How was everyone`s Thanksgiving holiday? Are we all stuffed? I was and still am! I`m so proud of myself because I was able to contribute 7 side dishes for my family`s Thanksgiving dinner this year!! This may not seem big to you, however, I`m not much of a cook, so I`m happy everything turned out well!
I thought this would be a great after-Thanksgiving recipe since we were stuffing ourselves silly the past few days. I`m not sure how popular these acai fruit bowls are you live, but they`re pretty darn popular were I am. Plus, they`re considered "healthy" by our current cultural trend (I`m still unsure of all it`s magical properties).
These acai bowls are basically various fruits and/vegetables blended together using frozen acai, which is this trendy "superfood". With all of these fruits, it`s bound to taste great. Plus, these are so simple to make. Personally, they`re almost like fruit smoothies, but thicker and you eat them with lots and lots of granola. (which I`m obsessed with).
Many juice/smoothie shops would sell these bowls for about $6-7 a pop! They were so good, I don`t mind eating them every once in awhile. When I discovered how it can easily be made at home, I was thrilled! I found out my local Whole Foods sold these 100% pure acai frozen packs. They`re a bit pricey, but they`re still cheaper to make at home. :)
I`m also going to share with you a tip I learned. Freezing bananas! My parents didn`t believe me when I told them you can freeze bananas to use them up later. It`s really simple. All you have to do is freeze banana slices. First, you cut them into slices and flash freeze them in your freezer until they`re frozen. Then, transfer them into a sealed ziplock bag. Now, whenever I need bananas in a recipe or smoothie, they`re ready for me! How convenient, right?
These bowls are filling, at least for me, so I`ve definitely made these for those light lunch days. Which, I feel, is much needed, after all that heavy, Thanksgiving food! This recipe is a guideline for 1 serving and it`s really easy to adjust the recipe according to the number of bowls you want to make.
I meant to share this recipe the day after Thanksgiving....but, both my sisters came back from school for the weekend and my productivity died. I`m sneaking in a post at 3am!
Acai Banana Peanut Butter Bowls
Adapted: Yummy Mummy Kitchen | Yields: 1 small
serving| Level: Easy | Total Time: 20 minutes | Print
Ingredients:
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1- 3.5oz package frozen pure acai
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½ cups frozen berries
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1 ½ banana, sliced, divided 1 +
½
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¼ cup yogurt
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drizzle of agave nectar
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1-2 tablespoons peanut butter
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1 cup granola
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Materials Needed:
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1 small bowl
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1 cutting board
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1 knife
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1 blender
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Directions:
1.
In a blender, mix together the acai, berries, 1 banana, yogurt, agave
nectar, and peanut butter until smooth and combined. Scoop half into a bowl.
2.
Layer with half the granola.
3.
Top with the rest of the acai mixture.
4.
Top with granola and ½ of banana slices.
*Notes:
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Best served immediately.
You can easily
double, triple, etc the recipe!
