of salt
2 large medjool dates, pitted
1 cup (140 grams) of frozen mango (about 1 mango)
Top with fresh strawberries, kiwi slices and coconut flakes.
Makes 2-3 bowls.
Steps 1-2:
1. Pop a medium-sized yam in the microwave for about 5 minutes. Let it cool and peel off the skin. Don’t worry if it isn’t completely cool. (You can also put it in the freezer while you gather your other ingredients or use a yam that has been pre-baked.)
2. Add the yam, bananas, and coconut milk to a blender container, followed by the lime juice and zest, cayenne pepper, salt, dates, and mango.
Steps 3-4:
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.
4. Pour the festive, creamy mixture, which will be the consistency of loose pudding into two or three bowls and top with fresh strawberries, kiwi slices and coconut flakes.
Other fun fruity smoothie bowl recipes to try:
The Tropica Tofruiti Smoothie Bowl
The Cinco de Mango Smoothie Bowl (vegan mango smoothie bowl)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Pop a medium-sized yam in the microwave for about 5 minutes. Let it cool and peel off the skin. Don’t worry if it isn’t completely cool. (You can also put it in the freezer while you gather your other ingredients or use a yam that has been pre-baked.)
- Add the yam, bananas, and coconut milk to a blender container, followed by the lime juice and zest, cayenne pepper, salt, dates, and mango.
- 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 the festive, creamy mixture, which will be the consistency of loose pudding into two or three bowls and top with fresh strawberries, kiwi slices and coconut flakes.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
249.09Fat (grams)
4.63Sat. Fat (grams)
3.73Carbs (grams)
54.36Fiber (grams)
6.18Net carbs
48.18Sugar (grams)
29.55Protein (grams)
2.82Sodium (milligrams)
92.42Cholesterol (grams)
0.00Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.
