This quick and easy acai bowl recipe is a thick smoothie made with frozen fruit, acai puree and coconut milk that’s served in a bowl and finished with a fun and colorful variety of toppings. The perfect healthier option for breakfast, lunch or snack time.
When I need a quick boost of nutrition and color, I make chia pudding, a strawberry banana smoothie, mango smoothie or this refreshing acai bowl.
We are a family of smoothie lovers. Some of my kids’ favorites are raspberry smoothies and pineapple smoothies. However, I decided to shake things up a bit by trying something a little different in the smoothie department. This acai bowl recipe combines a variety of nutritious foods. it makes a unique and colorful snack or breakfast that my kids can’t get enough of! The adults love these acai bowls too, how could anyone resist something so colorful?!
When I serve breakfast for a group, I love to pair these bowls with some delicious breakfast bites. Some of my favorites like include french toast, healthy blueberry muffins, baked oatmeal cups or breakfast egg muffins. You can make an amazing breakfast that is sure to delight family and friends!
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Acai Bowl Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need frozen acai packets, frozen banana, frozen mixed berries, honey, coconut milk, granola, sliced fresh fruit, and any other toppings you like.
How Do You Make An Acai Bowl?
Break the acai packets into pieces, them place them in a blender with the banana, mixed berries, coconut milk and honey. Blend until a thick, smooth mixture forms. Spoon the frozen mixture into bowls, then add the sliced fruit and granola, along with other toppings of your choice. Serve immediately and enjoy.
Acai Bowl Tips
- It’s best to use a high power blender with a tamper stick. This way you can push the fruit around in the bowl of the blender without having to add more liquid. If you don’t have a tamper stick, you can occasionally turn off the blender, stir everything around, then start it back up again.
- I find that the texture of the acai bowls are best if served immediately. If you’re looking to make them in advance for meal prep purposes, you can blend up the fruit mixture and store it in small containers in the freezer. Let the acai mixture partially thaw, give it a stir and you’ll be ready to eat.
- Acai berries are small fruit from Central and South America and are a superfood because of their high antioxidant levels. You can find packets of acai berry puree in the freezer section of grocery stores, typically with the frozen fruit.
- Feel free to get creative with the toppings! Some of my favorite options aside from fruit and granola include chia seeds, shaved coconut, almond butter, a drizzle of honey, sliced almonds, hemp hearts, goji berries or cacao nibs.
Quick Tip
If you’re looking to make this recipe vegan, you can use agave or maple syrup instead of the honey.
Recipe FAQs
An acai bowl is a blended mixture of acai berries and other fruits, served in a bowl and topped with a variety of fresh fruit, granola, nuts and seeds.
Acai bowls are full of nutrients such as antioxidants, fiber, protein and vitamins. That being said, fruit is naturally high in sugar and these acai bowls are primarily fruit based. To keep your acai bowls on the healthier side, you can omit the honey and choose lower calorie toppings for your bowl.
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Flavor Variations
While this recipe is great as-is, you can easily customize the ingredients to your tastes.
- Protein: Add some protein to make a more filling meal by using greek yogurt instead of coconut milk, or try a scoop of protein powder.
- Milk: No coconut milk on hand? Almond milk and cow’s milk also work well.
- Fruit: Swap out the frozen mixed berries for other options such as mango, dragon fruit, peaches, pineapple or even cherries.
I make these acai bowls almost every week – it’s a great way to get that smoothie shop flavor at home. The topping possibilities are endless, my kids love to make their own acai creations for a fun snack.
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Easy Acai Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 packets frozen acai puree 3.5 ounces per packet
- 1 cup sliced frozen banana
- 1 cup frozen mixed berries
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 cup granola
- 1 cup fresh fruit sliced
- assorted toppings as desired
Instructions
- Break up the acai packets into pieces. Place the acai, banana, mixed berries, coconut milk and honey in a blender.
- Blend until smooth. You will need to use a tamper stick or occasionally turn the blender off and use a spoon to stir everything up.
- Spoon the acai mixture into two bowls. Top with granola, fresh fruit and other toppings as desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- I find that the texture of the acai bowls are best if served immediately. If you’re looking to make them in advance for meal prep purposes, you can blend up the fruit mixture and store it in small containers in the freezer. Let the acai mixture partially thaw, give it a stir and you’ll be ready to eat.
- Acai berries are small fruit from Central and South America and are a superfood because of their high antioxidant levels. You can find packets of acai berry puree in the freezer section of grocery stores, typically with the frozen fruit.
it’s really yummy ! probably chill the bowl first to make sure it doesn’t melt too fast … i did use vanilla flavored yogurt bc i couldn’t find plain at the store so i think it took away from the açaà taste . other than that , great 😊
I make these all the time, but I omit the apple juice and yogurt. I use unsweetened almond milk and add honey. It’s less sweet but still very delicious. I like it better this way to delete all of the unnecessary sugar. Keeps everything healthy.
I love this recipe!! So good!! I also love to put agave syrup on top and inside instead of honey. This is also a great smoothie for on the go!
So happy to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
Best Acai I’ve had in a while!! Used the unsweetened Acai puree and it was plenty sweet! Tastes like it’s straight from a California smoothie shop 🙂 AMAZING! Making this again ASAP.
So happy you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
I just made mine for breakfast! So delicious!! Only thing I didn’t use was the honey.
I topped mine off with fresh strawberries some sliced bananas, a spoonful of almond butter, a sprinkle of chia seeds and some granola. So yummmmm! Thank you!
Love those toppings and so glad you enjoyed it!
This recipe is easy and so delicious!! I was getting stressed out just finding the right ingredients but the outcome was awesome, hubby and I loved it! Thank you
I’m having a hard time getting the consistency right… Could I be blending it for too long? Absolutely delicious, regardless!
Is it too thin? You can try freezing the banana slices before you add them to the blender to help thicken it. I hope that helps!
I noticed that none of the previous comments said they had actually made this recipe. I made this recipe and found it lightly creamy and very sweet, even having omitted the honey because the apple juice is really sweet to begin with, not to mention banana, also. Additionally, the yogurt I used was the Trader Joes Vanilla, not Greek Yogurt so there would be more sweetness.
I figured I could drizzle the honey on top if I needed more sweetness, but didn’t. It was delicious and I would make it again!
This bowl looks so pretty and delicious!
That looks so refreshing and tasty. It would make a great breakfast!
I’m a honey nut fan so this looks like something my family would enjoy!
Going to try these for breakfast!
What a fantastic recipe idea! I have a very picky eater that nearly lives on berries and the Honey Roasted Honey Bunches of Oats. I am going to have give this recipe a try! YUM! #client
Gorgeous! Love the vibrant colors and ingredients, totally my kind of breakfast!
My kids would also eat cereal for every meal of the day if I let them. I’ve never thought to top smoothie bowls with a bit of cereal, too. They would love that!
Those colors are gorgeous! I have never tried acai, I probably should. You mentioned not being able to taste it, is it not something very pleasant tasting?
I could totally see this in my morning routine 😀 Love the colors and flavors!
This looks amazing! We love Honey Bunches of Oats too! This is a brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing! -Client
I love how colorful it is! It looks delicious! Such a great way to start the day 🙂
Yummy perfect way to start the day and great idea to make a special bowl of cereal, so much goodness in here =)