Fall is beautiful. Winter is dreary. Spring is lovely. And summer is fun. But the best season of all is mango season!
The mangos are spectacular right now, so I packed in lots of that sweet juicy glorious fruit. I also did a little half-and-half with the greens in this bowl, so just mango on one half and mango + spinach on the other.
Baobab. I had my first taste of baobab powder just a few weeks ago when my friend Kat sent me a little sample in our snack swap. It is delicious! Tangy and citrusy, with a flavor somewhere in-between an orange and a lemon. And with that kind of flavor, it’s no surprise that it is very rich in Vitamin C. Along with the Vitamin C, it also has plenty of calcium, magnesium, potassium, and antioxidants. It has earned the label of ‘superfood’.
It also makes this bowl taste super yummy.
Toppings! You can top it with just about anything, although tropical flavors are strongly suggested. I attempted some fancy fruit slicing and arranging which ended up looking not so fancy. Sliced mangos are slippery and uncooperative! Hopefully you’ll have better luck with the decorating than I did.
Mango Baobab Smoothie Bowl
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Ingredients
- 1 ripe mango (peeled and sliced)
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 1 tbsp baobab powder (optional)
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2–3/4 cup non-dairy milk (or water)
- 1 handful spinach
- Toppings: mango (kiwi, banana, pineapple, chia seeds, shredded coconut, etc.)
Instructions
- Blend the fresh mango, frozen mango, baobab, milk/water, and banana on high until smooth.
- Pour half into a bowl and set in the freezer.
- Add the spinach to the remaining smoothie in the blender, and blend on high until smooth.
- With amazing smoothie pouring skill (or help from a friend) pour the green portion and the mango portion into the bowl at the same time so half is green and half is mango.
- Add your toppings and enjoy!
Mangoes are awesome IF you eat the skin 😉 Love my mangoes though! SO satisfying for some reason!
And I love the word Baobab. I have no idea how to say it, so I only say it in my head, how I THINK it’s pronounced 😉
I say it like bay-oh-bab…idk if that’s right though 😀 But I often find myself kind of chanting it: Baobab! Babobab! haha Oh and I think you misspelled the word ‘awesome’…it’s supposed to be t-e-r-r-i-b-l-e 😉
Mango! Mango! Mango! My favourite <3 I need to get my hands on some while they're still juicy and delicious. This is a gorgeous smoothie bowl, Natalie! I could definitely go for one right about now.
My favorite too! Towards the end of the summer I always find myself hoarding them afraid they’re going to disappear any moment 😀 haha
Mango season is definitely the best!! I could literally eat mangoes all day long hehehe. This smoothie bowl sounds so delicious, and I love the colours! 🙂
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I’m glad we agree 😉 I did eat mangoes all day long once and it took me about 8 before I did get a little tired of them. But the next day I was ready to chow down on those juicy beauties again…so yeah the mango addiction is real!
You’ve got me so curious about this baobab powder! I’m think I’m going to have to track some down. Smoothie bowls are so good because you still get chew! And who doesn’t love a mango hedgehog!?
I’ve tried so many super powders and often they taste terrible! But this one really is tasty, it’s got a really bright flavor so it’s fun to experiment with. I haven’t been abel to find it in stores, but there’s always amazon.com 🙂 And when you call it a mango hedgehog I love it even more, that’s adorable <3
Love those colors!!! I’m laughing because mangoes are so darn slippery….I gave up on trying to do anything fancy with them, but your smoothie bowl looks beautiful! I’ve only tried baobab once (in a smoothie) and really enjoyed it, I should order some to change up our smoothies a bit. I wonder how it would pair with chocolate? 🙂
Well lemon + chocolate = yum. And orange + chocolate = yum. So it’s definitely a delicious idea worth trying! I’ve been trying to think up other things to do with it, may have to try that out 🙂 And yeah I usually just slice and faceplant into my mangoes, so this was unusually fancy 😀 haha
Tangy and citrusy? Ok, I’m sold. Going to buy baobab 🙂
This bowl looks gorgeous btw. Mango smoothies are my favorite — they make the thickest bowls ever ?
You should try it, I’ve never tasted another powder quite like it. I want to try putting it in a bar or granola or something next 🙂 And yeah mango smoothie bowls = perfection!
I’m so glad I was able to get you on the baobab bandwagon 😉 I love this little powder so much! Your smoothie bowl looks delicious, Natalie – I love those colors <3
It is a pretty awesome little ingredient! I’m so glad you sent it to me too! I should’ve put a little note at the top “This post was made possible by Kat and her generous baobab sharing” 🙂
Yumm! This looks so fruity & summery & colorful & beautiful! I love the green color from the spinach and the yellow from the mango. Now I really should try baobab powder too.
I’m just trying to eat as summery as possible hoping it will make summer stay longer 😉 And yes, try baobab!!!