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Summer mornings call for something cool, quick, and packed with fresh flavor. This tropical smoothie bowl hits all the right notes—sweet, refreshing, and loaded with feel-good ingredients. With mango, strawberries, and orange blended into a thick, creamy base, it’s the perfect way to start a hot day. Top it with your favorite fruits, a sprinkle of coconut, and some crunchy granola for a breakfast that feels like a mini getaway.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Smoothie bowls are a fun way to change up the daily smoothie routine. They are thicker so you can use a spoon, and you have the freedom to go wild with toppings. This bowl is super simple to make with only three base ingredients:
- Fresh Orange: This serves as a liquid AND a fruit… win-win!
- Frozen Strawberries: Frozen produce helps make a smoothie bowl thick and creamy. You can freeze fresh strawberries or grab some already frozen ones.
- Frozen Mango: I sometimes snack on frozen mango chunks; they’re just so good! They also add extra creaminess + sweetness in a mildly flavorful way.
I often add in a handful of leafy greens or a homemade protein powder to add in extra fiber, nutrients, protein and healthy fats.
Tropical Smoothie Bowl Toppings
Here’s where the fun starts. Once you’ve poured the thick smoothie into a bowl, it’s time to start the topping party. Here’s some ideas to help you create something that’s tasty and pretty:
- Blueberries
- Kiwi
- Raspberries
- Pineapple
- Coconut flakes
- Granola
- Strawberries
- Mango
Where to Buy Coconut Bowls
Most days, I use a cereal bowl, yet I really do love using coconut bowls to complete the beachy vibes. Coconut bowls are easy to fill and deep enough to hold a thick smoothie and pile high the toppings.
How to Make Tropical Smoothie Bowl
- Pick a Base: You can use any smoothie recipe as your base, yet the key is making sure it’s thick enough. I like to use 1/2 cup liquid (either coconut water or blending a whole orange will give you this). Then I’ll add 1 cup frozen fruit. Peaches, mango, pineapple are staples in my house. You’ll need to use your blenders’ “tamper” to push the ingredients into the blade. When making a thick smoothie, it takes more work on your end (but it’s so worth it!).
- Pick your Toppings: I’m all about variety when it comes to flavors and textures. So I like to use a mixture of kiwi, mango, granola, coconut flakes and berries. Yet there’s no right or wrong way to do this— just pick whole food ingredients that you enjoy.
- Balanced Bowls: To make sure you’re getting a balanced nutrition, try to include one healthy fat + 1 kind of plant-based protein. This can be added to your base or as a topping. Seeds, avocado, plant-based protein power, coconut flakes, etc are all options.
More Smoothie Bowl Recipes
While I may not be able to make a smoothie bowl on the daily, I do love a good treat every now and again. Here are my go-to bowls to enjoy:
- Fruit Smoothie Bowl: Don’t let the color fool you, this is a rainbow bowl of flavor.
- Chocolate Smoothie Bowl: I love this for a quick dessert night; it’s incredibly delicious and creamy.
- Acai Smoothie Bowl: My go-to Summer breakfast; super refreshing and the perfect bowl to top with freshly picked berries.
- Pineapple Smoothie Bowl: My kids love this bowl as an afternoon snack.
- Berry Smoothie Bowl: A super easy recipe to make and enjoy with the berries of your choice!
Don’t forget to rate and review this tropical smoothie bowl recipe once you’ve tried it. I love hearing all your feedback!
Tropical Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 orange peeled
- 1 ½ cups strawberries frozen
- ½ cup mango frozen
- ¼ cup water if needed
Topping Suggestions
- blueberries
- raspberries
- pineapple
- raw coconut flakes
- strawberries
- kiwi
- granola
Instructions
- Place orange in blender followed by the frozen strawberries and mango.
- Blend, stopping to scrape down sides, until smooth. Feel free to add water to help it blend, yet you want it to be thick. The texture should be similar to soft serve ice cream.
- Transfer to a bowl and top with desired toppings.
Equipment
Notes
- Nutrition information does not include fruit and other toppings, only the smoothie bowl itself.
- If you want to lower the natural sugar from fruits in this bowl, add leafy greens or plant-based protein powder to up the fiber, protein and healthy fats.
