carrot cake smoothie bowl

Warm Carrot Cake Smoothie Bowl

This delicious grain-free smoothie bowl is super nourishing, especially on a cold winter’s day.
If fruits and smoothies are not your thing and you also don’t like ‘Porridge & Co’., try this bowl as a very healthy breakfast alternative. It’s also great for people who experience food allergies and sensitive bellies from grains and pseudo-grains, as this yummy bowl totally delivers as a filling meal that keeps you going all morning, completley grain-free.

ayurveda

Feeling Vata: Particularly great and grounding for Vata’s, this breakfast will soon become a staple in your morning routine once you’ve tried it.
Feeling Pitta: If your Pitta is high, reduce the ginger and the cardamom in this recipe. Skip the walnuts but topp with roasted almonds instead, or simply some toasted seeds.
Feeling Kapha: don’t use oil or any nuts and add a pinch of cayenne pepper or two to the mix, leave out the maple syrup and try adding more cinnamom and cardamom.

Yield: serves 1

Warm Carrot Cake Smoothie Bowl

Hot Carrot Cake Smoothie Bowl

This delicious grain-free smoothie bowl is super nourishing, especially on a cold winter's day. If fruits and smoothies are not your thing and you also don't like 'Porridge & Co'., try this bowl as a very healthy breakfast alternative. It's also great for people who experience food allergies and sensitive bellies from grains and pseudo-grains, as this yummy bowl totally delivers as a filling meal that keeps you going all morning, completley grain-free.

Ingredients

  • 2 x medium sized carrots, chopped
  • 1 x sweet potato, chopped into small pieces
  • 2 x dates, dried (best soaked in water overnight)
  • 250ml of water
  • 1 x tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 x teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
  • seeds of 2 x cardamom pots, or alternatively 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • optional: 1/2 teaspoon orange extract or 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 1 x pinch of salt
  • 1 x teaspoon of olive oil (leave out if doing a cleanse)
  • handful of walnuts, soaked best overnight (leave out if doing a cleanse)

Instructions

  1. Steam the carrots for 5-10 minutes until soft
  2. Cook the sweetpotatoes until soft (usually between 15-20 minutes).
  3. If you're not on a cleanse, roast the walnuts in a pan until fragrant
  4. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the veg, the walnuts and the rest of the ingredients into a hight speed blender, and blend until smooth. Maybe add a little water if needed in case mixture is too thick (if on a cleanse leave out the nuts and the oil).
  5. Taste and season with more cinnamon, maple syrup and salt, if needed.
  6. If not on a cleanse, top with roasted nuts of your choice, edible flowers or toasted seeds suitable for your dosha.
  7. ENJOY!

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