Lavender Blended Berry Bowl Recipe
Yes, we’re making smoothie bowls with lavender! The same calming scent that helps you drift off to bed at night. Lavender is known to be incredibly soothing – a potent aromatherapy tool – and works it’s magic on your insides too. It can help calm down anxiety, nervousness, depression and even relax your digestive system and ease nausea. The addition of ginger to this berry bowl boosts your immunity and helps warm you up as we slip into cooler weather. Add a pinch of lavender to smoothie bowls, oatmeals and teas all winter long for the greatest benefits.
INGREDIENTSSERVES 15 MINUTES
½ cup organic wild blueberries, frozen
½ – 1″ ginger, roughly chopped
1 tsp – 1 tablespoon coconut butter
1 scoop of hemp protein
Pinch of culinary English lavender
Dash of turmeric
¾ cup unsweetened almond milk
1 banana, frozen
Boost with any of the following: 1 tsp maca, 1 tsp lucuma, 1 tsp bee pollen, scoop of ashwagandha.
Top with: berries, chia seeds, coconut flakes and an additional pinch of lavender.
METHOD
Blend berries, ginger, coconut butter, hemp protein, lavender and almond milk together until smooth. Add the frozen banana and blend again until you achieve an ice cream consistency.
Also check out my soaked oats with lavender date almond milk! Enjoy!
Lily Kunin is the voice behind the NYC-based food blog Clean Food Dirty City. Inspired by the chefs in her family as well as her friends who are looking for easy recipes, her mission is to create food that is simple, clean, and flavorful. Follow her blog on Instagram @cleanfooddirtycity.
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