Check out our recipe for Ninja Creami Coffee Smoothie Bowl!
Smoothie bowls are super popular right now! Smoothie bowls are very similar to the typical smoothie that you are used to drinking either for breakfast, as a snack, or throughout the day. The main difference between a smoothie and a smoothie bowl is all of the great toppings that you can add to a smoothie bowl. Because smoothies are typically drunk through a straw, it’s not possible to add all of the great toppings.
A really great thing about smoothie bowls is that you can customize literally every single ingredient to your liking! You can make it as healthy, or not, as you would like just based on the ingredients that you add to your smoothie bowl.
For this version of the smoothie bowl, we took several breakfast ingredients like coffee and bananas and added them in. The result is a super thick and smooth breakfast smoothie bowl!
Another really great thing about making smoothie bowls is that it’s a great way to clean out the refrigerator since you can add just about anything that you want! Almost any fruit or vegetable can be added…and most of the time you can’t taste the vegetables in the smoothie bowl!
Tips for making Ninja Creami Coffee Smoothie Bowl
Yes, you can add your favorite powders to the smoothie bowl. Reduce the amount of liquid added to the recipe a bit to allow for the extra powders to be added in. You can also add in things like kale or spinach to provide extra nutrients.
If you have made a smoothie bowl and it just isn't quite as creami as you would like, you can very easily get it super creami by using the re-spin function on the Ninja Creami. Simply place the pint into the outer bowl and snap it into place. Choose the RE-SPIN function. Once the cycle completes, remove the pint and enjoy! Your gelato should be nice and creamy again. ***Use re-spin on already spun ice cream. If the ice cream has been spun and then frozen again, do not use re-spin, Instead, use the original process (ice cream, gelato, etc.)
Use whatever type of coffee you would normally drink. If you like strong coffee, then use strong coffee. If you like hazelnut flavored coffee, then use hazelnut flavored. The options are endless.
You sure can! But…you will need to use 2 pint containers instead of one. You always want to make sure that the pint containers are only filled up to the max fill line and not any more than that. In order for the smoothie bowl to turn out creamy, it needs to be mixed by the machine after freezing. If you overfill the pint, the machine is going to have a hard time mixing it and the result will not be as expected. It's ok if you go over the max fill line a little bit when adding in the mix-ins after the smoothie bowl has already gone through the smoothie bowl function.
It depends. If you are keeping the smoothie bowl in the Ninja pint container with the lid sealed tightly and are freezing it in a cold freezer (between 9 degrees F and -7 degrees F), your smoothie bowl will keep for several weeks, even months. However, if you transfer your smoothie bowl to another container or freeze it in a freezer that is not quite as cold (or that is accessed a lot/door opened and closed often), the lifetime of your smoothie bowl will decrease greatly to just a few days and you will likely end up with a freezer-burned smoothie bowl.
Ingredient substitutions and tips for making Ninja Creami Coffee Smoothie Bowl:
The full ingredient list is found at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
Coffee– Fresh brewed or pre-made coffee/iced coffee works for this recipe. Use a coffee blend that you would normally drink as a cup of coffee.
Oat Milk-Anytype of milk will work for this recipe. You can even use coffee creamer if desired.
Mocha Almond Butter– Feel free to use your favorite type of nut butter. The mocha almond butter that I used had a bit of a chocolatey flavor and was a bit on the sweeter side. Use your favorite!
Raspberries– Fresh berries are recommended. Blueberries, blackberries, or strawberries would be a nice substitute for raspberries.
Banana– If you don’t like the taste of bananas, you can reduce the number of bananas in this recipe and substitute it with more berries.
Toppings
Banana
Raspberries
Sliced Almonds
Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans
Honey or Maple Syrup
Directions for making Ninja Creami Coffee Smoothie Bowl:
1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Pour into an empty Ninja Creami pint container and freeze for 24 hours.
3. After 24 hours, remove the pint from the freezer. Remove the lid.
4. Place the Ninja Creami pint into the outer bowl. Place the outer bowl with the pint in it, into the Ninja Creami machine and turn until the outer bowl locks into place. Push the Smoothie button. During the smoothie function, the ingredients will mix together and become very creamy.
5. Once the smoothie function has ended, turn the outer bowl and release it from the Ninja Creami machine.
6. Scoop smoothie into a bowl. Drizzle with maple syrup or honey. Top with sliced almonds, chocolate-covered coffee beans, raspberries, and sliced bananas.
7. Your smoothie bowl is ready to eat! Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
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Recipe
Ninja Creami Coffee Smoothie Bowl
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Equipment
Add Food Grade Vegetable Glycerin To Make Leftover Ice Cream Scoopable Right Out of the Freezer
Per 16 ounce pint: *Add 1 Teaspoon to full fat/full sugar bases *Add 1.5 teaspoon to high protein bases *Add 2 teaspoons to low sugar/low fat lite bases. Freeze and process per the recipe. Take the leftovers out of the freezer and scoop without having to reprocess. ***This is a guideline and adjustments may be needed based on your recipe.
Original, Breeze, Swirl, and Deluxe Ingredient Measurements
Use the multiplier below to adjust quantities based on the machine that you own. ***If you have the Original, Breeze, or Swirl machine, which use 16 ounce containers, choose the 1X option. ***If you have the Deluxe or XL machine, which use 24 ounce containers, choose the 1.5X option.
Ingredients
Smoothie Bowl
- 1 Cup Coffee (Brewed- not just the coffee beans or grounds)
- ½ Cup Oat Milk
- 2 Tablespoons Mocha Almond Butter
- 1 Cup Raspberries
- 1 Banana
Toppings
- 1 Banana
- ½ Cup Raspberries
- 1 Tablespoon Sliced Almonds
- ¼ Cup Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans
- 1 Teaspoon Honey
- ½ Teaspoon Maple Syrup
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into an empty Ninja Creami pint container and freeze for 24 hours.
- After 24 hours, remove the pint from the freezer. Remove the lid.
- Place the Ninja Creami pint into the outer bowl. Place the outer bowl with the pint in it, into the Ninja Creami machine and turn until the outer bowl locks into place. Push the Smoothie button. During the smoothie function, the ingredients will mix together and become very creamy.
- Once the smoothie function has ended, turn the outer bowl and release it from the Ninja Creami machine.
- Scoop smoothie into a bowl. Drizzle with maple syrup or honey. Top with sliced almonds, chocolate-covered coffee beans, raspberries, and sliced bananas.
- Your smoothie bowl is ready to eat!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. Optional ingredients are not included in the nutrition information.
Recipes that use allulose:
Allulose is a low calorie sweetener that your body doesn't fully digest, so it provides only 0.4 calories per gram instead of 4. That's why the calorie total doesn't match what you'd expect from the carb count. Calories from allulose are calculated based on metabolized carbohydrates. Allulose contributes fewer calories than standard carbohydrates.
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Nana says
Where do you get the mocha almond butter?
Lauren Cardona says
I got it at Target but you should be able to find it at your grocery store, Walmart, or even on Amazon.
anna broderick says
Brilliant recipes every time.
heidi says
Are the micros correct? A 1000 cal breakfast????
Lauren Cardona says
The nutrition is based on the entire pint.