Tropical smoothie bowl with granola

I feel like I am quite often late to the party when it comes to certain trends. I’ve only just started watching Suits. These cookies, I was 8 years late to that party. Some parties I turn up to but just need to leave straight away – I’m talking about you, Game of Thrones. But this party is one where I’m quite happy to stick around.

I don’t even know when smoothie bowls were invented. Did someone just pour a smoothie into a bowl and eat it with a spoon? Anyhoo, this one is divine. I came across frozen pitaya (dragonfruit) at a local store and was smitten with it’s bright pink colour. Combined with banana, mango and pineapple it makes a refreshing breakfast. Add some chocolate hazelnut granola and it becomes a wee bit decadent.

For the smoothie

Ingredients

200g frozen pitaya
1 banana
½c fresh or frozen mango
½c fresh or frozen pineapple
¼c coconut yoghurt
* coconut flakes for garnishing

Method – is it really a method when you just put everything in the blender and whiz it?

For the granola

Ingredients

¼c coconut oil
1/3c honey
½c chocolate hazelnut butter (I used Poppy + Olive)
3c rolled oats
1c nuts, coarsely chopped (I used almonds and cashews)
½c sunflower seeds

Method

Preheat your oven to 150ºC and line a large rimmed oven tray with baking paper.
In a small pot combine the coconut oil, honey and nut butter and melt over a low heat.
In a large bowl, combine the oats, nuts and sunflower seeds, then add the liquid and mix well.

Spread in an even layer on the baking tray and bake for about 35-40 minutes, stirring a couple of times. Before you remove it from the oven, make sure the mixture doesn’t feel damp, otherwise you may need to leave it for a couple more minutes.
If you like large clumps of granola, leave it to cool completely, otherwise stir it a few times as it cools down.
Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

To prepare your smoothie bowl – pour the smoothie into a bowl and sprinkle some granola and coconut flakes on top.

Notes

• You can substitute the coconut yoghurt for Greek yoghurt.
• I found my frozen pitaya at Farro.

 

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