10-minute acai bowl recipe (with acai powder or puree)

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10-minute acai bowl recipe (with acai powder or puree)

Learn how to make a thick acai bowl with acai powder or frozen acai puree in less than 10 minutes. With many topping ideas for the best breakfast or healthy snack.

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Total Time15

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: gluten-free, Healthy, vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 261kcal

Author: Makos

Ingredients

2 large frozen bananas sliced (12.4 oz / 350 grams)
1 cup berries (4.2 oz / 150 grams)
2 tablespoons acai powder (see notes if using frozen acai puree)
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1-2 tablespoons juice, (optional). Apple juice, orange juice or even water is fine.
For Serving:
Fresh fruit, granola, chopped nuts, desiccated coconut, bee pollen.

Instructions

Blend: Transfer all the ingredients for the acai bowls (except the juice/water) to a food processor or a high powered blender with a tamper and process/blend until smooth.
You will have to stop and scrape the bowl several times before everything starts to blend together, but don't give up, it will come together eventually.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of orange or apple juice (or water) if you want to speed up the process. Taste and add more maple syrup if you like it sweeter.
Serve: Pour the acai mixture into 2 bowls and top with fresh fruit, granola, nuts, shredded coconut or whatever else you like.
Serve immediately.

Video

Notes

Amounts for acai bowls with frozen acai puree:

1 ½ frozen bananas (9.2 oz /260 grams), sliced
½ cup frozen berries (2.6 oz / 75 grams)
2 packets frozen acai puree (7 oz / 200 grams total)
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1-2 tablespoons juice or water (optional)

The bananas should be very ripe. I let my bananas stay on the counter until they develop black spots on their skins. Then I peel them, wrap them tightly with plastic wrap and freeze them for later use in smoothies and other recipes.

Many times the natural sweetness from the banana is enough, but just a small amount of maple syrup brings out all the flavors of the fruit.

The berries can be blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, cherries or a mix.

For more acai flavor you can double the amount of acai powder.

Nutrition

Calories: 261kcal