Ambrosia Fruit Salad Breakfast Bowl

Ambrosia fruit salad can come in many different varieties. This one is our healthy version.

This recipe is the first in our One Day Raw Food Menu Mini-Series, where we’re giving you ideas for one day’s worth of raw food eating.

So what on earth do raw foodies eat for breakfast? Before we get into this fantastic recipe, I’ve got a list (with links) of our 5 Most Popular Raw Vegan Breakfasts here. You can also download them as an eBook in our Free Stuff section.

This raw food breakfast idea is so delicious and dare I say luxurious (but so simple) that it really does highlight how healthy eating should be totally delicious too.

Ambrosia Fruit Salad Ingredients

The video has slightly different topping ingredients to the version pictured. That’s the beauty of this breakfast though; it can be tailored to your tastes and seasonality.

• Frozen bananas: This makes ‘nice-cream’. Make sure they are peeled and sliced before freezing, so they can be blended easily. You could also use pineapple or mango for this. Mango is pretty easy to find already frozen in chunks.
  
  
• Coconut yoghurt: You can use whichever yoghurt you prefer. We have a video on how to make coconut yoghurt.
  
  
• Vanilla Pod: Go organic of you can. They’re the second most expensive spice, so I know it can be a stretch to put whole one in breakfast, so use vanilla paste or extract if you want.
  
  
• Desiccated coconut: coconut flakes might also be nice here.
  
  
• Sliced Fruit: You can use whatever fruit you want here. It’s a great idea to go seasonal too. We’ve used. .
  
  
  • Pineapple. If you’re using this for the nice-cream, then you’ll probably want to use something else in its place here.
    
    
  • Mango. Keeping it tropical and summery, diced mango is always nice when you get a ripe one. Again, if you used this for the nice-cream, substitute for something else here.
    
    
  • Kiwi. Did you know that you can eat the kiwi skin too? I’d only do that if you get organic.
    
    
  • Persimmon (Sharon fruit). There are different varieties of persimmon. I like the ones that go really soft when ripe.
    
  • Nectarine or peach. Ripeness is the key here.
    
• Passion fruit. We used the fruit inside to drizzle over the top of the nice-cream.
  
• Cherries. We left them whole with the stalks on, to add a bit of interest.
  
• Mint. Some very small mint leaves can will visual interest, but also tastes great with the fresh fruit.

How to Make Ambrosia Fruit Salad Breakfast Bowl

Here’s the basic overview for making an Ambrosia Fruit Salad Breakfast Bowl. Be sure to refer to the full recipe for more in depth instructions.

• Start by getting your fresh fruit cut into chunks. That way you’re ready to go when the nice-cream is done and it won’t melt before serving.
  
• To make the nice-cream, blend the frozen bananas (or mango or pineapple), vanilla and yogurt in a high-speed blender. You can also do this in a food processor.
  
• Once smooth, stir in the desiccated coconut by hand.
  
• Transfer the nice-cream to a bowl, drizzle with the passion fruit and top with your prepared fruit to serve immediately.

Ambrosia Fruit Salad Breakfast Bowl FAQ

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