Coconut Cherry Kamut Smoothie Bowl

Coconut Cherry Kamut Smoothie Bowl is an easy, delicious, filling blend of Kamut, coconut milk, spinach and dark sweet cherries.

I have been on an extended medical leave and it has been the longest couple months of my life. I feel like I have aged way beyond my years and I am officially completely eyelash-less. If peeling off my skin wasn't so much work and such a painful undertaking I would do that to escape what has been my life of late. That said, I am constantly reminded that things could be much worse.

I am alive after all and grateful for our medical system, paid work leave, family, friends and a Dude who loves me fiercely and unconditionally AND has kept me well-fed (at least when I am able to keep my food down).

Speaking of food... it feels like forever and a day since I have been in my kitchen for anything more than boiling water for tea. Probably a good thing, because my sleep pattern has been much like that of a newborn and we all know newborns have no place around kitchen appliances, especially a gas range/oven.

Blogging has been equally challenging - I basically fall asleep after a few sentences, deleting a post or two in error along the way. Until now, I hadn't written a post, or done much else for that matter, since May.

In short, I have never felt so fricking icky, tired and useless!

But back to the stuff that has sustained me over the last little while...

I am not sure why someone felt the need to strip my mason jar of its contents to fill a bowl, but I am generally open to change. Heck, I sometimes enjoy my breakfast frozen and on a stick, so the transition from cup to bowl isn't exactly earth-shattering. Delicious? Yes!

This Coconut Cherry Kamut Smoothie Bowl concoction has been one of my faves to date (here's another). What this lacked in colour (think cement), it delivered in taste. I mean, come on people... CHEEERRIES!!

Dark, sweet, delicious cherries and some other great ingredients like coconut milk, spinach and Kamut. We were out of oats, so Khorasan Wheat, known as Kamut®, was used instead. Kamut imparts a nutty flavour, is easily digestible and is described as a 'high energy wheat' because of its high lipids content. It is also said to be higher in protein (12-18%) and many minerals, selenium in particular. source

We started using Kamut® to replace some protein in the Dude's vegetarian lifestyle. A couple months ago, I experimented with Kamut in a number of ways, including baking and will share those recipes over the coming months.

In the meantime, give our Coconut Cherry Kamut Smoothie Bowl a try. If you can't find Kamut®, oats will work just fine and coconut milk can be substituted for kefir. Either way, I think you will find this, a satisfying bowl of deliciousness.

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Coconut Cherry Kamut Smoothie Bowl

Coconut Cherry Kamut Smoothie Bowl is an easy, delicious, filling blend of Kamut, coconut milk, spinach and dark sweet cherries.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Servings: 2

Course: Breakfast

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 500 ml coconut milk 2 cups, or kefir
• 130 g organic Kamut® flakes 1 ¼ cups, or oats
• Handful of organic baby spinach
• A generous handful of fresh cherries about a cup, pitted and chilled
• Date paste for sweetening optional
• Mix of favourite fruits and chia seeds for topping

Method

 

1. Place the coconut milk and kamut flakes in a bowl and allow to soak for 10-15 minutes.
2. Add to blender along with the spinach, cherries and sweetener (if using) and blend until smooth.
3. Pour into bowls and top with fresh fruits of choice. I like a little crunch, so I usually enjoy mine topped with a little bit of kamut flakes or granola along with some fresh fruits and chia seeds.