Papaya smoothie bowl w chia

Name: Papaya smoothie bowl w chia
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon toasted flaked coconut; 4 strawberries, sliced; 40 g (1½ oz) white and black chia seeds; 2 large papayas, halved and seeds scooped out (reserve 1 tablespoon seeds); 200 g (7 oz) strawberries, hulled; 350 ml (12 fl oz) almond milk; 1 banana, sliced; 150 g (5½ oz) mango flesh; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; 2 tablespoons pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Chefs Eat Breakfast Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2019

About

Smoothie bowls are very on trend these days and their power-packed goodness will help put some pep in your step. The blended fruit is topped with soaked chia seeds – these tiny seeds are loaded with nutrients including protein, fibre and antioxidants. This is spot-on delicious and looks so professional, too. Hashtag smoothie bowl!

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) strawberries, hulled
150 g (5½

Americas
United States
Gluten-free
Breakfast
Vegan

Method

Prepare the strawberries, mango and banana, place into containers or freezer bags and freeze overnight.
The next morning, combine the chia seeds in a bowl with the almond milk and maple syrup and stir well. Leave the seeds to absorb the liquid and expand; this will take about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, take a small knife and a teaspoon and scoop out the p