Name: Strawberry-Mango Smoothie Bowls
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen strawberries; 1 cup (5 ounces) frozen mango chunks; 1/3 cup plain yogurt; 1/2 ripe banana , peeled and broken into pieces; 2 teaspoons honey; Pinch table salt; Toppings (see "Make It Your Way: Topping Edition" below)

Why This Recipe Works

Thick, creamy smoothie bowls only take 15 minutes to make—and they’re so much fun to eat (and decorate!). Kids will love decorating their smoothie bowls with their favorite toppings. This recipe provides a great opportunity for kids to practice estimating and counting: Before you measure 1 cup of frozen strawberries and 1 cup of frozen mango chunks, have kids look at one frozen strawberry and one frozen mango chunk, as well as a 1-cup dry measuring cup. Can they estimate how many strawberries and how many mango pieces will equal 1 cup? Have kids count how many of each fruit it takes to fill the 1-cup measuring cup. How close were their predictions?

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Before You Begin

It’s important to use a food processor and not a blender here so you can make a smoothie that’s thick enough to eat with a spoon.

Instructions

Add strawberries and mango to food processor. Lock lid into place. Hold down pulse button for 1 second, then release. Repeat until fruit is finely chopped, about twenty 1-second pulses.

Remove lid and scrape down side of processor bowl with rubber spatula. Add yogurt, banana, honey, and salt and lock lid back into place. Process until smooth, about 1 minute, stopping halfway to scrape down bowl. Stop processor.

Remove lid and carefully remove processor blade (ask an adult for help). Use rubber spatula to divide smoothie between two serving bowls. Sprinkle with your favorite toppings. Serve.