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    Home » All Recipes » Breakfast + Brunch

    5 Ingredient Berry Protein Acai Bowl

    Published: Feb 18, 2018 · Modified: Aug 31, 2021 by Megan · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This simple vegan, gluten-free, and healthy 5 Ingredient Berry Protein Açai Bowl is truly the best homemade protein açai bowl! If you're looking for a healthy & nutritious breakfast that is packed with protein & antioxidants, this homemade mixed berry açai bowl will become one of your new favorites!

    berry acai bowl with blueberries and hemp seeds on top

    A homemade mixed berry açai bowl

    What first compelled me to try an açai smoothie was all the health benefits. If you've never had açai before it tastes like a mixture of berries and chocolate. It is rich in antioxidants and also happens to be incredibly low in sugar for fruit.

    It's actually the first thing I go for whenever I feel like I may be getting sick to give myself a powerful and delicious boost of vitamins & healthy fats.

    While açai bowls can be relatively expensive to buy at a fancy juice shop, I love making them homemade so I can pack them with mixed berries, my favorite protein powder, and potassium-packed bananas!

    Ingredients:

    • Açai pulp packet
    • Mixed frozen berries
    • Frozen or fresh bananas
    • Plant-based milk
    • Protein powder

    For this recipe, I used Sambazon pulp packet as my açai base. I like to choose their unsweetened one for a healthier no-sugar-added option.

    After that, this smoothie bowl recipe has lots of added fruit for flavor and natural sweetness. I used a mix of blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries for the mixed berries in this recipe, however, any berry works.

    Also, I like to use fresh bananas to help this smoothie blend to the right consistency, but frozen also works.

    For the plant-based milk, I used hemp milk because of the added protein! If you don't have hemp milk, any other milk-alternative works like oat milk, rice milk, almond milk, or cashew milk.

    Last, add in a scoop of your favorite protein powder. I used Ora Organic Vanilla protein powder in this recipe, but truly any brand works!

    How to make a berry protein açai bowl:

    Once you've gathered all the ingredients, making an açai bowl is easy! Simply add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until super thick and smooth. It's really important to use mostly frozen ingredients to get a super thick smoothie bowl.

    Topping ideas for a vegan smoothie bowl

    First things first, I love topping my smoothie bowls with homemade granola. My Chai Spice Pecan Granola or Maple Almond Granola are both great choices that also happen to be vegan and gluten-free too!

    After Granola comes all the fun extras. Some of my favorites are fresh blueberries, hemp seeds, dried mulberries, fresh banana slices, or cacao nibs. Check out my Cranberry Orange Smoothie Bowl for even more fun topping ideas.

    I am truly a vegan smoothie bowl addict and I love that making them homemade is truly so easy. This Açai protein bowl with mixed berries is truly one of my favorites and I can't wait for you to try it for a nourishing breakfast recipe!

    -TSG

    More healthy Vegan Breakfast Recipes you will love:

    • Vegan Piña Colada Smoothie
    • Green Breakfast Smoothie
    • Vegan Banana Blender Pancakes
    • Blueberry Lemon Smoothie Bowl

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    a frozen acai smoothiw bowl with blueberries and smoothie bowl toppings

    Triple Berry Protein Açai Bowl

    The most simple and protein packed acai bowl recipe you can have on hand. This Acai bowl requires only 5 ingredients and is incredibly easy to whip up any morning.
    4.70 from 13 votes
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    Course: Breakfast + Brunch
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 1 Bowl
    Author: Megan Horowitch

    Ingredients 

    • 1 pulp packet açai I prefer Sambazon brand
    • 1 small banana or ½ large
    • ½ cup frozen mixed berries
    • ¼ cup hemp milk or other milk alternative
    • ½ scoop vanilla protein powder any brand- I prefer Ora Organic

    Instructions

    • Add Acai and Frozen Berries to mixer first and blend.
    • Next add in the rest of the ingredients including the fresh banana, hemp milk, and protein powder. If you are using any adaptogens, you can also add those in at this time.
    • Blend until well mixed, then top with your favorite ingredients and enjoy!
    • **For toppings I like to use dried mulberries, hemp seeds, flax seed, chia seeds, coconut shreds, almond butter, fresh blueberries, cacao nibs, banana slices, and bee pollen to name a few you can try**

    Notes

    • Açai bowls are best enjoyed the day they are made. You can store them in a closed container in the freezer for up to 2 weeks, but they will need to be slightly defrosted before eating as they will be very frozen. Alternatively, the frozen açai can also be added to a blender to make it smooth again vs. defrosting slightly.
    • I love topping my smoothie bowls with my Chai Spice Pecan Granola or Maple Almond Granola.
    • Other good toppings are fresh blueberries, hemp seeds, dried mulberries, fresh banana slices, or cacao nibs. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1smoothie bowl | Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 553mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 234IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Kayleigh says

      January 18, 2021 at 11:12 pm

      Could you use Acai Powder instead of pulp , struggling to get hold of pulp ?

      Reply
      • Megan Horowitch says

        January 18, 2021 at 11:16 pm

        Probably, however I do not know how much powder you would need to use to get the same flavor. You may also want to add more frozen fruit to the recipe since you'd be missing that when using the powder. If you try it let me know how it goes!

        Reply
    2. E says

      November 12, 2020 at 4:52 pm

      Delicious combo of fruit and super healthy. Will be adding to my breakfast rotation.

      Reply
      • Megan Horowitch says

        November 12, 2020 at 4:58 pm

        So glad you liked it thanks for sharing!

        Reply
    3. Tess says

      November 09, 2020 at 2:41 am

      5 stars
      This is a great recipe. I'm very picky when it comes to smoothie/bowl recipes and this one is near perfect! Creamy and flavorful. I don't add quite as much protein powder as the listing suggestions but otherwise this is perfect...thanks!

      Reply
    4. MAC says

      August 15, 2020 at 4:59 pm

      It was not as easy for me as there wasn't enough liquid to blend it together and I have a Vitamix. So I added more almond milk and that did the trick! Will be making this again for sure.

      Reply
      • Megan Horowitch says

        August 16, 2020 at 3:10 am

        So glad you liked it and that a little more liquid did the trick 🙂

        Reply
    5. Jacob says

      June 05, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      5 stars
      Was so easy to make & was delicious!

      Reply
      • Megan Horowitch says

        June 05, 2020 at 4:36 pm

        It's an awesome easy breakfast for sure!

        Reply

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