Tefal Dolci smoothie bowl: thick, spoonable and ready for toppings

What the Tefal Dolci smoothie bowl programme does

The Tefal Dolci smoothie bowl programme turns frozen fruit with yoghurt or milk into a dense, spoonable bowl: thicker than a smoothie, fresher than an ice cream. It's perfect for breakfast, with granola, seeds or fresh fruit on top. You'll find the same button on the Moulinex Dolci, because it's the same machine.

As always with this ice cream maker, you freeze the base in the Tritan bowl for 24 hours at −18 °C. Then the blade spins and shaves the block layer by layer for about 3 minutes 41 seconds.

It's a good programme for children too: it's fruit first, and they can choose their own toppings.

SMOOTHIE BOWL or LIGHT ICE CREAM?

Depending on the model, your Dolci has one or the other, never both. The European model with SMOOTHIE BOWL has no LIGHT ICE CREAM. The ICED rule for that model: light ice cream recipes go on GELATO, not on SMOOTHIE BOWL. See the Tefal Dolci gelato programme and the light ice cream guide.

Which fruit works best

• Banana and mango: naturally creamy, they give body to the bowl.
• Berries: lots of colour and flavour, but a lot of water too, so the block freezes harder.
• Yoghurt or milk: softens the texture and makes it spoonable.

For fruit-only ideas, look at the mango sorbet and banana sorbet pages.

Smoothie bowl too hard? Common mistakes

Press RE-SPIN (about 1 min 30 s). If it's still dry, add 1 spoonful of milk or juice in the centre hole and RE-SPIN again. Toppings go on after the cycle, by hand: granola and seeds stay crunchy that way. Want soft pieces mixed in? Use MIX IN.

• Using only watery fruit: the bowl comes out icy.
• Skipping the 24 hours: the centre stays soft and the texture is uneven.
• Adding liquid to the frozen bowl before starting: only add a spoonful for a RE-SPIN.
• Expecting a drink: for something to drink with a straw, use FRAPPE or MILKSHAKE.

Topping ideas for your smoothie bowl

The base is the canvas, the toppings make it a meal. Some combinations I like:

• Banana and cocoa base with sliced banana and hazelnuts.
• Mango base with coconut flakes and passion fruit.
• Berry base with granola and a spoonful of yoghurt.

Serve straight away: a smoothie bowl melts faster than an ice cream because it's lighter. If you prepare a bowl the night before, keep it frozen and run the programme in the morning. More fruit ideas in the free 30 sorbets book.

19 smoothie bowls in the ICED° app

The ICED° app has 19 smoothie bowls, each with the grams for your bowl, the button to press and a traffic light that warns you before freezing if the base will be too hard. See all the Tefal Dolci programmes or try 5 free recipes on the Tefal Dolci app page.

Step by step

1. Prepare a base of fruit with yoghurt or milk.
2. Pour it into the Tritan bowl, put the lid on and freeze for 24 hours at −18 °C.
3. Fit the frozen bowl in the Tefal Dolci and lock it.
4. Press SMOOTHIE BOWL and let the cycle run (about 3 min 41 s).
5. If it's too hard or crumbly, press RE-SPIN.
6. Still dry? Add 1 spoonful of milk or juice in the centre hole and RE-SPIN again.
7. Spoon into a bowl and add granola, seeds or fresh fruit on top.

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