This Honeydew Smoothie Bowl combines honeydew, kale, oats, and coconut milk into one healthy, creamy smoothie bowl!
OMGSHHHH Monday—I love ya, but I’m not sure if I was quite ready for ya. Jk, I love Mondays ….almost as much as I love smoothie bowls. That is to say me and everyone else on the planet.
Trendy foods as of late: avocado, avocado toast, almond butter, hemp seeds, chia seeds, kale, veggie noodles, sprouted grains, collard greens (apparently), and smoothie bowls. So, I guess I’m just trying to be trendy. BUT, there’s a reason all of these foods are trendy, right? Um….because they’re healthy and delicious. Clearly.
As for honeydew…. I don’t really know if it’s trendy. What I do know is that it’s everywhere, and by “everywhere” I mean in every single fruit salad ever. This used to annoy me because I used to dislike honeydew, but thanks to this bloggy blog, I’ve gotten to try and retry several foods that I now know I like, including honeydew.
As a complete side note: I had a really great weekend! I like trying to squeeze mini weekend recaps in my recipe posts, so I hope that’s ok with you. Oh and speaking of weekend, did you happen to catch my Yogurt Stuffed Roasted Apricots from yesterday? If not, you’re gonna wanna check ‘em out.
As for the weekend, it rained most of the day Saturday, which allowed Miguel and I to dive into some wedding planning! To be honest, we’ve kind of been putting planning off because, up until now, our wedding had been a long way’s away. But we’re approaching the one year mark (July 2, to be exact), so it’s now time to lock down more details.
I mentioned awhile ago that we changed venues which in turn also made us change caterers. We have a food tasting scheduled for July 9, so hopefully we can solidify those details and then I can do a mini write up of what the heck is going on! Saturday night at the Jam was a lot of fun and I may have had too much to drink which led to a lazy Sunday spent in bed researching honeymoon possibilities. I was a little mad because I had planned for a productive day, but then I convinced myself that looking up destinations IS being productive. So yeah… it was an unintentional wedding planning weekend and it was a lot of fun.
One thing I learned very quickly about honeydew is that it pairs really well with coconut, which is awesome because I’m borderline obsessed with coconut. Coconut milk, oil, cream, and flakes—they’re all so delicious.
If you haven’t hopped on the smoothie bowl train yet, I highly suggest you do so. There’s a reason why they’re so trendy! Not only do you get to customize your smoothie, but you get to customize the toppings too! What’s not to love? Plus they’re just so darn colorful and pretty looking. Cheers to delicious looking smoothie bowls and lots of Instagram pics.
Ingredients
- 1/2 of 1 honeydew
- 2 tbsp shredded coconut
- 2 tbsp hemp seeds
- 2 cups kale stems removed
- 1/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl and add your choice of toppings (I used 2 tbsp chia seeds, 5 strawberries and 1/4 cup shredded coconut).
- Enjoy!
Q: Have you hopped on the smoothie bowl train? Any honeymoon destination recommendations? We JUST started looking, but we are thinking somewhere outside of the U.S. for sure.
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honeydew and coconut? Intriguing! I will have to give it a go.
You are indeed very trendy with your choice of food. I find it amusing how in the past few years certain food are going up and down like colours do during fashion week. Hilarious. Keep up the good work, and NEVER stay out of food fashion )
You just reminded me of how much I love Honey Dew! I haven’t had any yet this season! Ah!
Your smoothies are always so creative (and beautiful) – I will admit I’ve held a grudge against honeydew for a while just because they’re ubiquitous in fruit cups but this might be a good excuse to branch out!
This is gorge!! I keep meaning to throw honeydew in a smoothie (or bowl) but just haven’t done it. Your’s has really got me convinced to go to the store and bring me home a honeydew 😉 Haha, thanks for the motivation.
Smoothie bowls are incredibly trendy at the moment, and I always fail to make mine look decent. How do you people keep the topping from falling in the smoothie? Seems like a lot of hard work to me! Nonetheless this is a beautiful looking bowl, and I can literally taste the melon sweetness!
Haha! Place the toppings on veryyyyy gently… 😀
Don’t add water, it won’t be as thick and if you freeze your fruit first it’ll be thicker which means not as many liquids need to be added!
I love the idea of using coconut milk in a smoothie!! I always go with almond milk but I think I might try changing it up.
Almond milk is my go-to as well, but coconut milk is definitely a nice change from time to time.
So here I’ve been, drinking smoothies out of a glass like a total lame-o and entirely unaware that you could make a bowl full of fruity deliciousness. This is an intriguing concept!
Yeah!! They’re the best 🙂
never would I think to put honeydew in a smoothie! I have to try this! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Of course–Let me know if you try it!
I’ve never seen anything like this.. honeydew is so rare. Love this. Gorgeous pictures. First time visitor to your blog, I like it.
Thanks so much!
I love honeydew, but never thought to put it in a smoothie, yummm!!
You gotta try it!
Okay, so I don’t like honeydew BUT your pictures are so gorgeous and inviting that now I want to try it in a smoothie bowl.
And I feel like you’ve barely talked about the wedding on here so I’m glad you gave us a little update! Honeymoon planning was my favorite part. Are you guys looking to stay in the country or go overseas?
I KNOW I’m the worse engaged person–now that we’re a year away I feel like I’m going to inevitably start talking about the wedding more. We are thinking outside the country for sure but nowhere crazyyyyyy expensive… any recommendations are welcome!
Oooooh gurl I love this. I never thought to put honeydew in a smoothie! Getting on this train ASAP. This trend is gonna MOVE.
Hehe DO IT.
Love these photos! So green and vibrant. And I’ve always been a big honeydew fan! I do have to say that the pre-packaged ones are never as sweet and delicious as the fresh version, though, so I can’t blame ya for not liking it at first!
Yes so true. I guess that’s true for everything–fresh is always better!
Gorgeous photos! This sounds like a delicious way to use up some leftover honeydew 🙂 YUM!
Thanks! Let me know if you try it 🙂
Oh my gosh these photos!! They are absolutely stunning! That is the prettiest green breakfast I’ve ever seen by far! And of course, sounds so delicious!!
Thanks Chelsea!! 😀 Green breakfasts ftw.
Honeydews were on sale at the store and now I’m wishing I’d bought one, this looks great!
Vacation planning is my favorite pastime. Not sure what your budget is, but Playa Del Carmen, Mexico is the BEST value in terms of great resorts and gorgeous beaches. I’ve been couple times and I love it there. Also love Aruba, the Virgin Islands, and the Caymans. Can’t wait to hear where you decide to go!!
Thanks Kelly–those are all awesome recommendations (and we were already considering some of them too! :))
I haven’t jumpeon the smoothie bowl train yet, but I have been a long time traveler on the honeydew train! I adore honeydews – but never ever paired them with coconut – and I, too, LURVE coconut in all forms! What am I thinking??? What am I doing here??? Clearly I need to be off making this fantastic concoction …er…smoothie bowl!
You gotta get on the smoothie bowl/honeydew coconut train asap!