Pineapple, Banana Breakfast Bowl with Coconut Milk Whipped Cream

I’m going back to Mexico in less than two weeks and I couldn’t be more excited! Last year was my very first time visiting our neighbor to the south and I instantly fell in love with the country, the culture and the hospitality. I only had a short few days last trip and because of that was limited to activities and sites around Tulum only. This trip I’ll have a little longer to hangout and I plan to check out a bit of Isla Mujeres for a friend’s 30th birthday celebration, Chichen Itza and then back to Tulum for quick hello and possibly Art with Me, Tulum’s Arts and Ecoculture Festival. Planning my upcoming trip got me reminiscing on the last time I was there and I just had to remake this fruit bowl inspired by one I had during my trip to Tulum last year. The bowl was so delicious I literally had it each morning I was there (I talk about it here in my Tulum recap), then came home and immediately started trying to duplicate it for the rest of Summer.

Not a difficult task as it’s just chopped fruit, whipped cream(or yogurt, I really can’t remember) and a little granola. But I wanted to make it my own. For one, I’m not a huge fan of papaya. I ate around it the whole time in Mexico. So now that I was making it to my preference the papaya was out and quickly replaced by sliced banana. Sprinkling on chia seeds and coconut flakes were last minute additions but now I can’t imagine the bowl without these add-ons.

I’ve also mixed in berries a time or two and decided to trade in the whipped cream (or yogurt, again I don’t remember what it was in Mexico) with chilled coconut milk. Because you guys know how I love to be healthy, ha. The coconut milk I used in the video hadn’t had enough time to chill in the refrigerator, usually it’s a lot thicker and creamier of a consistency but I was being impatient.

OMG! I cannot wait to go back to Paloma, Coco Hacienda and have another one of these bowls and a Horchata Latte when I’m back in Tulum! In the meantime, over the next two weeks it’s crunch time…quite literally. Anyone else always wait until the last two weeks to start working on your beach body?

Check out the video below for the recipe!

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Xx Sylvia