Frozen acai is combined with banana, berries, juice, and yogurt for hearty bowl. Garnish with fruit and toppings to serve.
What is an Acai Bowl?
The acai berry (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) is a fruit that comes from Brazil’s acai palm and makes a great smoothie base. It’s known as a superfood because it’s packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and protein. The flavor of acai is a bit earthy with a tart berry like flavor and some say a hint of chocolate. Acai bowls are a type of smoothie bowl – in this version, I add banana, milk or juice, and a bit of yogurt. To serve these acai bowls, add fun toppings like nuts, granola, or sliced fresh fruit.
Ingredients for Homemade Acai Bowls
Acai – To get that deep purple color, use frozen acai puree (above left in the image) or acai powder (above right). You can find Acai packets in the freezer section of almost any grocery store. It’s often with the frozen fruit or with the organic or healthier items. Liquid – I use apple juice most often, but any fruit juice or or any type milk like coconut milk or almond milk. Yogurt – Use plain or flavored yogurt, any kind will work. Fruit – I added banana for sweetness and berries for flavor, although almost any fruit tastes great in this bowl.
How to Make an Acai Bowl
Make this homemade acai bowl recipe in minutes! Now for the fun part! You can top this acai bowl recipe with almost anything – create a DIY Acai Bowl Bar and put out small bowls of all of these incredible toppings!
Toppings
Berries: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries Melon chunks: cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon Nuts: walnuts, pecans, pistachios, nut butter (like almond butter) Seeds: chia, hemp, flax, sunflower, pumpkin Other: banana slices, granola, honey, coconut flakes, chopped dark chocolate
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