The Best Acai Bowls Three Ways

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The Best Acai Bowls (Three Ways!) is a fruit filled bowl full of acai berries blended together with a juice topped with granola, fresh fruits, crunchy nuts and a variety of seeds all drizzled with a fun topping. A perfect way to start your day or keep it going! Everything is always better with fruit when starting your day. if you love fruit filled recipes try this BlackBerry Lime Green Smoothie, Greek yogurt Fruit Pops or Fruity Quinoa Salad.

Acai Bowls (Three Ways!)

These bowls are vibrant and full of color and flavor! Acai bowls have many varieties and different flavors to keep changing them up. I have three acai bowls that I love and feel meets your fruity side, tropical passion and of course, for the chocolate lovers! You can’t go wrong with one of these AMAZING Acai bowls. Simple to make and have only the highest quality of fruits in them. The blend and mixture of each of them, topped with varies fruit, nuts and seeds make these acai bowls a complete meal. Start your day off with an Acai bowl for breakfast or power up with it during the day. Acai bowls are healthy and have the nutrients that you need to feel good and boost your system to keep going and doing the things you love most. Which bowl are you going to start to make today?!

What is an Acai Bowl Made of?

Acai bowls are made of real fruit and a concentrate like almond milk or a juice. Then topped with berries, granola, nuts, seeds and drizzled with honey or peanut butter topping. This is seriously what breakfast dreams are made of!! An acai bowl is essentially a thick smoothie in a bowl with a variety of toppings on top to add a crunchy, smooth texture, sweet and savory in every bite. Acai Berries are the main ingredient and the most important one for these bowls. The Acai berries are from a Central and South America. They are considered a superfood because of their high antioxidant levels they contain. These berries are a small fruit that are dark purple in color. They have quickly become a favorite ingredient in smoothies! To find the acai berry in grocery stores, it is located in the freezer section and it is a puree of the acai berry. It will be near the frozen fruit or frozen cans of juice. When you are ready to use, simply break up the acai packet into pieces and add it to your blender when you are ready to create an acai bowl. It is that simple!

Are Acai Bowls Healthy?

Yes! Definitely, a yes on this! Acai berries themselves are full of nutrients such as antioxidants, fiber, protein and vitamins. Overall it is heart healthy and a good source of nutrients! When blended together with more fruit and extra toppings in the acai bowls it only raises the fruits naturally high sugar. Acai bowl is made of mostly a fruit base. To help balance the acai bowl to keep them on the healthier side, simply add in non fat yogurts, substitute almond milk for juice, omit honey and choose a lower calorie topping for the finished bowl. Within these bowls they also have healthy fats and fiber in the ingredients. This usually comes from the juices when blended together. Acai berries contain amino acids which help aid in muscle performance, gives you energy, withstand endurance and added strength. It is a great source of many varieties of vitamins such as Vitamin A, B1-B3 and E. It is also a great source of calcium, magnesium and zinc. All in all, these Acai bowls are healthy, full of nutrients and vitamins with all the flavor and delicious toppings to make these an overall heart healthy choice!

Tips for making Acai Bowls:

How do you say acai? Depending on where you are from there are a few different ways of saying it. For the easiest and simplest way would be to elongate the sound of the letter “a” to come out as “aa.” According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, you should pronounce açaí as “AH-sigh-EE.” Serving acai: It is best to serve the acai bowls right away once they are topped with your favorite toppings. Can you freeze acai bowls? Yes, these do well frozen. If you are planning to make these acai bowls ahead of time, simply make and blend your acai bowls and place in small freezer containers. Store in the freezer for up to 1 month. When ready to enjoy, thaw in the refrigerator or at room temperature until it can be stirred and ready to eat. Healthy options: To make this a bit lighter and healthier substitute non dairy yogurt, agave or syrup instead of honey and choose dark chocolate over milk. Varieties of fruit: Substitute or add in a variety of fruits to your bowl. Peaches, pears, pineapple, avocado or apples. Toppings: The toppings possibilities are endless. There are so many varieties and choices to enjoy over top of your acai bowl to make these complete. How do you thicken an acai bowl? It is best to have your acai bowl thick and not watery. This will help keep your fruit afloat as well as a thicker, richer and more savory meal. The less liquid, the better. If you need to thicken it as you go, simply add in more frozen fruit to your mixture. The fruit will thicken up quickly.

Very Berry Acai Bowl

Perfect the berry smoothie with this very berry acai bowl recipe. It is perfect for a quick boost of energy to keep you going throughout the day. All the berries in one spot will help you refuel and energize. Add in more or less berries depending on your preference for this very berry acai bowl. It is delicious and nutritious in every bite!

What you need to make Berry Acai Bowl:

Apple Juice Packaed frozen açaí Blueberries: frozen Bannaas: frozen Strawberries: frozen Honey

How to Make the Very Berry:

Super quick and easy to make! Simply add in all the desired ingredients to your blender. Blend until it is mixed together and it is smooth and creamy. Pour into a bowl and garnish with your favorite toppings!

Blend Together: Add desired recipe to the blender in order and blend until smooth and creamy. Garnish with desired toppings.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Acai Bowl

This peanut butter chocolate bowl is filled with savory and sweet ingredients. It is perfect for a filling meal and adds so much flavor to your day. This one is the best for those hungry days to keep you going! You will love the flavor combination between peanut butter and chocolate in this acai bowl!

What you need to make Chocolate Acai Bowl:

Almond Milk Packaed frozen açaí Cocoa Powder Peanut Butter Bananas: frozen Strawberries: frozen

How to make the Peanut Butter Bowl:

Keep your family guessing what is in each of the bowls. The possibilities are endless and SO good! You can’t go wrong with any flavor and fruit ingredient you add in to the blender. Mix your ingredients well, until they are smooth and creamy. Pour into a large bowl and top with your toppings of choice. Try drizzling on top some melted chocolate or Peanut Butter.

Tropical Mango Acai Bowl

Bring paradise home to your kitchen with this tropical mango! Just the right amount of fruit to juice makes this a tropical favorite. It is full of sweet and vibrant tasting ingredients. One that is always a favorite and picked the most in our home!

What you need to make Tropical Mango:

Apple Juice Packaed frozen açaí Pineapple: frozen Mango: frozen Strawberries: frozen Bananas: frozen

How to Make Tropical Mango Bowl:

Quick, easy and effortless to make an acai bowl. So simple and turns out to be a thick, creamy and smooth smoothie poured in a large bowl. Top with your favorite ingredients and add a fun throw of seeds over top for look and taste. This will have you dreaming of being on an island in no time!

Try More Fresh and Fruity Recipes:

Raspberry Peach Smoothie Creamy Avocolada Smoothie Orange Creamsicle Smoothie Skin-Glowing Raspberry Mango Smoothie Strawberry Coconut Smoothie

All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household. Read More Posts by Alyssa facebook twitter pinterest instagram Comment * Name * Email * Website