So have you guys ever had an acai bowl?! Well if not you are missing out. Sadly for a poor college student I can't just go buy the $18 dollar acai powder at sprouts…I have to improvise. This isn't acai obviously but it's just as good in my opinion! Lets call it a smoothie with granola. HAH. Yeah thats pretty much what it is! But when you put it all together you might as well be eating an awesome acai bowl and saving some money.
Ingredients:
* ICE
* ( 1 cup) Kirkland Natures Three Berries ( Frozen)- you don't have to get the huge bag.
* ( 4-5) Strawberries
* (1) Banana
*(1 1/2 cup) Silk Almond Milk
* ( 1/2 cup ) Frozen Orange Juice
* ( 1 1/4 tsp) Vanilla
*Honey
* KIND granola ( If you are gluten free )
* Kiwi
1. Put crushed ice in the bottom of the blender. I just try to estimate how much will be enough..I would say about 2 cups of ice but it depends on how thick you want it.
2. Pour in the cup of frozen berries. Yeah I know, it would be ten times better with fresh berries, but both work! If you have fresh berries on hand thats great!
3. Add 3-4 strawberries. I still use frozen ones but I thaw them out so that they aren't rock hard and don't destroy your blender.
4. VANILLA! I have a sort of obsession with vanilla..which doesn't make this perfectly healthy. I put 1 1/4 tsp in but it's your preference.. If you don't want to taste it then 1 tsp or less will do. I think it makes it extra tasty though!
5. Add your ripe banana to the cluster of berries!
6. Add your almond milk! Its important to get the milk to mix into the berries and not just sit at the top. This is when I stir it all up with a spoon so that there will be enough liquid getting to the bottom to make it blend..This is a super thick smoothie and you don't want to destroy your blender! If it isn't blending well keep adding that almond milk but don't go overboard..then you have berry milk.
7. Final ingredient.. 1/2 cup of frozen orange juice! This too doesn't make it the healthiest but at least we aren't adding 2 cups of pure sugar to it. You can always choose not to add this though.
8. Again, if it's too thick, push all of the ingredients down with a spoon and mix it around to get liquid at the bottom! You may even have to do that several times in between blending it.
9. VOILA! Isn't it pretty? And it's so good! I make this smoothie way too much.
10. For the Acai bowl effect, add some yummy granola, honey, and some kiwi! It really does help your craving for an acai bowl…Or just go get one..either way..Some people are just lazy and poor like me..No shame. Hope you like it!
XOXO,
Ash
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