Recipe: Boab Smoothie Bowl
Endemic to Western Australia’s Kimberley region and the Victoria River region of the Northern Territory, the boab tree has fruit that is edible and is very high in Vitamin C.
Name: Boab
Scientific Classification: Adansonia Gregorii
Alternative Names: Australian baobab, bottle tree, gouty stem tree
Boab Smoothie Bowl
Click here to read our article about boab trees and their fruit. Here’s a snippet:
Boabs are endemic to Western Australia’s Kimberley region and the Victoria River region of the Northern Territory.
The Miriwoong people traditionally used boabs (Gerdewoon) for food, water, medicine and shelter. Their fruit is edible and, in fact, it’s really high in Vitamin C. Though, it’s unlikely that you’ll see boab on many mainstream menus anytime soon, as there is only a small commercial industry for them.
Boab fruit has six times more vitamin C than an orange and it’s rich in other vitamins like Vitamin A, B1 and B2. It contains minerals like zinc, magnesium, iron and potassium and it’s got twice as much calcium as milk.
Ingredients and method
1 banana, frozen
Half a mango, frozen
1 tablespoon boab
1 tablespoon honey
1 date
2x almonds
A pinch of cinnamon
¼ cup water
¼ cup almond milk
Begin by grinding the boab nut (remove seeds and grind down into powder form in food processer or blender.
Place all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth. If you want it thicker, add more frozen banana and mango.
Transfer into a bowl and decorate with your favourite toppings. We love granola, bananas and fresh berries.
