This was actually a really difficult recipe to develop. It seemed so simple going into it, but my first attempts were quite bland and bitter from the overpowering coffee and spices. I kept working at it, though, and the addition of cashews added some much-needed creaminess, a few dashes of salt boosted all the good flavors, and stevia rounded out the sweetness without adding extra sugar. Please don’t leave anything out of this one, every ingredient has its purpose! \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n
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Makes: 1-2 Servings<\/strong><\/p>\n As with most smoothie bowls, the best part about this one is how easy it is to make. Simply add all the ingredients (minus the last two garnishes) to a blender and blend on high until totally smooth. However, here’s a few notes for best results: <\/p>\n This smoothie bowl can be eaten as-is right out of the blender, but because the chia seeds and oats will gel and absorb water (even after being blended) it definitely benefits from an hour of being chilled. Blended cashews, too, seem to get creamier after chilling. Give this an hour in the fridge if possible, or simply make the night before and store in sealed mason jars. <\/p>\n Judging by Instagram, garnishes seem to be the most important part of smoothie bowls. Invest as much time here as your inner #smoothiebowlartist needs. If you’re very insecure like me and judge your worthiness in life by the number of likes you get, this process could take most of your day.<\/p>\n For the optimal ego boost, add pumpkin seeds because they are both an homage to the pumpkin spice, and because they’re really crunchy\/tasty. You can also add chia seeds or rolled oats (but make sure to lay them down in *perfect* rings around the center), and definitely a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice. BUT, to really go viral, you gotta add some coconut whipped cream…<\/p>\n I wrote a whole coconut whipped cream recipe<\/a> years ago, so check that out if you’re interested, but you simply take the fat layer from a can of coconut milk, whisk it until fluffy and voila \u2013 whipped cream. It pairs perfectly<\/em> with this smoothie bowl and looks like a clever dollop of whipped cream on a latte.<\/p>\n P.S. yes, my pumpkin does have a bunch googly eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The truth is, I’ve never had a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte. I’m not really into drinking diabetes with my coffee, nor am I into going broke by being double charged… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,8],"tags":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10404"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10404"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10414,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10404\/revisions\/10414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ingredients:<\/h4>\n
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Step One: Blend<\/h4>\n
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Step Two: Chill<\/h4>\n
Step Three: Garnish<\/h4>\n
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