A simple tutorial on how to make superfood-packed homemade acai bowls for breakfast.
This has become an almost weekly occurrence in my What I Ate Wednesday posts. That is because I have made a habit out of eating acai bowls every. single. Saturday morning for the past couple of months.
Acai bowl…
…after acai bowl…
…after acai bowl.
While they may have a fancy name that I can only correctly pronounce about 30 percent of the time, there is no fanciness involved when it comes to making these. Four necessary ingredients + an endless amount of toppings = one healthy, superfood breakfast in five minutes flat. Below you will find a step-by-step tutorial on how to make acai bowls at home.
How to Make a Homemade Acai Bowl
Makes 1 bowl
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
2 Sambazon unsweetened acai smoothie packs, thawed for 30 minutes or run under hot water for a few seconds
1/2 large frozen ripe banana
1 tsp honey or agave nectar (vegan if using agave nectar)
2/3 cup frozen mixed berries*
1/2 cup granola or cereal*
*You can great creative with your toppings. These are simply my go-tos. I often see people topping their bowls with fresh banana slices, shredded coconut, nuts, and/or seeds.
Directions
1. Place almond milk, acai smoothie packs, banana, and honey or agave nectar into high-powered blender.
2. Blend until well-combined and all chunks have disappeared. The texture will be similar to a very thick smoothie.
3. Poor acai mixture into bowl and top with desired toppings. I always select frozen mixed berries and granola for mine.
Acai bowls may look and sound fancy, but they are so easy to make at home. Do yourself a favor and add this healthy, superfood bowl to your breakfast rotation!
Have you tried acai bowls? Have you ever made your own?
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I have seen acai bowls all over the blog-osphere lately but I never knew how to make them. I love oats and I love smoothies so I feel like this would be the perfect breakfast for me. Thanks for sharing! Where do you get the acai smoothie packs?
Yes, these are the BEST breakfasts!! I find the smoothie packs at Whole Foods. I bet you could search on the Sambazon website, too, for a store locator!
YUM. When I was visiting my sister in Brazil, we would get these every single day- they had stands everywhere! I have never tried to recreate them, but I just might have to now!
Yes, you definitely should!
It sounds like I need to take a vacation to Brazil sometime! So far I have two places on my list. Brazil for acai bowls and apparently Israel is VERY vegan-friendly.
I seriously NEED to get my hands on some acai packs! These bowls always look so good! I’m always jealous of everyone who shows them off 😉
Yes you do!!! They are a bit pricey, but SO worth it!
i love getting acai bowls in california! i’ve never seen acai here in st louis – do you get those packets at the regular grocery store?
I buy them at Whole Foods. It looks like they have a store locator on their website that you might want to check out!
I love, love, love acai bowls. <3 I haven't made one in a while and there are a couple acai packs in my freezer (my mom mailed them over last winter because they don't sell any here and since it was during the polar vortex, they were still cold when they got here; silver linings!). Timeee to change that!
Haha, that is SO funny! I guess there are SOME positive things about freeeeezing cold temperatures 😉
Oh I have never seen those acai packs before! I am going to have to look into getting some of those– this looks SO good and definitely easy and yummy to make!! Re-Pinning for later!
Thanks Morgan! Yes, they are so delicious and SO easy to make. Let me know if you try making your own sometime 🙂
I love acai bowls! They remind me of Hawaii!
Well if that is what Hawaii is like then I need to go there ASAP! I have never been, but I hear it is beautiful!
This made me so hungry. ^_^
That is one of the best compliments that a food blogger can receive! 😉
lol. I forgot to eat breakfast this morning, and I was thinking I wish I had that to eat. LOL. I know its sad. ^_^
I bet you did! I’d be lost without my breakfasts each morning! 😉
Nice! I love the color of acai … still can’t pronounce it though!
Is it SO pretty?? I love it too! I’m glad I am not the only one who cannot pronounce it right 😉
Those look amazing! My 18 month old is getting infinitely picky so I shall have to try one out on him 😉
Oh great idea! I hope he enjoys it! You might have to sneak some for yourself too 😉
I’ve never seen those acai packs when I’m at the store – then again I’m never really looking looking for them either. Time to find out! These bowls look absolutely delicious!
You should definitely track them down. They are a bit pricey, but SO worth it!
Thanks for sharing this – I always love the look of your acai bowls and now I know the secrets behind it all 🙂
Pretty easy, huh? Let me know if you try it!
Trader joes carries the acai packets. They are sooo good 🙂
They do?!? Wow, I need to check TJ’s out! I bet they are cheaper there than at Whole Food 🙂
These acai bowls look so yummy! I’m going to have to try them. I’ve never gotten those smoothie packs before.
They are SO good!!! Hopefully they carry the packs in your area. If not, you should do a product request with your local grocery store 🙂
Amy idea what the calorie count is on this?
I do not count calories or track macros so I do not have that information for you. Sorry!
I made the açaí from the packet I got at Wegmans added coconut milk and a 1/2 banana blended it like your supposed to and mine is not thick at all it’s like a milk shake what went wrong
I would try adding less coconut milk next time. You could also add chia seeds to absorb some liquid. Since it is frozen, it will melt over time and become thinner.