Acai Bowls are easily becoming one of the most popular plant- based breakfast options and rightfully so. They’re so delicious and very filling.
Benefits of Acai
- Loaded with antioxidants that help support your body with fighting cancer and other free radicles. In fact according to Dr.Axe Acai Berry has more antioxidants than a lot of other berries including Cranberries, Blueberries, and Blackberries.
- High in good fats that directly support cognitive skills
- Supports healthy hormone function
- Provides your body with fiber to aid digestion and a healthy gut
- Full of healthy minerals that support your body such as iron, calcium, zinc, and B vitamins
ACAI BOWL RECIPE
Here’s what you’ll need to get started and where you can find the ingredients.
Blended Ingredients
- Organic Pineapple (Raw Juice recipe includes mango but Naturally Culturred substituted it for pineapple)
- Organic Blackberries
- 1 Organic Banana
- Organic Vanilla, Unsweetened Almond Milk ( Purchased from Whole Foods, but can be found at Trader Joe’s for cheaper)
- Organic Unsweetened Acai Puree Packs (Purchased at Trader Joe’s)
- Almond Butter
- Plant-based Vanilla Protein Powder or Dairy Free Yogurt (your choice but we like Nutragen Nature’s Purest Protein Brand)
Topping Ingredients
- Banana
- Flax Seed – Spectrum Brand from WholeFoods (blend the seed to a powder before using it as a topping.
- Vanilla Granola- Cascadian Farm brand from Whole Foods
- BlueBerry
- Honey
Are you more visual? Watch the YouTube video below to see how we make our Raw Juice inspired Acai bowl(keep in mind the video was created prior to the launch of Naturally Culturred. You may hear reference to our previous brand “Life Made Lemonade”).
Tip: Frozen fruit tends to be expensive. You can buy fresh fruit and freeze them the night before. It’s a lot cheaper and works the same way. Frozen fruit helps thicken the texture of the Acai and prevents it from being too watery.
Comment below if you tried this recipe, or have another Acai Bowl Recipe that you want to share! As always I’d love to hear from you!