High-Protein Acai Bowl

This high protein acai bowl is made with frozen banana, berries, acai powder, Greek yogurt, and protein powder, blended into a thick, spoonable base. Each bowl has 39 grams of protein and no added sugar — and it comes together in 5 minutes using acai powder instead of frozen packets for a thicker, creamier bowl.

5 from 20 votes

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Serving serving

Ingredients

1 medium frozen banana, chopped
1 cup frozen blueberries, or mixed berries
½ cup plain greek yogurt, 0% or 2%
1 scoop vanilla or plain protein powder, whey or plant
1 ½ tablespoon acai powder
⅓ cup oat milk or almond milk
Topping Options: granola, coconut flakes, bee pollen, chia seeds, sliced banana, strawberries, blueberries, cacao nibs, honey.

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender.
Blend until smooth and creamy, using the tamper if your blender has one. For a thinner smoothie bowl, add more milk. For a thicker bowl, add more frozen banana or 1-3 ice cubes.
Pour into a bowl and top with your choice of toppings. I love healthy granola, banana slices, strawberry slices, coconut flakes, chia seeds, bee pollen, and a drizzle of honey. Enjoy!

Notes

Bananas: Freeze ripe, spotty bananas yourself for the best natural sweetness and creamy texture. Fresh bananas will make the bowl too thin.

Protein powder: Use a vanilla protein powder you actually like the taste of — whey, plant-based, or collagen (around 20g protein per scoop) all work. Avoid chalky or unflavored protein powders; the flavor comes through.

Acai powder: Use 1½ tablespoons of unsweetened acai powder, or substitute one unsweetened frozen acai packet as a 1:1 swap.

Milk: Start with ⅓ cup and add more only if your blender is struggling. Too much liquid turns the bowl into a smoothie.

Toppings: Add them right before serving so they stay fresh and crunchy. Granola gets soggy fast once it hits the cold base.

For a lower-sugar version: Use half a banana, swap the blueberries for strawberries or raspberries, and skip sweet toppings — this brings the base sugar down to about 20g. All sugar in the base recipe comes naturally from fruit; there's no added sugar.

Storage: Best eaten fresh. You can freeze the blended base (no toppings) for up to 1 month — thaw 10-15 minutes and re-blend before serving.

Nutrition

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Healthy

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