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This Chocolate Avocado Smoothie Bowl is rich, creamy, and tastes like soft serve ice cream! It’s a vegan smoothie bowl recipe that is perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Top it off with your favorites for a simple, yet satisfying treat that will satisfy your sweet tooth and curb all chocolate cravings!

A chocolate avocado smoothie bowl in a white bowl, topped with cacao nibs, coconut flakes, chia seeds, and a drizzle of peanut butter, with a spoon it, sitting on a white marble counter.

This delicious Chocolate Avocado Smoothie Bowl tastes like a creamy chocolate dessert. Other than it tasting super decadent, you’d be shocked to know that this chocolate smoothie is packed with healthy fats, superfoods, and fibre-rich carbohydrates. What’s more, is that it’s an easy smoothie recipe that only requires minutes to make!

Why you’ll love this smoothie bowl recipe

It only takes 5 minutes to make this smoothie bowl.
Tastes like soft serve ice cream.
This breakfast is sweet, creamy, and healthy. It contains wholesome ingredients such as frozen avocado, frozen banana, frozen cauliflower rice, Medjool dates, creamy peanut butter, and cacao powder.
A vegan and gluten-free smoothie bowl recipe.
Plus, you can customize this smoothie bowl recipe, by adding your favorite toppings.

Key Ingredients

This recipe only requires 7 ingredients to make this tasty smoothie bowl.

Frozen Avocado: Adding a ripe avocado makes this smoothie bowl extra creamy. It also provides healthy fats, potassium, fiber and plenty of B vitamins. Don’t worry, thanks to the other delicious & nutritious ingredients, you won’t even taste the avocado.
Frozen Banana: A frozen banana adds more sweetness and creaminess to this smoothie bowl.
Frozen Cauliflower: I know it sounds crazy, but adding frozen cauliflower is where the thick texture comes from. Don’t worry, you can’t taste it. I recommend using store bought frozen cauliflower, or even frozen cauliflower rice, because it blends up nicely.
Medjool Dates: Adding a couple of dates makes this smoothie bowl extra creamy and sweet. Also, be sure to make sure that your dates are pitted.
Non-dairy Milk: You only need a little liquid to blend, since it’s a smoothie bowl. I used unsweetened cashew milk, but you can use any non-dairy milk that you enjoy.
Peanut Butter: A scoop of creamy peanut butter is key to tying this smoothie bowl together. I recommend using creamy peanut butter, made with 1 ingredient, peanuts!
Cacao Powder: To make this smoothie bowl chocolatey. If you don’t have cacao powder, you can use cocoa powder or even vegan chocolate protein powder.

How to make this Chocolate Avocado Smoothie Bowl

All it takes is 3 simple steps to achieve your chocolate ice cream!

To begin, add the non-dairy milk, cacao powder, creamy peanut butter, frozen avocado, frozen banana, Medjool dates, and frozen cauliflower rice, in a high-speed blender.
Next, blend the ingredients until smooth, thick, and creamy.
Then, transfer your ice cream smoothie to a chilled bowl. Garnish with cacao nibs, coconut flakes, creamy peanut butter, and chia seeds, if desired.

A blender filled with chocolate avocado smoothie, all blended up, sitting on a white marble counter.

Smoothie Bowl Toppings

Anything goes for topping this chocolate ice cream smoothie bowl. A sprinkle of cacao nibs, coconut flakes, chia seeds, and a drizzle of creamy peanut butter, are my personal favorite toppings for this smoothie recipe. Here are some more topping ideas that pair great with this dessert smoothie bowl:

Granola: use your favorite granola. Try my vanilla almond granola, vegan gluten-free & nut-free granola, chocolate peanut butter granola, chocolate coconut granola, almond joy granola, or peanut butter granola.
Chopped Medjool dates
Fresh berries: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, etc.
Sliced banana
Coconut flakes or shredded coconut
Chopped nuts: peanuts or your favorite nuts
Nut butter: creamy peanut butter or your favorite nut butter
Dark chocolate, dark chocolate chips, cacao nibs, etc.

Tips for making the perfect smoothie bowl

To make the perfect smoothie bowl, make sure to follow these tips!

Be sure to use frozen fruit and frozen cauliflower to achieve a thick consistency.
Start off by only adding 1/2 cup of non-dairy milk and only add more if needed.
Use a high-speed blender, with a tamper, to ensure that your smoothie bowl achieves a thick and creamy texture.
Make sure that your creamy peanut butter is made with one ingredient, peanuts!
Place your serving bowl in the freezer before you begin preparing this recipe and remove it when smoothie is ready. This will ensure that your smoothie bowl stays cold as you enjoy it.

A chocolate avocado smoothie bowl in a white bowl, topped with cacao nibs, coconut flakes, chia seeds, and a drizzle of peanut butter, sitting on a white marble counter.

Fresh versus frozen fruit

The secret to making smoothie bowls extra creamy is using frozen fruit. By adding frozen fruits to your smoothies, you will achieve a thicker result, so that you can add toppings, without them sinking. Also, don’t add too much liquid, because it is a smoothie bowl after all. I usually start with a little non-dairy milk and add more, if needed, until I reach the desired thickness.

Smoothie Bowl FAQs

Can I make this smoothie bowl a smoothie?

Definitely! This smoothie bowl can be as thick or thin as you want. Add extra non-dairy milk, about a cup, to make this smoothie bowl a smoothie.

Can I add protein powder?

Absolutely! Increase the protein content of this smoothie bowl by adding a scoop of your favorite protein powder. I suggest using a chocolate flavor for this smoothie bowl recipe.

What if I don’t want to use peanut butter?

If peanut butter isn’t your thing, replace with SunButter, cashew butter, or almond butter!

Can I make this smoothie bowl banana free?

Without a doubt you can! Add an extra 1/2 cup of frozen cauliflower to make it a banana free smoothie bowl.

Can I make this smoothie bowl in advance?

I do not recommend making this Chocolate Avocado Smoothie Bowl in advance. Nonetheless, you can certainly prep all the ingredients, the night before, by adding them to a zip lock bag. Thus, in the morning, all you need to do is add the ingredients, along with non-dairy milk, to your blender.

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