Receta Red Velvet Smoothie Bowls
These Red Velvet Smoothie Bowls make the perfect Valentine’s day breakfast, because not only are they made from the heart, but they’re great for your heart! With cherries, chocolate, and a secretly delicious hidden vegetable, they’re high in good taste, and also in heart-healthy nutrients.
Red Velvet Smoothie Bowls
So you guys know I love hiding vegetables in my foods, smoothies specifically. Because it just feels so good when you realize it’s 9 am and you’ve already had a few servings of veggies. It feels even better when those servings of veggies are in the form of a sweet, decadent, chocolatey smoothie! Introducing, the Red Velvet Smoothie bowl…with hidden beets! The beets, in combination with cocoa powder and banana, turn this smoothie into an antioxidant-packed smoothie bowl that has the rich creaminess of red velvet cake, but the heart-healthiness of beets. Serve it up to your health food-loving significant other this Valentine’s Day as a way of saying “I heart you!”.
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To make this smoothie bowl you’ll need:
1 roasted beet, cooled
1 cup frozen cherries
1 banana, chopped and frozen
¼ cup milk
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 Tbsp honey
Kitchen tools you may find helpful:
Blender
Heart shaped cookie cutter
Chefs knife
Measuring cups
I had always wondered this about red velvet cake, and finally set out to learn the all-too-important question: why is red velvet cake red? Well back in ye olden days, these cakes were made with vinegar and buttermilk, contributing to the velvety texture. The vinegar and buttermilk reacted with the anthocyanin in cocoa powder, which are the heart-healthy compounds responsible for the red color of cabbage, beets, berries, and most other red fruit or vegetable. This reaction led to cakes that were red! Due to the way cocoa powder is made nowadays, you’ll have to add coloring to your cake if you want it to be red. Fortunately, you could also just whip up this 5 minute Red Velvet Smoothie Bowl for all the deep red, velvety goodness of red velvet cake, in a simple and delicious bowl. Sarah Bond Serves: 2Red Velvet Smoothie BowlsThese Red Velvet Smoothie Bowls make the perfect Valentine’s day breakfast, because not only are they made from the heart, but they're great for your heart! With cherries, chocolate, and a secretly delicious hidden vegetable, they’re high in great taste, and also in heart-healthy nutrients.
5 minPrep Time 5 minTotal Time Save Recipe Print Recipe Ingredients1 roasted beet, cooled1 cup frozen cherries1 banana, chopped and frozen¼ cup milk3 Tbsp cocoa powder1 Tbsp honeyTopping ideas: heart-shaped fruit/beets, banana, seeds, nuts. coconutInstructionsCombine all ingredients in a blender until smooth, adding more milk and honey as needed to reach a consistency and sweetness to your liking (it should be thicker than a smoothie you would drink).Top with your favorite nuts/seeds, banana, cocoa. You can also cut fruit/beets into heart shapes and set those on top for maximum “aw” factor come Valentine’s Day.6.6.15http://amandascookin.com/red-velvet-smoothie-bowls/ Amanda Formaro, AmandasCookin.com Calories 48 cal Fat 1 g Carbs 12 g Protein 1 g Click Here For Full Nutrition, Exchanges, and My Plate Info About Latest Posts