Kale & Spinach Acai Blend with Hemp Seed Granola

Kale & Spinach Acai Bowl - This green acai bowl is topped with granola and makes for the perfect breakfast! #vegan #plantbased #acaibowl #smoothiebowl #acai

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.

Kale & Spinach Acai Bowl - This green acai bowl is topped with granola and makes for the perfect breakfast! #vegan #plantbased #acaibowl #smoothiebowl #acai

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!

Kale & Spinach Acai Bowl - This green acai bowl is topped with granola and makes for the perfect breakfast! #vegan #plantbased #acaibowl #smoothiebowl #acai

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

Peanut Butter Berry Smoothie

Peanut Butter Berry Smoothie - This simple smoothie recipe is delicious! #smoothie #smoothierecipes #vegan #plantbased

This simple peanut butter berry smoothie recipe will make breakfast for two. It’s refreshing and fruity with a satisfying hint of peanut butter. If you’re looking for something more filling though, you could always add a scoop of your favorite protein powder. And of course just halve the recipe if you’re making it for yourself.

Peanut Butter Berry Smoothie

This is an older recipe from the archives that was in dire need of new photography. Updating older posts is a great excuse for me to make older recipes. I forget how good some of them are! And it gives me the opportunity to tweak those that maybe aren’t up to par.

Peanut Butter Berry Smoothie - This simple smoothie recipe is delicious! #smoothie #smoothierecipes #vegan #plantbased

If you’re a fan of this peanut butter berry smoothie and are looking for some similar breakfast ideas, I’ve got you covered:

Can’t really go wrong with the fruit-peanut-butter combo if you ask me!

Peanut Butter Berry Smoothie - This simple smoothie recipe is delicious! #smoothie #smoothierecipes #vegan #plantbased

This smoothie is easily customizable. You can use any nut milk you’d like—or cow’s milk, you do you, boo. Almond butter can be used instead of peanut butter. Any berries can be used. And add any little “boosters” you’d like: chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp hearts, protein powder. Get creative!

You could also turn this into a smoothie bowl and top it with granola. If I want a heartier meal than a smoothie, I usually go this route. I’ll add in some protein powder as well to keep me satisfied until lunch. Some of my favorite smoothie bowl recipes from the archives:

xo Nicole