Peanut Butter Acai Bowl

This peanut butter acai bowl is full of antioxidant-rich fruit and studded with dreamy peanut butter. All of the ingredients are frozen or pantry staples so it’s a great on-the-fly meal when you’re short on fresh produce.

Can we talk about pantry meals for a second? Smoothies and smoothie bowls are one of my favorite meals in a pinch when I’m low on fresh ingredients. You can use whatever frozen fruit you have, blended with your milk of choice, maybe some nutrition “boosters” like nuts and seeds and you’re all set.

But have you tried the magic that is acai?

What is Acai?

The acai (AH-sigh-EE) berry is a fruit native to Central and South America that has gained popularity in recent years, mainly because of acai bowls. Acai bowls are basically smoothie bowls, that are made with acai so typically they have banana and other berries blended in. Then they’re topped with all sorts of delicious things like granola, coconut, and a drizzle of peanut butter.

Acai is antioxidant-rich and really delicious! Interestingly, most of the calories in acai come from fat (almost 80%), which is unique for fruit. The best part: look at that COLOR.

Peanut Butter Acai Bowl Ingredients

Along with the packet, here are a few other things you need to make the perfect peanut butter acai bowl:

• Frozen fruit: I went with a combination of pitted cherries (love them), mango chunks and banana. You can definitely customize if you have different options available.
• Water: Juice, coconut water, milk, or a milk alternative also work as the liquid. I wanted this bowl to be all about the fruit and less smoothie-like so I used water.
• Peanut butter: Nut butter pairs beautifully here. It’s blended in and drizzled on top for max peanut flavor. Kind of like PB&J vibes?
• Toppings of choice: granola, coconut flakes, cacao nibs, nuts, hemp hearts, sliced bananas or other fresh fruit (if you have it). Basically anything crunchy is good. To make it a satisfying meal, make sure your toppings add some extra protein and texture.

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