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Açaí bowl recipe - Fine Fruits Club

Açaí bowl recipe

There are now countless açaí bowl recipes. However, açaí bowls originated in Brazil, where they were prepared as “açaí na tigela” with açaí, guaraná and banana and garnished with granola long before the global hype. Simple, but ingenious.
 
The most important ingredient for every açaí bowl is high-quality, frozen açaí puree in premium quality, which guarantees an optimal consistency due to its higher dry matter content and is far superior in taste to any açaí powder. It is available as pure açaí puree or - in classic Brazilian style - sweetened with guarana syrup. We recommend trying out the different versions until you find your personal favorite.
 

Preparation Açaí Bowl with açaí puree

  1. Place 200g frozen açaí puree PREMIUM in the blender
  2. Fine Fruits Club offers the largest and best quality range of açaí puree with and without guarana in various portion sizes (100g, 4g pellets, 1kg). The right variant can be selected depending on the use. For this recipe, for example, you can use 2 x 100g sachets or the corresponding amount of açaí pellets.

    Tip: The puree should not be transferred directly from the freezer to the blender, but should be thawed so that it is still completely frozen, but can be cut through easily. This not only makes work easier for the blender. The açaí puree sweetened with guarana syrup thaws a little faster than the pure version.

  3. Add 100g frozen banana
  4. We recommend our frozen banana puree. Alternatively, you can cut up a fresh banana yourself and freeze it. If you don't like bananas, you can simply leave them out (then just use 300g açaí puree) or use other sweet, frozen fruits such as mango or blueberries instead. It also tastes great with our mango puree, for example.

  5. Add approx. 150ml apple juice, vegan milk substitute or water
  6. Apple juice provides additional sweetness and plant-based milk a slightly nutty note, while water is neutral in taste but also has a diluting effect. Try it out and find your favorite!

    You should use as little liquid as possible for smoothie bowls, although the ideal amount can vary from blender to blender. You will have the right amount by the third attempt at the latest.

  7. Optionally add agave syrup or honey
  8. As açaí naturally contains hardly any sugar, you can optionally add a little extra sweetness to taste if you are working with pure açaí puree. Our acai puree with guarana, on the other hand, is already sweetened, so this step can be skipped.

  9. Blend at the highest setting for approx. 60 seconds
  10. The blender's crush function can help at the beginning. Programmable blenders that crush automatically at the start of the blending process are ideal.

  11. Serve in a bowl and garnish with granola etc.
  12. Granola is the classic topping par excellence. However, anything is possible, from fruit, nuts and seeds to shredded coconut, peanut butter or pistachio cream.


What is an açaí bowl?

An açaí bowl is a very viscous açaí smoothie that is scooped up like ice cream. Served in a coconut bowl and decorated with various toppings, açaí bowls are real eye-catchers. As they are also very healthy and taste fantastic, they are now very popular.
 
The main ingredient in an açaí bowl is, of course, the flesh of the small purple açaí berry (pronounced a-ssa-í), but apart from that, there are no limits to your imagination when it comes to choosing the ingredients and toppings.
 
Incidentally, the Brazilians are the inventors of this wonderful ice cream substitute: “Açaí na tigela”, the Brazilian term for açaí bowl, has been consumed on the beaches and in the country's juice bars for decades, usually in combination with guarana syrup and banana.
 

Where does açaí come from and what makes the berry so special?

Açaí is the small purple berry of the cabbage palm (euterpe oleracea or euterpe precatoria), which mainly grows along the Amazon. There it is either processed fresh into juice and eaten with manioc and fish, for example, or processed into fruit puree immediately after harvesting and flash-frozen. Processing takes place within 48-72 hours of harvesting, as the berries spoil quickly, which is also the reason why fresh açaí berries are not available to buy outside the region of origin. Due to the large pit and thick skin, it is not advisable to consume the berries anyway.
 
But why is açaí so popular? On the one hand, açaí berries are nutritionally very interesting due to their antioxidants (antocyanin), their low sugar content, their vegetable proteins and their beneficial fatty acid structure. On the other hand, their tart, nutty taste is unique in the fruit world. Innovative flavors can be created, especially in combination with other fruits.
 

What should I look out for when buying açaí?

Açaí is available in Europe as a puree (in sachets or as pellets), as a powder or as ready-to-eat sorbet. There are huge differences between the products on offer. Not all açaí purees are the same! But what should you look out for?
  • Dry matter: During production, the skin and core of the berry are removed with the addition of water. The quality of the puree therefore depends - in addition to the quality of the berries used - largely on the amount of water added. The less water, the higher the dry matter and the better the quality. The different qualities can be recognized, for example, by allowing the puree to defrost and then comparing the consistency with a spoon. Manufacturers who do not list water as an ingredient on the packaging are dubious. The dry matter should also be indicated so that you can correctly assess the price/performance ratio.
  • Citric acid: Some manufacturers add citric acid to the puree to preserve the purple color better. Unfortunately, this also affects the pure taste. This is noticeable in a slightly sour “finish”.
Not all açaí powder is the same either! A distinction is made, for example, between spray-dried powders, which contain a high proportion of carrier substances (usually maltodextrin), and freeze-dried powders, which consist of 100% açaí. The difference in quality is huge, which is of course also reflected in the price.