what do you call a smoothie you slurp up with a spoon? i've seen these all over the internet, referred to as smoothie bowls but i think a breakfast parfait sounds much more tempting. like my polka dot sunshine smoothie, this tall drink of deliciousness was inspired by david frankiel's and luise vindahl's "grab & go blackberry oats" from their delightful book green kitchen smoothies.
it bears absolutely no resemblance to anything even approaching health food and looks as lush and decadent as any dripping-with-chocolate-and-sin treat. if "healthy" hooked up with "delicious", this would be their irresistible love child.
makes 1 large or 2 smaller servings
overnight oats
4 tablespoons rolled oats
1 tablespoon oat bran
2 tablespoons chia seeds
11/2 cups cold brewed green tea (or use water)
berry smoothie
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen strawberry chunks
1 cup low fodmap plant milk (rice, macadamia, sesame or oat milk)
6 drops stevia or 3 teaspoons lucuma powder (both optional)
garnishes
1 large banana, slice thinly, divided
extra blueberries
extra strawberry chunks
1-2 tablespoons chopped or broken walnuts, pecans or macadamia nuts
dash of cinnamon
- put all overnight oats ingredients into a container and stir well
- cover container and chill overnight
- put all berry smoothie ingredients into blender and process until smooth
- lay most of the banana slices along the inner side of a see through bowl, wide mouthed jar or glass, reserving a few for the topping
- stir the overnight oats mixture until pourable and pour carefully over the banana slices in bowl or jar
- top with the berry slush
- garnish with berries, remaining banana slices, nuts and cinnamon
- serve immediately
notes
- lucuma powder is made from powdered dehydrated lucuma fruit which comes from Peru
- it is a nutrient dense fine yellow powder and adds a subtle sweetness reminiscent of bananas and maple syrup
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