As a huge berry lover, I was super happy when the owners of Bär Bar smoothie bar asked me to design smoothie recipes for them. Bär Bar is a cute smoothie bar in Helsinki focusing on Finnish super foods: BERRIES! The concept of Bär Bar is very unique: Bär Bar uses only Finnish berries as the main ingredient in their smoothies. Finnish berries are delicious, vitamin rich antioxidant bombs, and they make Bär Bar smoothies totally irresistible.
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The berries used in Bär Bar are: bilberries (wild blueberries), lingonberries, sea buckthorn, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, red currants and black currants. The smoothies I designed for Bär Bar are of course filled with these amazing vitamin boosts. Here are the vegan, gluten-free smoothie bowls I designed:
♥ Berry Forest bowl is filled with berry energy, as it contains four different kinds of berries.
♥ Caramel Dream bowl is a classic Nordic combo of lingonberries and caramel. The tart berries combined with sweet caramel is really a dream.
♥ Super bowl is a smoothie, which would be a perfect lunch! I designed it so that it contains healthy fats (such as avocado), vitamin C rich seabuckthorn and even a veggie: carrot. The flavor is mildly sweet and creamy.
Caramel Dream Bowl
I got to know Bär Bar owner couple Jasmiina ja Pete during my smoothie recipe design process. Their positivity and berry enthusiasm is contagious 🙂 Here’s a little interview I did with Jasmiina about the Bär Bar concept and entrepreneurship:
Bär Bar is a snack bar focusing on Finnish berries. The first of its kind. Our mission is to bring Finnish berries into the every day life of busy people in a fun and delicious way. First in Finland, then in other countries too.
How did you come up with the unique Bär Bar concept?
Super Bowl
What was the process of establishing a snack bar like?
You’re running Bär Bar business while working full time. How do you have the time and energy for it all?
Have you always been entrepreneurial?
Do you have tips for anyone dreaming of starting a business?
What are your favorite Bär Bar smoothies?
So if you’re in Finland, I hope you stop by Bär Bar for a smoothie or two. I promise, it will be a berrylicious experience!
If you want a healthy berry smoothie recipe, check out my latest vitamin rich smoothie:
Immune boosting sea buckthorn smoothie bowl
With lots of berry love from the forest,
Tiina
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