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Start your morning off right with this Chocolate Almond Butter Açaí Smoothie Bowl. The delicious flavors of banana, blueberries, açaí, cacao powder, and almond butter, will have you looking forward to this breakfast. Add your favorite toppings and grab a spoon for an incredible breakfast. This tasty breakfast bowl is vegan, gluten-free, and is super easy to make.

Açaí bowls are refreshing, nutritious, and ideal for these upcoming summer months. It takes no time to make this delicious smoothie bowl recipe. There’s also no need to visit a pricey açaí café when you can make an even better one at home!

Key ingredients

This recipe needs a few ingredients to make a delicious smoothie bowl.

Açaí: The key ingredient for this recipe. Be sure to get pure unsweetened açaí purée in the freezer section of your grocery store.
Blueberries: Adding frozen blueberries, complements the açaí wonderfully.
Banana: Adding half of a frozen banana to the mix, increases the sweetness and creaminess to this smoothie bowl.
Cacao powder: To make this smoothie bowl chocolatey. If you don’t have cacao powder, you can use cocoa powder or even vegan chocolate protein powder.
Almond butter: Almond butter, made with 1 ingredient, almonds. If you don’t have almond butter, you can use any nut butter that you enjoy.
Non-dairy milk: You only need a little liquid to blend, since it’s a smoothie bowl. I used unsweetened almond milk, but you can use any non-dairy milk that you enjoy.
Flaxseeds: Flaxseeds are loaded with nutrients, high in omega-3 fats, rich in dietary fiber, and you can’t even taste them. They are completely optional, so no problem if you don’t have them…yet!

How to make this recipe

This Chocolate Almond Açaí Almond Butter Smoothie Bowl is so easy to make. It just takes a few simple steps to have an açaí café inspired smoothie bowl.

Combine all the smoothie ingredients to a high-speed blender. Blend on high until smooth, the texture should be thick.

A blender filled with frozen açaí, a frozen banana, frozen blueberries, cacao powder, flaxseeds, and almond butter, sitting on a white marble counter.

A blender filled with frozen açaí, a frozen banana, frozen blueberries, cacao powder, flaxseeds, and almond butter. All blended up sitting on a white marble counter.

Transfer to a chilled bowl. Top with almond joy granola, cacao nibs, and a sprinkle of chia seeds.

White bowl filled a deep purple color smoothie, which is comprised of a banana, blueberries, açaí, cacao powder, and almond butter blended together. Topped with sliced banana, cacao nibs, almond joy granola, and a sprinkle of chia seeds. Sitting on a white marble counter.

Toppings

The options are limitless when it comes to topping your Chocolate Almond Butter Açaí Smoothie Bowl. I personally topped mine with with banana slices, almond joy granola, cacao nibs, and chia seeds, but you can top your açaí bowl with whatever suits you!

Granola: almond joy granola, peanut butter granola, or any granola that you have on hand.
Dairy-free dark chocolate chips
Chopped dark chocolate
Shredded coconut or coconut flakes
Fresh berries
Sliced banana
Nut butter: almond butter, creamy peanut butter, SunButter, pecan butter, hazelnut butter, etc.
Nuts: almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pecans, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc.

Tips for making the perfect smoothie bowl

To make the perfect smoothie bowl, make sure to follow these tips!

Use frozen fruit to achieve a thick consistency.
Start off by only adding 1/3 cup of non-dairy milk and only add more if needed.
Use a high-speed blender, with a tamper, to ensure that your smoothie bowl achieves a thick and creamy texture.
Place your serving bowl in the freezer before you begin preparing this recipe and remove it when smoothie is ready. This will ensure that your smoothie bowl stays cold as you enjoy it.

Fresh versus frozen fruit

The key to making smoothie bowls is using frozen fruit. By adding frozen fruits to your smoothies, you will achieve a thicker result, so that you can add toppings, without them sinking. Also, don’t add too much liquid, because it is a smoothie bowl after all. I usually start with a little non-dairy milk and add more, if needed, until I reach the desired thickness.

Smoothie bowl Q/As

Can I make it a smoothie?

Absolutely! This smoothie bowl can be as thick or as thin as you desire. Increase the liquid from 1/3 cup to 1 cup, to make it a smoothie.

Can I add protein powder?

Yes! To increase the protein content of this smoothie bowl, add a scoop of your favorite protein powder. I recommend using a chocolate flavor for this smoothie bowl recipe.

What can I use if I don’t have almond butter?

No almond butter? No problem. Substitute almond butter with your favorite nut butter.

Can I make this smoothie bowl banana free?

Certainly, replace the frozen banana with a 1/2 cup of frozen cauliflower, or completely omit.

Can I make this smoothie bowl in advance?

Unfortunately, no. I do not recommend making this Chocolate Almond Butter Açaí Smoothie Bowl in advance. However, you can definitely prep all the ingredients, the night before, by adding them to a zip lock bag. That way, in the morning, all you need to do is add the ingredients, along with non-dairy milk, to your blender.

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