The Art of the Smoothie Bowl: Beautiful Fruit Blends for Satisfying Meals and Healthy Snacks

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Nicole Gaffney, Food Network Star alum and founder of the smoothie shop Soulberri, shares her secrets to creating the perfect smoothie bowl. Thicker than a typical smoothie and topped with fun add-ons, these bowls are an exciting, unique addition to any breakfast rotation. Readers will learn how to achieve the irresistible sorbet-like texture that made Soulberri so popular. Many of the bowls are vegan, raw and gluten-free. Quick to whip up and swirled with colorful fruit and vegetable blends, these bowls look as good as they taste; social media fans will love snapping and sharing photos before digging in. This book is full of recipes to wake up the senses: from the sweet and tangy Classic Acai Bowl, to the exotic and spicy Jalapeno Honeydew Mint Bowl, there's something for every palate. Packed with vitamins and superfood ingredients, these recipes aren't just for breakfast. The Peanut Butter Protein Bowl is great workout fuel and the Tahini Berry Beet Bowl is a flavorful pick-me-up. Readers in search of healthy desserts will be tempted by the Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bowl. Add-ons like Cacao Almond Granola and Homemade Nutella make it easy to mix and match. Nicole includes tips on making nut milks and freezing produce to boost convenience. Smoothie bowls are more than a health-food trend; they're a nourishing, versatile treat anyone can enjoy at home. This book will have 75 recipes and 75 photos.

Nicole Gaffney, the creator of the blog Coley Cooks, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer and TV personality, known for her appearance on Food Network Star. She is the founder of the smoothie shop Soulberri in Brigantine, NJ.

"Chef Coley shares a unique compilation of worldly flavors and reinvented classics. I can't believe I just ate some cauliflower in a Pina Caul-lada bowl! Yeah, these recipes are that good." --LOREAL GAVIN, chef, author and host of CMT's The Downtown Farmer "Coley weaves her experience as a smoothie aficionado into every recipe, holding your hand as you whip up bowls that are nourishing and decadent." --EMMA FRISCH, Culinary Director at Firelight Camps and author of Feast by Firelight "Nicole has an insatiable way of creating refreshing, colorful recipes and pairing exotic flavors. Between the Blueberry Mango Lassi bowl and Thai Mango Peanut bowl, there's a smoothie for every palate!" --SAMANTHA FERRARO, author of The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen and food blogger at The Little Ferraro Kitchen