Tropical Matcha Smoothie Bowl Recipe – 10 Minutes

This creamy matcha smoothie bowl is an energizing way to start the day with just enough sweetness to taste wonderful with banana, pineapple and other tropical flavors and spinach for your daily greens. Topped with chia seeds, hemp seeds, sliced banana, blueberries coconut and nasturtiums for a mix of textures and flavors but you can top it however you want.

I’ve got alllll the love for recipes like this. Easy as can be, energizing, and all around feel good kind of stuff. If you haven’t tried a matcha smoothie yet, OMG , crawl out from the rock you’re under and make one ASAP.

If you’re into matcha lattes, you know it gives you a little caffeine kick, but it’s a good level not as intense as coffee. Plus, in a smoothie, it’s filling and full of other good ingredients too!

I’m new to matcha, but already loving it. Its a little bit bitter, there’s no denying that, but there’s something about it that I just keep coming back for. I don’t drink it plain very often but I love adding it to things like these pistachio matcha muffins. I’m working my way up to a mug full.

And matcha aside, smoothie bowls in themselves are a fun switch up from your standard morning smoothie drink. I’ll spare you my raving comments on those since I know I had plenty to say on my first green smoothie bowl post.

Smoothie bowls are really just a fun switch up. They’re all kinds of pretty and have the texture that plain matcha smoothies lack. And an excuse to eat flowers. Aren’t those Nasturtiums pretty? I have some in the garden this year and am somewhat obsessed.

Ingredients and substitutions

The ingredients for this matcha smoothie bowl recipe are pretty simple too. Behold the cast of characters below. Hello spinach, you look familiar. Almond milk or coconut milk, pretty mainstream. Pineapple, vanilla, and banana (ideally frozen banana) – now you’re talking my language. Add a dash of matcha powder and we’re off to the races.

Toppings are up to you but I recommend seeking out textures from fresh fruit, seeds and even some fun surprises. I like chia seeds or hemp hearts, fruit (I used blueberry and banana), shredded coconut or coconut flakes, and whatever else you either have on hand or sounds good to you. Texture is what makes a smoothie bowl different than a smoothie!

Other ingredient options: diced mango, dragon fruit, strawberry, cacao nibs, flax meal, nasturtiums – this ideas are endless! I will caution you that if you use other colored fruit, like strawberries or blueberries, in the smoothie itself it will turn the smoothie brown.

How to make a smoothie bowl

It’s too easy to really be a “recipe” but here’s how to do it:

1. Then you blend the smoothie up and pour it into a bowl.
2. Sprinkle the toppings on top and serve!

If you’re on the fence, take this leap with me. I’ve done the matcha smoothie thing a few times over at this point, and show no signs of stopping. Let’s do this thing together. Try it and let me know what you think!