This kale & spinach acai bowl is inspired by one of my favorites at Juice Generation. Today there are tons of options for acai bowls in Boston, but back when I first created this recipe, there really weren’t. I had one on a trip to NYC to visit friends, and decided to try to make my own version at home. I’d say I came pretty damn close to replicating JG’s!
You have options with the below recipe, depending on how thick you want the spinach acai blend to be. If you use a frozen banana, it’ll be thicker. And if you use the whole banana in the base instead of saving half as a topping, it’ll also make it thicker. Just depends on if you want more of a smoothie or sorbet thickness with the base.
There’s a fine line between adding enough liquid that it’ll blend easily and adding too much. To make sure you don’t end up with a watery base, start with just 1/4 cup of almond milk and then add slowly as needed.
I like to keep it simple with granola and banana slices, but you can get creative with the toppings. Nature’s Path makes a delicious hemp hearts granola that I use, but any will do! You could also do a dollop of peanut butter, shredded coconut and/or berries. Customize it however you want!
I love starting the day with a refreshing acai bowl, but they can easily become more of a dessert than a breakfast. Yes, there is sugar in the banana and granola, but this recipe doesn’t overdo it. It’s also packed with leafy greens and isn’t overly sweet. Try this spinach acai bowl today and let me know what you think! It’s one of my current favorites. 🙂
OTHER ACAI BOWL RECIPES TO TRY:
xo Nicole
love the nutritional info!!
Also, need to work on finding these ingredients in Colombia! haha looks sooooo good!
I bet you’d be able to find fresh acai in Colombia, which makes me very jealous–I can only find it frozen in the States grrr
I just made this for lunch and it is DELICIOUS! …. and super healthy. Double whammy! Thanks Nicole!!
Woohoo glad you liked it, girl! 🙂
made this this morning. YUM YUM YUM.
Also made this morning and halved the recipe…So GOOD!! Just found your blog the other day and LOVE it! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much! So happy you liked it 🙂
So happy to find this recipe on line as I too was disappointed that Juice Generation is only in NYC. I tried it this morning and the consistency was not the same as JG’s. It was a bit watery. Any suggestions? Also, your nutritional information is very helpful, but different from JG’s. Different ingredients? http://juicegeneration.com/attachments/products/nutrition/48/medium/nutritionpanel_amazinggreen.jpg?1354302747
Different proportions. I don’t know exactly how much of each ingredient JG uses. If you want it thicker, add less almond milk or more banana/greens. Hope that helps.
thanks for the recipe. i have to try this