Superfood-Packed Vegan Chocolate Smoothie Bowl for Energy

QUICK SUMMARY

This vegan chocolate smoothie bowl blends frozen acai, banana, avocado, raw cacao, matcha, kale, spinach and super greens powder with almond milk in about five minutes. Top it with banana, coconut flakes, hemp seeds and chia seeds for an energizing, dairy-free breakfast that beats any energy drink.

When exhaustion strikes, it can be tempting to run to unhealthy foods. Drop the toxic energy drinks and whip up my Chocolate Smoothie Bowl.

It’s full of energizing superfoods like matcha, kale, and my Super Greens Powder. This is one of the first foods we feed our healthy kids!

Get creative and top your chocolate smoothie bowl with fruit, chia seeds, or hemp seeds. You’ll never look at breakfast the same way again!

Chocolate Smoothie Bowl Additions

There’s a reason frozen yogurt bars are so popular. Everyone loves having options, especially kiddos. Adjust the quantity of this recipe based on your family size and gather around the table for a nutritious, fun breakfast.

Here are some of our favorite smoothie bowl additions.

• Almond butter
• Cacao nibs
• Chia seeds
• Chopped nuts
• Cinnamon
• Coconut crystals
• Flaxseed
• Fresh berries
• Ginger
• Mango or pineapple
• Raw honey
• Vanilla bean powder

Smoothie Bowl Ingredients 101

This smoothie bowl uses fun ingredients to create one energizing breakfast or snack. Here’s why we chose each element.

Frozen Acai Berries: Acai berries are all the rage and for a good reason! These berries are Amazonian superfruits, dense in polyphenols and anthocyanins that help the body neutralize free radicals and calm inflammation (1).

Free radicals can wreak havoc on your body, and the oxidative stress they cause plays a part in cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s (2). While you can’t totally eliminate these pests, you can fight against them.

Frozen Banana: Bananas are an inexpensive, filling ingredient. We love keeping a bunch on hand to feed growing little ones! They’re good for your gut, too: bananas, especially greener ones, carry resistant starch, a prebiotic fiber that feeds healthy gut bacteria (3).

Mama Z Pro Tip: Use super ripe bananas (mushy and brown!) for best results. I like keeping a bag in my freezer for quick meal prep. To flash-freeze your bananas, peel them and lay them on a cookie sheet. Freeze until solid. Remove from the pan and store in a plastic baggie.

Avocado: This ingredient creates one creamy smoothie bowl. Adding ½ an avocado to your smoothie is enough to tide you over until lunch! Avocados have many health benefits, are full of healthy monounsaturated fats, and a 2022 review of eight trials found that eating them did not lead to weight gain (4).

We associate avocados with Tex-Mex inspired foods in America, but they’re a common addition to sweets in other countries! They add such decadence to any dessert.

Super Greens Powder: This amazing super greens powder contains cancer-fighting ingredients and tastes incredible. A few stand-out elements include:

• Chlorella powder– A detoxing agent that cut lead buildup in the blood, liver and kidneys of rats in a 2025 study (5)
• Ginkgo leaf powder– Promotes calm; a 2022 review of herbal trials found ginkgo lowered anxiety scores (6)
• Guarana powder– A natural source of caffeine that sped up reaction times in a 2023 review of eight trials (7)

Raw Cacao Powder: Have you ever experienced the euphoria that comes with eating a piece of chocolate? It won’t surprise you to learn that cacao lifts your mood: in a 2022 Korean trial, adults who ate 85 percent dark chocolate daily for three weeks had less negative mood and more diverse gut bacteria (8)! Cacao powder is different than cocoa powder as it contains higher levels of the cacao bean and is less processed. Swapping cocoa powder for cacao is a simple swap that can make a world of difference!

Matcha Green Tea Powder: If you’re trying to kick the coffee habit, try a cup of matcha! This gorgeous green tea contains potent catechins, and a 2025 meta-analysis linked green tea to a lower overall cancer risk, with the strongest protection from its main catechin, EGCG (9).

The more pure your matcha is, the more health benefits there are! We love matcha tea and regularly use it in our morning lattes.

Kale: Kale is part of the cruciferous vegetable group. These veggies are better for your health than many others! The glucosinolates behind their bitter bite break down into isothiocyanates, compounds studied for their anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant power (10). Kale is an easy addition to this smoothie bowl as it blends in perfectly. No one will know they’re consuming greens!

Spinach: A 2024 review found that modern research backs spinach’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects (11). It also includes a lot of iron. I love including spinach in smoothies because it adds a deep earthy flavor. Fresh spinach tastes best, in my opinion, but you can always use frozen if in a pinch.

