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🥰 A nourishing and healthy recipe...
The banana, the main ingredient in this recipe, has many health benefits: it provides energy and is rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Also, if you're tired, it will help limit fatigue and give you a boost!
Almond milk, a vegetable milk that can easily replace cow's milk, is packed with vitamins: E, A, B1, B2, B3...and minerals, such as zinc, copper, iron, magnesium, calcium and manganese. It helps maintain a healthy heart and is rich in good fats. Be careful, however, about the kind you buy: try to find one with as few additives as possible.
Oatmeal, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans and dark chocolate are also packed with health benefits!
💪🏼 ...which you can adapt to your own tastes!
There are as many granola recipes as there are tastes in nature! For me (only for me), a good granola recipe must include :
- cereal flakes: oats, wheat, rye, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, etc...
- a binder: I recommend the oil of your choice: walnut oil, sesame oil, olive oil, coconut oil, etc...
- nuts : hazelnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, pistachios, etc...
- sweetener: preferably liquid. I love maple syrup, but you can also use agave syrup or honey.
- a little treat: pieces of chocolate, baked with your granola or not
If you like it, which I don't, you can add dried fruit (prunes, cherries, bananas, dates, cranberries, raisins, etc.). Some people also like to add seeds of all kinds: flax, chia, pumpkin, black cumin, etc...
For the smoothie bowl, you can replace the almond milk with the milk of your choice, whether vegetable or animal: cow's milk, coconut milk, hazelnut milk, oat milk. However, you'll need to adjust the quantities according to the liquidity of the milk you choose. You can also replace bananas with other fruits, fresh or frozen, depending on the season: strawberries, mangoes, red fruits, apples, pears, etc...
💙 Why will you love this recipe?
- It's super-easy to prepare, requiring only a handful of ingredients.
- Infinitely adaptable to individual tastes
- It's very quick: just 5 minutes of preparation and the rest is cooking.
- You can make granola once, which will keep for several weeks.
✅ A recipe suitable for gluten intolerant/allergic people
The oats in rolled oats contain avenin: a gluten that is supposed to be more digestible than wheat. On the face of it, oatmeal is suitable for people with celiac disease or gluten hypersensitivity. Gluten-free oatmeal is also available, if you need it! Alternatively, replace them with buckwheat flakes, millet flakes or quinoa flakes.
When buying chocolate and/or bitter cocoa, be sure to buy brands that are gluten-free: this will be specified on the packaging.
Bananas, almond milk, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, maple syrup and walnut oil are gluten-free.
🍫 Which chocolate to choose?
Fairtrade if possible. Discover the Eco Tips I wrote about chocolate!
😇 Storage / freezing
I advise you to consume the smoothie bowl immediately after preparation, so that it retains its virtues and nutrients.
As for the granola, I recommend putting it in a glass jar with a lid, or in an airtight tin. Try to keep it in the shade and away from moisture, otherwise it will quickly become soft. You can also store it in the fridge, but be careful when you eat it as it will be quite fresh. It will keep for 1 month.
You can also put it in a freezer bag if you want to keep it longer, but I must admit that after a month, it's been a long time since mine was eaten!
If you make this chocolate smoothie bowl, it would be so nice to leave me a comment and rate the recipe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. You can also tag me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook or Tik Tok, or even send me a photo, I love seeing my little dishes in your homes!
📖 Recette
Chocolate smoothie bowl
Ingredients
For smoothie bowl
- 2 bananas
- ⅔ cup almond milk
- 1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder
For granola
- 1 ¼ cups rolled oats
- ⅓ cup hazelnuts
- ¼ cup blanched almonds
- ⅓ cup pecans
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon walnut oil
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 300°F/150°C. Crush the pecans separately (they will crush the fastest), then the hazelnuts, and finally the almonds.
- Place them all in a bowl with the rolled oats, then add the maple syrup and walnut oil. You can add the chocolate, previously chopped, at this point so that it melts into the granola, or you can add it once the granola has come out of the oven, depending on your preferences.
- Mix well and then transfer everything to a large ovenproof dish lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 30 minutes, stirring well halfway through.
- Remove the granola from the oven and let it cool outside of the dish. If you didn't add the chocolate in step 2, you can add it now, once the granola is completely cool.
- Also, prepare your smoothie bowl by placing sliced banana, almond milk, and unsweetened cocoa powder in a blender. Pour the smoothie bowl into a bowl, and add your choice of toppings: here, we have sliced almonds, puffed quinoa, the granola, and banana slices.
- Store in a jar and keep for up to 1 month.
Notes
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