Açaí na Tigela (Frozen Açaí Bowl)

Name: Açaí na Tigela (Frozen Açaí Bowl)
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 200 g Frozen unsweetened açaí pulp; 2 (240 g) Banana; 60 ml Guaraná syrup or apple juice; 10 g Sugar; 30 ml Cold water; 60 g Granola; 80 g Strawberries, sliced

The purple Amazonian bowl that conquered Brazil's beaches: frozen açaí pulp blended with banana into a thick, sorbet-like scoop, topped with granola and fruit. Deep, earthy-sweet and eaten with a spoon.

Fonte

Receita de Amazonian & beach-kiosk kitchens · 🏺 Tradicional · Amazonian staple turned nationwide beach and gym food

Amazonian, popularised nationwide — Açaí na tigela is a bowl of frozen, mashed açaí palm fruit, popularised from the Amazon across Brazil's beaches and gyms as an energising sweet, typically topped with granola and banana. In the Amazon itself açaí is more often eaten savoury, alongside fish and cassava flour.

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⏱ 10 min🍽 2 porções🔥 340 kcal🇧🇷 Brasil

VegetarianoVeganoSem lactose

Modo de preparo

Break the frozen açaí packs into chunks. Peel and slice one banana (frozen is best for thickness) and set the other aside for topping.
Put the açaí chunks, the sliced banana and the guaraná syrup into a blender. Blend on high, stopping to scrape down, until it forms a thick, smooth purée.
💡 Keep it thick — a proper açaí bowl holds its shape like soft sorbet. Add cold water only a spoon at a time, and only if the blades stall.
Taste — if the pulp is very tart, blend in the optional 10 g sugar.
Spoon the thick açaí into two chilled bowls and smooth the tops.
Slice the reserved banana over the top, scatter the granola and the strawberries, and serve immediately with a spoon before it softens.

💡 Dicas

Southern Brazil piles bowls high with granola, banana and condensed milk; the Amazon north eats açaí quite differently — savoury, unsweetened, with fish and cassava flour. This is the sweet southern bowl.
The base bowl is vegan and dairy-free, but toppings decide the rest: granola often contains oats (gluten) and nuts, so it is left untagged for those — check your granola if it matters.