Macro-friendly Vanilla Protein Smoothie Bowl

This refreshing Macro-Friendly Vanilla Protein Smoothie Bowl is perfect for piling on your favorite toppings. It is seriously delicious!

About This Recipe

Bowl, cup, straight out of the blender… no matter how you serve it, I love a good smoothie. But I love it SO MUCH MORE with toppings. 🙌 This beautiful, macro-friendly vanilla protein smoothie bowl with fresh mango and blueberries is EVERYTHING.

Unlike most smoothie recipes, this smoothie recipe doesn’t use any frozen berries. Instead, it has frozen cauliflower and a good-tasting protein to make it taste yummy while still having a good amount of protein in it.

Enjoy this protein smoothie bowl for breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, or even dessert! It’s so easy to make, and the topping options are endless!

If you love this Vanilla Protein Smoothie Bowl, be sure to also try my High Protein Berry Smoothie Bowl. Or, for more bowl options, try my Simple Cream of Rice Breakfast Bowls or Cottage Cheese and Yogurt Bowl.

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Vanilla protein powder: For this recipe, I LOVE using Clean Simple Eats vanilla protein powder. Usually, I’m a chocolate girl, but the CSE vanilla is DELISH! Especially in this macro-friendly smoothie bowl. If you need a dairy-free option, Active Stacks vanilla is my favorite option. Their chocolate is my ABSOLUTE go-to for my nightly shake. If you haven’t tried either Clean Simple Eats or Active Stacks, you can always use my affiliate code, Lillie for 10% off your purchase.
• Cashew milk: I always use the Silk cashew milk as I’ve found it has the best macros. I honestly like it better than dairy milk, and it’s what I use in my nightly shake.
• Frozen cauliflower: You can use frozen cauliflower florets or rice since it all gets mixed up in the shake.
• Low-fat cottage cheese: I promise you, you don’t even taste it! The cottage cheese just helps bring creaminess to the smoothie bowl while also adding protein.
• Vanilla extract: Adds the perfect amount of sweetness and vanilla flavor.
• Optional toppings: My favorites are fresh mango, fresh blueberries, granola, and nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, whichever you prefer)

How to Make

1. Add the ice, vanilla protein powder, cashew milk, frozen cauliflower florets, low-fat cottage cheese, and vanilla extract to your blender.
2. Blend all of your smoothie ingredients until smooth. And that’s it! You’ll have the perfect smoothie bowl that’s filling and delicious.

A quick note…if you like your smoothie a little bit thinner, you might need to add a bit more liquid. If you’re using a different blender, you might find you need to adjust with more or less liquid. Figure out what’s perfect for you!

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Helpful Tips

• Blender: The key to any smoothie (or smoothie bowl) is the texture. I wish I could say all blenders are created equal but I CANNOT. My go-to blender has been the Ninja IQ for a while. It sounds like a lawn mower, but only for 40 seconds or so, and it’s worth it. The most consistent, creamy, thick blends. Recently Ninja added the Twisti to the blender family and it’s also amazing. It’s go a built-in tamper, so it’s better when you’re going for SUPER THICK… I love both.
• Insulated tumbler: Sometimes I like to pour mine into a cute coconut bowl (mainly because my teenage daughters pressure me into it). But most of the time, I love using an insulated bowl or even an insulated tumbler like I do in my nightly shake. It keeps it cold and thick a little longer!
• Toppings: The best part of this smoothie bowl is obviously the toppings. You can use your favorite fresh fruit (I like mango and blueberries), granola, and a drizzle of nut butter. I like keeping my nut butter at room temperature, so it’s ready to drizzle at any time.

For More Delicious Recipes

If you enjoy smoothie bowls as much as I do, then I have some other amazing recipes on the blog that you can try! Each of these recipes is macro-friendly, filling, and DELICIOUS! It’s hard to choose a favorite…

• High Protein Smoothie Bowl
• The Best Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl 
• Chunky Peanut Butter and Chocolate Protein Shake
• Protein Packed Yogurt and Cottage Cheese Power Bowl
• Healthy Chocolate Mint Protein “Ice Cream” Sundae

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