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Literally eat your bowl for breakfast with this SUPER easy and delicious cantaloupe bowl! A yummy fruit breakfast bowl that is completely customizable and healthy.
What’s your take on melon? I ADORE watermelon, but other melons have never really made me jump with excitement. You know when you order a fruit salad and it’s primarily melons and grapes? That’s always a little bit disappointing for me. My ideal fruit salad would be just a ton of berries, with maybe a bit of watermelon and some pineapple. And kiwi. Maybe mango. All the exotic fruits for me, please!
Anyway, lately I’ve been buying my fair share of cantaloupe. It’s usually on for a pretty great price, and the kids have been loving it. I have to admit, I’ve been loving it too. I’m trying to incorporate way more fruits and veggies into my diet these days, and I’ve grown to look forward to my juicy cantaloupe in the mornings. I realized one morning that when you scrape out the seeds from one half, it makes the PERFECT bowl!
What is a breakfast cantaloupe bowl?
Basically, it is a bowl made of melon! You know how the inside of a melon is full of that soft, squishy bit? Scrape that all out, then use the hole that is leftover after scraping to fill with all sorts of goodies. I love to fill mine up with yogurt, granola, and some berries and seeds. It’s soooo good!
The juice from the cantaloupe starts to seep into the yogurt and granola, making the filling SO juicy and sweet.
How big of a cantaloupe should you buy for this recipe?
The cantaloupe bowl can get pretty big if you choose a larger melon, so if a whole half of a cantaloupe seems like way too much for just one person, be sure to pick a very small melon for this recipe, or plan on scraping out some of the fruit along with the seeds to save for later. I eat a pretty big breakfast so I usually have no trouble with a whole half to myself!
What do you put in a cantaloupe bowl?
The filling is also totally customizable. Yogurt is my favorite option, but I’ve also done cottage cheese mixed with berries, and even some dry cereal and a bit of milk. I’ve got a few granola options for you too! Whatever tickles your fancy that morning.
You can also use some actual cantaloupe chunks for the bowl too, if you scoop out some balls before loading it up. I love my melon baller for this!! My husband laughed when I first bought a melon baller, but I think he’s since changed his tune after seeing how useful it can be 😉 I think we’ve used it for a number of things, melon being just one of them!
Anyway, on that note, I’ll leave you to it. I hope you give these fruity breakfast bowls a try! Cantaloupe often seems to go on sale so you can pick a few up to experiment with!
Have a great week my friends!
Now commences, the EASIEST recipe I’ve ever written.
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Breakfast Cantaloupe Bowl
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 bowls 1x
Description
Literally eat your bowl for breakfast with this SUPER easy and delicious cantaloupe bowl! A yummy fruit breakfast bowl that is completely customizable and healthy.
Ingredients
- 1 small cantaloupe
Filling Ideas
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup granola
- handful of seeds, any kind
- berries, any kind
Instructions
- Cut the cantaloupe in half, horizontally. Scoop out the seeds and scrape out some of the fruit to create a “bowl”. Fill the bowl with yogurt, granola or any other fillings you desire! Enjoy!
I usually eat one half and save the other half for the next day, keeping it in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: breakfast
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: american
I could definitely eat a whole half of a cantaloupe!! What a fun breakfast bowl idea 🙂
Haha I don’t have a problem finishing a half either!! Thanks friend XO
I love canteloupe but I don’t buy it very often. I need to add it to my grocery list! These bowls look great Katherine. They have a real vacation vibe! And the canteloupe bowls mean less clean up! yay!
I’ve been buying it a lot lately for another fruit option for the kids! It’s nice and cheap usually. They’ve definitely got a tropical vibe! Thanks Leanne!!
I used to avoid melons at all costs when I was younger but now I enjoy cantaloupe and honeydew…watermelon is still not my favorite! I would love this breakfast bowl — edible bowls are the best!
Too funny, Marcie. I was never a fan of cantaloupe or honeydew either but I loved watermelon! A whole half of a watermelon might be a bit much though 😉 Thanks friend!
A clever idea and what a pretty presentation.
Thank you so much Karen!! It was fun to photograph 🙂