Breakfast Melon Bowls are colorful, healthy, and fun ~ you simply can’t have a bad day when you start it with creamy yogurt piled in half a melon and topped with more fruit…go ahead, eat your bowl, it’s good for you!
We go through a lot of yogurt in this house. I mean, a lot. I’ve bought just about every brand out there, and I’ve made my own from scratch countless times, so I know a thing or two about the stuff. Most of the time we’re whipping it up into smoothies, or topping with my homemade granola or muesli. But every once in a while we crave something a little different, like these melon bowls!
I simply halve gorgeous ripe melons, scoop out the seeds, and fill with my favorite yogurt of the moment, and fresh fruit. I can’t imagine a better, or juicier, way to start the day.
Little single serving sized containers of yogurt are the perfect fit for your melon halves…just scoop out the centers and you’re ready to fill. I mix and matched my yogurt flavors with my melons…I used vanilla, peach, blackberry and strawberry, all blended with chia seeds for added nutrition and texture.
tips for making melon bowls
- To prevent your melon bowls from wobbling, slice a bit off the round bottom of the melon halves to balance them on the plate.
- If you’re entertaining, or just feeding a sleepover crowd, set out the prepped melons, the containers of yogurt, and lots of fruit buffet style ~ let the group create their own bowls.
- Provide berries, grapes, and other cut fruit like bananas, citrus, stone fruit, figs, or kiwi.
- Use the small side of a melon baller to make bite sized balls of mango, papaya, dragon fruit, or melon.
- Garnish with fresh mint leaves, pomegranate seeds, chia seeds, or a bit of crunchy granola.
- You can prep the melon halves the night before. Make sure to drain out any excess liquid before filling.
While melons are especially good in mid summer, you can create these bowls with imported melons at other times of year. Customize your toppings to whatever is in season.
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Melon Breakfast Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 small melon, any variety
- 1 1/2 cups yogurt of your choice
berries or chopped fruits of choice
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- 1/2 cup cherries
- 1 kiwi, peeled and sliced
- 1 medium banana, cut into slices
- 1 mango, peeled, pitted and diced
Instructions
- Slice your melon in half and remove the seeds. If necessary, scoop out a little bit of the flesh to make space for your yogurt. Drain any excess liquid out of the melons.
- If the halves don’t sit securely on a plate, take a small slice off the bottoms to balance them. Fill each half with one container of yogurt.
- Top with fruit and berries. Add a garnish of mint, seeds, or granola if you like. Serve right away.
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notes:
- Looks for small melons to serve as your bowls so they aren’t overwhelming. Farmers markets are a good place to find interesting varieties.
- You can also do this with papayas and pineapple for a tropical theme.
- These Melon Breakfast Bowls make great back to school send-offs because they’re high in protein and nutrients but fun enough to tempt kids to eat breakfast in the first place!
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This is definitely going to be a party pleaser. I will have to remember to prep the melons the night before though.
Actually it’s so easy, just a quick scoop, but anything that you can prep ahead always makes this kind of thing more ‘doable’.
These are so gorgeous! I’ve never thought of using a melon as a bowl for my yogurt. Genius!
That is such a beautiful breakfast, the sort of thing that I’d have on holiday, but actually it is something that you can eat every day, especially in the summer.
Thanks for reminding me to make this again. Several years ago I had this in a cute little cafe in the islands. Great photos!
Thanks Gerlinde 🙂
Such a beautiful presentation and styling! I love your tip to keep them from becoming wobbly.
We love serving our breakfast up in melon bowls like this. It’s always such a satisfying breakfast, I actually have a similar recipe coming soon.
These look delightful. I love the idea of using a melon as a bowl! So clever 😀
Your Melon Breakfast Bowls are gorgeous. I love it when healthy is delicious too! The Greek Gods yogurt sounds really tasty and I like your tip about slicing the bottoms off the melon halves so they don’t wobble.
I agree, when healthy and delicious coincide it’s awesome 🙂
What a genius idea to use the melon as the bowl. It makes for such a pretty presentation too. Looks good and tastes good. Perfect combination.
Melons are killing it right now, I can’t get enough of them, so this is one more way to gobble them up while they’re at their peak. Thanks for stopping by Ali <3
Wow Sue – you are such an artist with fruits and garnishes and melons too! This is absolutely mouth-watering and the perfect breakfast! Love that chia yogurt – I will have to give that a try! Everything looks so fresh and the colors are gorgeous!
Thanks Tricia, definitely look up Greek Gods if you haven’t tried it, I especially love the Honey ‘flavor’ 🙂