My love of smoothies has been well-documented on this blog throughout the years, and my love for a good, creamy smoothie is as strong as it’s ever been.
I honestly think a well-crafted smoothie can be one of the best options for a snack or a light meal at any time of the day. Not only will it look and taste like a treat if it’s made right, it can also be a nutritional powerhouse!
Early this year, I expanded my appreciation for smoothies to include smoothie bowls: extra hearty smoothies served in a bowl and eaten with a spoon!
Smoothie bowls are made with yogurt that’s typically been jazzed up with extracts, warm spices, sweeteners, protein powder, or peanut butter. They’re often artfully topped with some variety of chopped or sliced whole fruits, berries, and nutritional seeds.
I follow a really eclectic group of folks on YouTube, some of whom really focus on healthy eating, and late last year a few of them were sharing about “dessert-style” smoothie bowls. These creations inevitably included yogurt, seeds, fruit, and a measure of sweetened breakfast cereals or even bite-sized candy like M&M’s.
Now this concept of a smoothie bowl for dessert really grabbed my attention! Y’all already know that recipes or dishes that are a little bit good and a little bit bad are right up my alley. Finally, one day back in January of this year, I decided to create a version (or two) of a dessert smoothie bowl for myself.
On hand I had plain Greek yogurt, apples, protein powder, chia seeds, and ground flax for the good portion. I also had pure maple syrup as well as sugar-free maple-flavored syrup, ground cinnamon and lightly salted peanuts. I knew I wanted to mix in a naughty little sweet treat as well, and at first I was eyeballing white chocolate chips, but then I found a mason jar half-filled with Heath bar bits that were just begging for some attention! Toffee bits were seriously a perfect complement for everything else I had gathered. It was a done deal.
At first I was going to call this the Candy Apple Protein Smoothie Bowl, but then I decided to be a bit more precise, and this Spiced Maple Toffee Apple Smoothie Bowl was born! I have made this tasty smoothie bowl many, many times to date, sometimes for breakfast and definitely for dessert.
It’s craveworthy but packed with protein and very satisfying. I hope you’ll enjoy this flavorful autumn-inspired protein smoothie bowl as much as I do.
🍎🍏 Fun fact: the same crunchy candy-coated apples Americans call candy apples are called toffee apples in the UK!
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Spiced Maple Toffee Apple Smoothie Bowl
This flavorful autumn-inspired protein smoothie bowl is craveworthy, but packed with protein and very satisfying. A Spiced Maple Toffee Apple Protein Smoothie bowl is a perfect pick-me-up any time of the day!
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Ingredients
1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup vanilla-flavored protein powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or maple extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon or apple pie spice mix
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or sugar-free maple-flavored syrup
1 generous teaspoon ground flax seed
1 generous teaspoon chia seeds
1/2 medium sweet apple, rinsed and coarsely chopped (I use Envy or Gala apples most often)
1 generous tablespoon finely lightly salted dry roasted peanuts, finely chopped
2 – 3 teaspoons toffee cookie pieces (I used Heath bar bits)
extra drizzle of maple syrup, for garnish if desired
Directions
- In small mixing bowl, combine the yogurt, protein powder, spices, extract and maple syrup. Mix until well combined. Transfer yogurt mixture to a pasta bowl or cereal bowl for serving.
- Top smoothie bowl with chia seeds, ground flax seed, chopped apple, chopped peanuts and toffee pieces.
- Garnish with a final light drizzle with maple syrup, if desired. Enjoy!
Recipe Video
Notes
- Recipe from A Little Fish in the Kitchen blog at www.alittlefishinthekitchen.com. All content is owned by Marcelle G. Bolton. Please contact the author for permission to republish
My husband would enjoy this since he likes fruit!
Thanks Angie! 🙂
I have a big bag of Heath bar pieces I need to use and we always have a big bag of apples….sounds like I’m making this yummy fall breakfast soon!
Thank you, Heather!
I often enjoy Greek yogurt with some maple syrup or simply jam as a healthier dessert , but this packed bowl sounds so much exciting! 🙂
Hi Ben, thank you!! I hope you enjoy it!!
Yogurt bowls are so fun and healthy and this is perfect for fall!
Thank you, Inger!
Simply awesome! This is simple to make and packed with fuel for the day. I making it for tomorrow breakfast.
I hope you enjoy it Radja, thank you!
I’ve been trying to eat more fruit and this smoothie bowl is a perfect recipe to do so!
Thank you, Lisa!
We eat a lot of bowls around here, and this one is getting made very soon.
I hope you enjoy it, Wendy! Thanks so much!
That is a lot of healthy and tasty stuff in one bowl!
Thank you so much, David!
Our friends tapped their trees this year and I’ve been hoarding the syrup like its gold. This would definitely be a recipe to enjoy it in, I need to add flax to the pickup order.
Oh, how lucky!! We’ll accept maple syrup donations here!! 😁😉 🍁Thank you so much Jolene!!
I need to make more smoothie bowls. What a great mix of flavors and textures.
Thank you very much, Karen!