Chocolate Mint Acai Smoothie Bowl

  This is another incredible recipe from Marina at Soul in the Raw! This smoothie bowl was inspired by the massive amounts of wildly growing chocolate mint on my little porch. We have planted a whole bunch of lettuces and herbs, and the chocolate mint seems to be doing wonderfully. Actually, it’s taking over the other herbs, and needed to be used urgently. I get very happy when I can add greens to my meal, in a way that tastes amazing and actually adds to the flavor of my food. Peppermint is wonderful for digestion and any conditions related to stomach health. It’s also great for good breath. Peppermint is very calming and stress-relieving, helps relieve headaches, and alleviates muscle pain. Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons Sunfood Acai Powder
• 4 frozen bananas (use very ripe and spotty bananas, peel them, and freeze over
• night)
• 5 Medjoul dates
• 1/2 cup water, or pure coconut water
• 2 tablespoons chocolate mint (leaves only), or to taste*
• 1 tablespoon raw carob powder
• Pinch of vanilla powder, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• *If you don’t have chocolate mint, you can use a drop of pure peppermint extract instead

  Directions: Blend everything in a high speed blender, and top with: Variation 1: hemp seeds, cacao nibs, and freeze-dries strawberries Variation 2: goji berries and freeze-dried raspberries