- The toppings listed above are suggestions, feel free to top how you want. I love using fresh fruit, edible flowers, granola, nuts and seeds and more.
Nutrition
Common Questions
Yes, you can use fresh fruit in this smoothie bowl, but frozen strawberries and mango help give it that thick, creamy texture. If using fresh fruit, toss in a few ice cubes or freeze the fruit beforehand for the best consistency.
For a thick and creamy smoothie bowl, a high-speed blender like a Vitamix or Nama C2 Blender is ideal. Since smoothie bowls use less liquid, you may need to use a tamper or add a splash more water to help it blend smoothly.
To turn your smoothie bowl into a more satisfying meal, try blending in a scoop of plant-based protein powder, a spoonful of almond butter, chia seeds, or a handful of oats. These additions will keep you fuller, longer.
While a smoothie bowl is always best enjoyed fresh, you can prep the frozen fruit portions in advance and store them in the freezer. When you’re ready, just blend and add your toppings for a quick and easy breakfast.
This tropical smoothie bowl pairs perfectly with fresh fruit like pineapple, kiwi, and berries. Add some crunch with granola or raw coconut flakes, and a drizzle of nut butter or a sprinkle of hemp seeds for extra nutrition.
Delicious! This is my first smoothie bowl, and I loved how the texture of the toppings added a new dimension of texture.
Slushy like, sweet, tropical tasting
So good! This may just be my favorite recipe yet! The mango flavor comes through well and the color is so beautiful!
Ate this refreshing smoothie bowl on my porch with my pup and listened to the birds sing. I love summertime!
I was introduced to smoothie bowls while vacationing in Hawaii. While I have made yogurt bowls at home, I had not yet tried making these and was looking forward to it. I had to adapt the recipe for health reasons and quickly learned that I needed additional liquid when I cut back on the orange. I added a little pineapple and then some coconut water and it was perfect! Not quite the intended recipe today, but still really good. I topped mine with pear, raspberries and granola. Yum!
This is the little black dress of smoothie bowls. Simple and delicious!
Throw in some bananas and granola and it is red carpet ready
Did I mention how refreshing and delicious this is???
I love this description, Andrea! 🙂
My 11 year love love love this one. First time making a smoothie bowl style. I enjoyed it too but next time will use less mango and maybe more orange in mine. We added strawberries and granola to top it off. My 16 year said it’d been better in a cup but liked it.
Tropical fruit smoothies are my go-to post-bike ride boost. No precise measuring, just eyeballing cramming everything into a Vitamix Blending cup for a refreshing treat.
A squirt of Agave syrup
Young ginger chunk or two
~1/3 cup unflavored Greek yoghurt
Half a dozen small ice cubes
3-4 Frozen strawberries
1/4 squeezed lemon
Frozen mango and pineapple chunks
12+ frozen blueberries
1/2 banana
Fill voids in blending cup to top with Guava or Passionfruit/Guava/Orange nectar
*usually requires shaking blending cup at some point to fully blend since it is thick
My first time making a smoothie bowl. Easy enough and tastes good, I’d prefer as a smoothie.
Very good smoothie bowl… I added 1/4 cup of oat milk to help with the blending…
Awesome – never made one before – Mines was with Strawberries, blueberries , pineapple, mango, oranges – I did take a picture but not sure how to post ot
This is delicious but cold! Definitely great on a hot day.
Mango and orange smoothie is one of my favorites, so this bowl is a step up. It is very delicious! I will keep making it again in the future
Nice and different. added protein powder and topped with fresh blueberries.
Have been looking forward to this one and it lived up to the expectation!
This Tropical Smoothie Bowl is Too GOOD! Seriously it’s delicious, thank you.
This was fun – felt like a treat day. The Smoothie bowl reminded me of a really yummy bowl of yogurt with tasty fruit. I don’t eat strawberries; replaced them with blueberries – delicious. Added a handful of spinach for vegetables and a scoop of collagen peptides and SGS Protein Boost.
This is a great recipe and has a lot of variations that can be used. This is one to keep on hand and as some have mentioned, you can make this a bowl or as a smoothie if you don’t make it as thick. Lots of choices.