Gut loving recipe: Chia seed smoothie bowl

The great thing about smoothie bowls is that you can interchange so many different ingredients. This recipe will give you an easy base on which to build a delicious smoothie bowl every time. These plant based bowls are packed with sources of fibre from the oats, chia seeds and toppings.

Serves 1

Base ingredients: 1/4 cup oats + 1 tablespoon chia seeds + 1/2 banana + 3 ice cubes
Milk: 175ml of your choice (oat is our favourite - Oatly Barista especially…)

Flavour options - choose one (the hard part)

1. Berry blast: 1/3 cup fresh or frozen berries

2. Banana almond: 1 tablespoon almond butter + 100ml apple juice + 1 teaspoon cinnamon

3. Green goddess: 1/4 avocado + 1/3 cup mango or pineapple + juice of 1/2 lime

Put all of your ingredients in your blender and blitz - add more or less milk to get your desired consistency. See below for our favourite topping suggestions.

Toppings - choose as many as you like!

Chia seeds
Sliced kiwi
Toasted flaked almonds`
Blueberries
Ground flaxseed
More chia seeds
Goji berries
Granola
Yoghurt

Top your smoothie bowl with any of the above then serve and enjoy!

Note if you leave your smoothie bowl for a half an hour or so, you’ll notice it’s turning into a chia pudding as chia seeds absorb water.