Peanut Butter Acai Bowl

This Peanut Butter Acai Bowl is thick, filling and so darn tasty! You are going to love how peanut butter combines with acai, blueberries, and bananas for a creamy smoothie bowl that is vegan and dairy free. Top it with your favorite granola and more fresh fruit!

I love this smoothie bowl. Like really love it, accidentally went on a kick of making it way too many days in a row, and get really sad when I run out of the ingredients.

It really satisfies my morning sweet tooth in a super healthy way, but also leaves me feeling really full.

Watch How To Make This Smoothie Bowl
Why This Peanut Butter Acai Bowl Is So Good!
Toppings and Variations
How to make a peanut butter acai bowl
The best tips for a thick acai smoothie bowl
How to make peanut butter drizzle for acai bowl
Frequently Asked Questions
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Watch How To Make This Smoothie Bowl

Why This Peanut Butter Acai Bowl Is So Good!

So filling! It is not often I can make it to lunch without a snack when I have a smoothie bowl for breakfast. This one is so filling I feel great all morning with no snack needed.

Protein/Fat/Carb- The reason this is so filling is that you have everything you need for a complete meal. This peanut butter acai bowl has good for you fats, carbs, fiber, and protein.

Sweet and savory combo- Just like the beloved peanut butter jelly sandwich, this smoothie has a sweet-savory combo thanks to the sweet fruit mixed with the savory peanut butter.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Ingredients on a white table for peanut butter acai bowl.

Acai puree packet– This recipe uses acai puree that typically comes in a 4-ounce plastic packet. It will be frozen in the freezer section with all the rest of your grocery stores’ frozen fruit. Be sure to get an acai packet that is pure acai, not a mixture of sugar or other ingredients. Trader Joe’s is my favorite place to find this.

Frozen banana– Frozen banana is what helps make this acai bowl so thick and glorious. It also helps sweeten the recipe because acai puree is NOT a sweet ingredient. Be sure to use a ripe frozen banana for the best sweetness level. This recipe calls for banana slices. If you don’t have slices ready to go, 1 cup sliced is about the equivalent to 1 medium frozen whole banana.

Frozen blueberries– Frozen blueberries bring a delicious flavor and antioxidant boost to this smoothie bowl.

Peanut butter– You can use your favorite peanut butter for this recipe. It can be natural, runny, not runny, not natural it doesn’t matter. Just make sure it is one you love. It would even be delicious with crunchy peanut butter on top. You can also sub in any nut butter. I have tried this with cashew butter and almond butter.

Oat milk– Oat milk is a super creamy non-dairy beverage that works perfectly for this recipe. The oat milk I buy is gluten-free so just be sure to check labels if that is important for you. You can also sub in your favorite milk substitute dairy or non-dairy.

Toppings and Variations

This acai and peanut butter smoothie bowl is perfect with

Granola– Use your favorite granola here, even grain free is delicious
Blueberries– Frozen blueberries are really yummy in this bowl. You can also use fresh.
Bananas– Try it topped with fresh sliced (ripe) bananas.
Protein powder– Most of the time I love to add 1 scoop of vanilla or unflavored protein powder to this bowl. No adjustments are needed to the recipe if you add the protein.

How to make a peanut butter acai bowl

Run your frozen acai packet under hot water for 15-20 seconds. You don’t want to melt it, just long enough that you can break the puree block in half. Don’t skip this step.

Ingredients in the blender before blending.

2. Add all of your ingredients to the blender. Cover and start the blender on low. Work your way up to a low/medium speed.

3. Tamper– Use the tamper to your blender the entire time it is blending. If you do not have a tamper or a high power blender, stop the blender frequently and use a rubber spatula to push the ingredients down towards the blades. This is the key to a thick smoothie bowl. Not adding more liquid but using the tamper.

4. Blend– Blend on medium-low until the ingredients are smooth and combined. This can take up to 3 minutes even with a high-power blender.

5. Melt– Melt 1 tablespoon of peanut butter in the microwave until runny and smooth. Do this in increments of 15-20 seconds.

6. Top– Top with the melted peanut butter and your favorite smoothie bowl toppings.

The best tips for a thick acai smoothie bowl

Tamper or stop often– As mentioned above, tampering the entire time will have this smoothie bowl ready really fast.

Break the acai– Break the acai packet in half before adding it to the blender by running it under hot water first. Seriously makes the biggest difference in how easy this recipe is to make.

High power blender– A high-power blender is a great investment and the easiest way to make amazing smoothies. But if you don’t have one just be sure to use small pieces of frozen fruit and stop it often to push the ingredients towards the blades.

Increments of liquid- Making a thick acai bowl requires very little liquid and a lot of time tampering or stopping the blender. If the blender just isn’t budging and you need to add more liquid, add only 1 tablespoon of oat milk at a time. Adding too much liquid will water down the taste and make it not very easy to eat with a spoon.

How to make peanut butter drizzle for acai bowl

Making your peanut butter drizzle for your acai bowl is super simple.

Just determine how much you want to drizzle on top (for this recipe we use 1 tablespoon, but no one is stopping you from going crazy) and microwave it in 15-20 second increments until nice and runny.

If you want to get things even sweeter you can add in 1 teaspoon of maple syrup with the peanut butter.

Another option would be to use peanut butter powder. Your peanut butter powder will have instructions on how to turn it into peanut butter. Just add a little more water than called for to make it drizzly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you put more peanut butter in this acai bowl?

Heck yes you can! We recommend adding up to 1 tablespoon in the blender and then feel free to add as much peanut butter as you want on top of this acai bowl.

Are peanut butter acai bowls healthy?

These bowls offer major health benefits when it comes to adding vitamins, fiber, and powerful antioxidants.

Can I make this a smoothie instead?

You can easily turn this into a smoothie. Just start with 8 ounces of oat milk and adjust from there.

Where do I buy acai?

You should be able to find acai packets at most major grocery store chains. Trader Joe’s always has their brand and its organic. A few of my other favorite brands include Pitaya, and Sambazon. Sambazon is a last resort for me because it contains seed oil.

How can I store this?

This acai bowl is best served immediately. If you cannot eat it upon making it, you could freeze it in ice cube trays and blend it again another day by adding a splash of liquid.

Can I use acai powder instead?

No, acai powder will not work in this recipe. You would need to adjust the ratio of frozen fruit and liquid if you decide to give it a try.

A table of acai bowls topped with frozen blueberries, granola and peanut butter drizzle.

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