Sometimes after the gym my husband and I treat ourselves to a smoothie from our local smoothie shop. While I always get the same thing, my husband doesn’t have a favorite and so he experiments with new flavors. This last time he opted for an acai bowl instead of a smoothie and my goodness was it good. I realized that all I was lacking at home for ingredients was the acai, so the next day I went to the store, bought acai pouches and an hour later I had my own delicious granola bowl. This recipe makes 3-4 servings (depending on full you fill your bowl) and I just freeze the extra servings in a mason jar til I’m ready to eat it. Recipe and photo courtesy of theforkedspoon.com.

• 1 banana, sliced and frozen*
• 1/2 cup blueberries, frozen*
• 1/2 cup strawberries, frozen*
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 3/4 cup whole milk (can use any milk variety or apple juice)
• 2 acai frozen pouches, slightly thawed so it is in big chunks
• 1 scoop unflavored protein powder
• Granola
• Fresh banana, sliced
• Honey

In a blender, combine all ingredients except the granola and fresh banana. Start pulsing, using a spatula to stir the mixture every once in a while to help circulate the ingredients. Because this mixture is very dense I have to stir pretty frequently. You want the mixture to be thick, but if your blender is having a hard time pureeing the ingredients, add a little more liquid. Serve immediately with granola, bananas and just the smallest drizzle of honey.

*You can really use any variety of frozen fruit in this bowl, just know you might have to adjust the sweetness level depending on what fruit you choose.