I love Hawai’i, it’s one of my favourite places in the whole world. I love the breathtaking nature there, the amazing sunrises and sunsets. While there I discovered their açaí bowls and I kind of became obsessed with them. I had a period in my life after my first visit to Hawai’i when I ate açaí bowls every day. Luckily in Cyprus where I live there is frozen açaí available in stores, so I could prepare myself my own version of açaí bowl at home. Açaí bowl is an amazing breakfast over the summer months because it chills you from inside out.
The base part of my açaí bowl is made with frozen açaí, frozen banana, frozen berries (blueberries and strawberries) and unsweetened almond milk. For the toppings I suggest those that I always chose in Hawai’i when they were available. I like my açaí bowl topped with fresh banana, granola, fresh berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries), dried goji berries, desiccated coconut and almond butter. I find these to be the most enjoyable and satisfying toppings. Especially incredible is the addition of almond butter. It just goes together with açaí base perfectly.
During my last visit to Hawai’i I came upon Kula bowls in Big Island which served the most amazing açaí bowls. One of the things they did differently is they used wild blueberries that were so much better in taste than regular ones. If you can get your hands on wild blueberries, do add them to your açaí bowl.
Have you made this recipe? Let me know in the comments below. I would love to hear your feedback.
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Açaí Bowl (V, GF Option)
Ingredients
Açai base:
- 1 (100g) frozen açaí pack
- 60 g frozen banana
- 60 g frozen blueberries
- 60 g frozen strawberries
- 1 medjool date optional
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) unsweetened almond milk
Suggested toppings:
- a few slices of fresh banana
- a handful of fresh strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries
- a generous sprinkle of your favourite granola make sure it's vegan; gluten free if needed
- a sprinkle of dried goji berries
- a sprinkle of desiccated coconut
- almond butter
Instructions
- Put all ingredients for the base in a blender and mix. Press down with the stick so that the mixture becomes smooth and there are no chunks of fruit left but also don't mix too much. The consistency shouldn't be liquid but rather like a scoop of ice cream.
- Transfer the base into a bowl.
- Decorate the top of the base with desired toppings. Add more or less depending on your preference.
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