I started making smoothie bowls because I got tired of drinking my breakfast through a straw. Putting the smoothie in a bowl with toppings makes it feel like an actual meal instead of a liquid snack. The base is frozen mango and banana blended with coconut milk until impossibly thick. Like, stands-a-spoon-up thick. This is the key — if it is too thin, it is just a smoothie in a bowl and the toppings sink. The toppings are half the fun. Granola for crunch, coconut flakes, fresh fruit, a drizzle