Almond or Coconut Milk Beverage: To keep this recipe dairy-free, we use almond or coconut milk. Both of these options create a silky smoothie bowl, and you’re avoiding the hormones that leach into regular dairy. When purchasing this ingredient, be sure to grab the unsweetened variety. You wouldn’t believe the sugar content in the “regular” variation.

Toppings: This is the fun part! Toppings make this smoothie bowl as pretty as it is delicious. Aside from bananas, we recommend using chia seeds, coconut flakes, hempseeds, mandarins, or orange sections, and strawberries.

• Hempseeds are an excellent source of protein and fiber. They also carry healthy fats, polyphenols and phytosterols with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects (12).
• Chia seeds are unique in that they start small and expand in liquid. This means consuming them can help you feel fuller for more extended periods.

Use any combination of these toppings for a fun breakfast or snack. God filled His creation with color and flavor, and a bowl like this is a simple way to enjoy it.

Make a Smoothie Bowl With Superfoods

This recipe comes together in just five minutes and makes enough for one person. Even if you’re new to healthy living, this recipe is fool-proof.

Chocolate Smoothie Bowl With Energizing Superfoods (Vegan)

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Author Mama Z

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Quantity

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Ingredients

• 1 bag frozen organic acai berries*
• 1 frozen organic banana, peeled
• ½ organic Hass avocado, peeled AND pitted
• 2 tablespoons Mama Z's Super Greens Powder OR Living Fuel SuperGreens
• 1 tablespoon organic raw cacao powder
• 1 teaspoon organic matcha green tea powder
• Handful of chopped fresh organic kale
• Handful of fresh OR frozen organic spinach
• ½-1 cup organic unsweetened almond OR coconut milk beverage
• Fresh organic banana slices, for garnish
• Unsweetened organic coconut flakes, for garnish
• Organic hemp hearts/seeds, for garnish
• Organic chia seeds, for garnish
• Organic unsweetened Goji berries, for garnish

Supplies

• Blender

Instructions

 

• Place the acai berries, banana, avocado, greens powder, cacao powder, matcha powder, kale, and spinach in a blender. Add ½ cup almond milk and blend, using the tamping tool to mix the ingredients thoroughly. Add more almond milk as needed to reach the desired consistency.
• Pour the mixture into a bowl and garnish with banana slices, coconut flakes, hemp seeds, and chia seeds.

Notes

*Most stores sell frozen acai berries in individual serving sizes of 100 grams.

Mama Z’s Cancer-Fighting Super Greens Powder (Vegan)

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Author Mama Z

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Quantity

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Ingredients

• 1 pound organic bee pollen powder
• 1 pound organic unsweetened cacao powder
• 1 pound organic chia seeds
• 1 pound organic chlorella powder
• 1 pound organic ground Ceylon cinnamon
• 1 pound organic ground ginger
• 1 pound organic ginkgo leaf powder
• 1 pound organic gotu kola powder
• 1 pound organic guarana powder
• 1 pound organic hemp protein powder
• 1 pound organic kelp powder
• 8 ounces organic noni powder
• 1 pound organic pumpkinseed powder
• 1 pound organic red maca powder
• 1 pound organic spirulina powder
• 4 ounces organic stevia powder
• 4 ounces organic raw VitaCherry powder

Supplies

• Large cooler OR tote
• Whisk OR slotted spoon OR hand mixer
• 15 food-grade plastic OR glass containers

Instructions

 

• Place the bee pollen, cacao, chia seeds, chlorella, ginkgo leaf, Gotu kola, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, guarana, hemp protein, kelp, noni, pumpkinseed, red maca, spirulina, stevia, and VitaCherry, in a large cooler or tote. Stir with a whisk or slotted spoon until the ingredients are combined.
• Divide the mixture into fifteen 1-pound packages and store in food-grade plastic or glass containers away from sunlight and heat. Use 2 tablespoons in my breakfast smoothies or other 15-ounce shakes.

Notes

Whenever possible, we recommend using organic, non-GMO ingredients.

Step One: Blend Ingredients

Place the acai berries, banana, avocado, greens powder, cacao powder, matcha powder, kale, and spinach in a blender. Add ½ cup almond milk and blend, using the tamping tool to ensure the ingredients are mixed well. Add more almond milk as needed to reach the desired consistency.

Step Two: Garnish the Smoothie Bowl

Pour the mixture into a bowl and garnish with banana slices, coconut flakes, hempseeds, and chia seeds. Enjoy!

Want more superfoods in your life? Try our amazing Super Reds Powder! This fruity mixture contains only the best ingredients to boost your immune system, strengthen your bones, and keep you feeling your best!

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