Name: Classic acai bowl
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 5 tablespoon acai pulp (you can find frozen pulp at health food stores) or 1½ tbsp acai powder; 1 fresh ripe banana; 1/2 cup cup frozen strawberries; 1/3 cup frozen blueberries; Topping; fresh fruit; ‘grawnola’ (raw granola)

Classic acai bowl

Megan May's version of the popular Brazilian breakfast bowl. It's a bowl of antioxidant-rich acai blended with berries and banana into a healthy ‘sorbet’. Photography by Melanie Jenkins.

Serves 1

Prep

Ingredients

5 tablespoon acai pulp (you can find frozen pulp at health food stores) or 1½ tbsp acai powder

1 fresh ripe banana

1/2 cup cup frozen strawberries

1/3 cup frozen blueberries

Topping

fresh fruit

‘grawnola’ (raw granola)

Method

1.Blend everything in a blender until very smooth (add a little almond milk or water to get it smooth if your blender is having difficulty with the frozen berries). You’re aiming for a smooth, sorbet-like texture.

2.Pour into a bowl and top with your choice of fresh fruit and grawnola.

Acai (pronounced ah-sigh-EE) is a South American superfood that packs a lot of nutrition per mouthful. It is a potent source of antioxidants (you can tell by its rich purple colour, which indicates the presence of anthocyanins) along with lots of other goodies such as omega-3, 6 and 9 fatty acids. You could also use fresh berries, rather than frozen, when in season. Just add ¾ cup ice to get the sorbet-like texture.
Note

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