Acai Bowls are colorful, filling, packed with nutrients and are reminiscent of a smoothie but served in a bowl and eaten with a spoon. These smoothie bowls make for a delicious breakfast, brunch or refreshing snack.
Acai Bowl
I love making acai bowls because they are super versatile, meaning you can use whatever fruit you have on hand and they still taste delicious. You can make these bowls in just a few minutes too!
This particular recipe calls for frozen banana, berries, frozen acai puree and then that is blended together with milk or juice. The consistency should be really thick. Serve that in a bowl and top with your favorite fixings. I like to add additional fruit, nuts, seeds or granola to mine.
What Is Acai?
Acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) berries are grown on acai palm trees found in Central and South America. They are small, about an inch round, and they have a dark purple skin. They are known to be higher in antioxidants than most berries including blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. Acai berries have a short shelf life and so in the United States we mostly use a frozen puree version.
Recipe Ingredients
- Ripe banana: this adds great creaminess to the dish and helps to keep it nice and thick
- Frozen mixed berries: these add to the color, sweetness, and thick texture of the dish. If you can't have mixed berries you can use any single frozen berry you like or have on hand or a mix of those
- Frozen acai puree: look for these with other frozen fruit in the freezer section of your grocery store, they're pretty easy to find
- Milk or juice of choice: this is the liquid that helps to get everything blended up, you can use any type of milk you like or have on hand, any kind of juice, and even coconut water
- Assorted toppings such as granola, fresh fruit, coconut, nuts, seeds: the possibilities are endless here, we love the crunch of granola and almost always add some chia seeds and hemp hearts
- Bonus: you can add protein powder or some yogurt (get my homemade instant pot yogurt recipe here) to your acai bowls for added protein.
How To Prepare An Acai Bowl
- So easy! Dump everything in the blender and go!
- To make these a little easier to make in a hurry- keep some frozen banana in the fridge! I always cut a medium banana into 6 slices and keep them in a freezer bag. So when I need a banana for a recipe, I know I need 6 slices!
- Top with anything and everything that you love.
- Eat right away and enjoy!
Other Healthy Toppings & Additions
SO many possibilities on the topping front. You can add fruit like
pineapple, mango, strawberries and you can add nuts, chia
seeds, almond butter. Acai bowls taste great topped with granola
too.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Acai bowls are loaded with fruit that contain vitamin and minerals. Vitamin C, antioxidants and fiber are all an important addition to a healthy diet.
Acai berries taste similar to a blackberry but have a slight bitter taste that accompanies them as well. I’ve heard it compared to a cross between a blackberry and dark chocolate.
Expert Tips & Tricks
The thick texture us really important so that you can spoon it up like ice cream and aren't trying to eat it like a soup. Using a high powered blender or a food processor will help with this and adding the least amount of liquid that you can while still giving it enough to blend up properly. It's a bit a balancing game but you'll figure out what is best in your kitchen after a trial or two.
Storage Instructions
This recipe is best eaten right away. If you do have some leftover, I like to mix all my toppings in well and place the mixture into popsicle molds to make delicious acai popsicles.
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How To Make A Healthy Homemade Acai Bowl
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: Serves 2
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This quick Acai Bowl Recipe is full of acai berry puree, fruit, and your favorite healthy toppings. Learn how easy it is to make your own nutritious Acai Bowl from the comfort of your home and at a fraction of the cost!
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana sliced and frozen
- 1 cup frozen mixed berries
- 200 grams (2 packages) frozen acai puree
- 1 cup milk or juice of choice
- assorted toppings such as granola, fresh fruit, coconut, nuts, seeds
Instructions
- Prep the banana by peeling it, slicing it into ¼ inch pieces, placing it on a plate or in a container lined with parchment paper and freezing for 20-30 minutes. I'll often just keep frozen bananas in the freezer so that this step is done and I can make my acai bowls whenever I'm ready for them.
- When the banana is ready add the banana, frozen mixed berries, acai puree (break it into pieces to help it blend easier) and milk to the jar of a high powered blender or food processor.
- Blend until smooth, stopping to stir as needed. If you need to add a little more liquid you can but it's best to stop and stir instead of adding more liquid so that the acai bowls stay nice and thick in texture.
- Divide the smoothie mixture between two bowls and top with your favorite toppings (we love granola, fresh fruit, nuts and seeds, etc.).
- Enjoy right away.
Notes
- You can add ½ cup of yogurt to the blender before mixing to make the bowls even thicker if you'd like
- You can add a scoop of protein powder or collagen to the mixture before blending if you'd like
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Category: breakfast
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: American
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Making your own acai bowl at home is fast and cost effective. The price of food is skyrocketing and making food at home is the best bang for your buck. Plus, you can customize it just how you like it.
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