Why Making an Acai Bowl is Art

Currently, a lot of food trends are surging popularity, but when it comes to acai bowls — featuring Brazil’s superfood — the buzz is deserved to be 100 percent. The acai berry has been heralded for a range of health benefits but definitely, its strongest asset is its taste. Acai is a delicious tropical fruit and it makes waking up a whole lot easier when it comes served as a bowl.

Acai bowls look like ice cream, and it can be a good breakfast option.

Health Benefits of Acai Bowl:

Acaí berries provide nutritional advantages. You possibly want to create an acai bowl, as you have read about the amazing health benefits this so-called superfruit brings?

Well, here’s what they are doing for you:

  • Acai berries are an antioxidant-rich (like other berries too). That’s great, as a diet rich in antioxidants has been linked to helping counteract the effects of aging and diseases such as cancer. In comparison, acai berries are low in antioxidants, calcium, and have healthy fats.
  • The hype around the acai berries certainly rose because of the claims that they are helping you slow down aging and lose weight. They may be part of a healthy diet, based on particular preferences but cannot be dependent on for weight reduction. That being said, smoothies can be advantageous because the essential fats fill you up much longer, which prevents you from consuming extra calories.
  • Antioxidants: Help improve the immune response and help defend cells against free radicals, leading to cardiac failure, obesity, and aging.
  • High amounts of dietary fiber: help you remain fuller longer and may lead to weight reduction and improve digestive health overall.
  • Essential amino acids: They improve the texture of your skin and hair, and are vital to muscle building, muscle regeneration, bone retention and hormone regulation, antibodies, and enzymes.

Ways to Make an Acai Bowl:

Making an acai bowl is itself an art. The most frequently asked question is how to make an acai bowl? Here we are going to answer it.

Acai bowls are thick topped smoothie bowls. They are made of pulped and frozen acai berries, purified with other frozen fruits, then served in a bowl and finished with a variety of fresh fruits, granola, seeds, nuts, peanut butter, etc.

Acai bowls are cold, refreshing, creamy, and sorbet-like and have a deep, complex flavor of a berry. Unlike other berries that can taste too sweet, in my experience, acai bowls are still well healthy, and a flavor that I never tire of.

And instead of the toppings. Dress them up or dress them up but without toppings, you can’t have an acai bowl. They create a crunchy, creamy, bright textured dance against the cool, creamy acai.

Three easy steps to make this Acai Bowl:

  1. Freeze the fruit. Slice your banana and transfer it to a small parchment paper-lined baking sheet or plate. Add the blueberries and strawberries to the same plate (shop-bought frozen fruit will work as well). Transfer the tray or plate into the freezer and allow the fruit to fully freeze.
  2. In a blender, add the frozen fruits. Using the tamper to force down the frozen fruit with the blender on low, adding in as fast as possible. Continue to mix at low till smooth, adding only extra liquid when needed.
  3. Serve it cold.

Are ACAI BOWLS HEALTHY?

Acai is also known as a “superfruit” because it is dense in nutrients, packed with antioxidants, vitamins, mineral fibers, amino acids, and heart-healthy fats. They are rich in antioxidants than cranberries, blueberries, and strawberries, claim the Mayo Clinic. Other researches suggest that acai contains more antioxidants than any of the world’s known edible fruit. Moreover, acai is low in sugar and higher in the healthy fats-the opposite of most fruits high in sugar.