High Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Acai Bowl
With 39 grams of protein per bowl, these high protein chocolate peanut butter acai bowls are a fresh, filling, and healthy start to the day that take just 10 minutes to make!
Equipment
Ingredients
The Bowl
- 16 ounces frozen strawberries
- 1 medium banana
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- ¾ to 1 cup almond milk adjust for texture and ease of blending
- 1 packet Sambazon frozen acai
- 64 grams chocolate protein powder 1 scoops Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard chocolate protein powder per serving
The Toppings
- 1 medium banana sliced
- ⅔ cup peanut butter granola
- 6 medium strawberries sliced
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chips
- Honey optional topping
- Toasted coconut flakes optional topping
Instructions
- Add the frozen strawberries, banana, peanut butter, acai, protein powder, and ¾ cup almond milk to a blender.
- Blend until smooth, scraping the sides as necessary to help everything mix in. Add up to the remaining ¼ cup of almond milk as needed to help it blend into a smooth and creamy yet thick texture.
- Divide the acai smoothie mixture among serving bowls.
- Top each bowl with sliced strawberries and banana, granola, dark chocolate chips, and any other desired toppings. Enjoy immediately before it melts!
Notes
Using frozen acai packets - You may need to slightly defrost the acai to get it out of its packaging. We like to run it under lukewarm water for about 15 to 30 seconds until it’s just soft enough to slide out of the plastic, but no more than that so as to keep the smoothie bowl as cold as possible.
Keep it thick - The best acai bowls are thick and frozen. So the goal is to add as little liquid as possible when blending – just enough that the bowl actually blends, but no more. This will ensure that you have a properly textured acai bowl.
Don’t skimp on toppings - This recipe makes for a lot of acai bowl mixture, so make sure you have toppings to go with it all! In our opinions, the more toppings, the more fun.
Eat it right away - There’s no way around this one. Acai bowls melt. So make sure to enjoy your delicious breakfast right away for the best experience.
Blenders - Blenders vary a lot in performance. We have the Ninja foodie power blender and it easily handles the frozen fruit and has these bowls fully blended in about 30 to 40 seconds. We used to have a cheap Oster blender that could barely make these bowls. So if your blender is having trouble, you’ll either need more patience or more almond milk. If you love making acai bowls, we highly recommend investing in a high quality blender.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 742kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 1439mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 165mg | Calcium: 448mg | Iron: 4mg
