Blueberry and peanut butter smoothie bowl: my purple breakfast

This smoothie bowl has everything I love in a breakfast: an incredible colour, an almost ice-cream-like texture and plenty of toppings in every spoonful. The base is simply blueberries and frozen banana, with just enough almond milk to help the blender along.

And then comes the peanut butter. Its rich flavour is perfect with the gentle sharpness of blueberries. Add coconut, chia seeds and a few whole berries, and this bowl becomes as joyful to make as it is to eat.

Ingredients for one smoothie bowl

• 150 g frozen blueberries
• 1 ripe banana, sliced and frozen
• 50 to 80 ml almond milk
• 20 g vanilla protein powder, optional
• For the toppings: a small handful of blueberries, 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut, 1 teaspoon chia seeds and 1 generous tablespoon peanut butter

Method

1. 01Place the frozen blueberries, frozen banana and protein powder, if using, in a blender.
2. 02Add 50 ml almond milk and blend. Scrape down the sides if needed, adding a little more milk only when the blender needs it.
3. 03Stop as soon as the mixture is smooth, thick and firm enough to eat with a spoon.
4. 04Spoon it into your favourite bowl, then add the blueberries, coconut and chia seeds.
5. 05Drizzle the peanut butter over the top and enjoy straight away.

Blueberry and peanut butter: a colourful, fresh and delicious pairing that makes me want to dive straight in with a spoon.