Lenny: Hey, hey...
Lenny here, Lifeisnoyoke.
Today, it's a work day, but we're gonna pretend it's the weekend.
Shalva: All right, we're making acai bowls this morning.
This is something we make every weekend - acai blueberries, strawberries, all the toppings,
every weekend.
Lenny: It's true - every weekend for at least the last year, we've made acai bowls because
well, just because you can't go out to special breakfast, sit in a restaurant and have brunch,
it doesn't mean you can't have a special breakfast.
And so, we're going to show you how to make acai bowls using the recipe we've perfected
and hopefully after you see how easy they are and how fun they are to top and eat, you
leave this video inspired to make acai bowls part of your weekend routine.
All right, here's how you do it: start with one and a half cups of milk - this is almond
milk, one cup or 150 grams of frozen blueberries, one cup or 150 grams of frozen strawberries
and one frozen banana, that's about 125 grams.
One tablespoon of flax seed - we'll add one acai packet.
There's a trick to opening these.
Shalva: Here's the acai trick - so, most acai is sold in packets.
This is from Trader Joe's.
The best way we've dealt with not making a huge mess is running hot water over it until
you can crack it twice.
All right?
So, I’ve got it cracked twice and then I kind of scooch it all to the bottom, cut it
over the sink, because acai stains are really bad.
Cut it over the sink –
Kid: [Inaudible]
Shalva: Now they are, yeah.
All right.
And then push from the top like a push pop, right?
One, two, three...
Good job!
Directly into the garbage.
Lenny: We'll put the top on and start on the lowest speed your Vitamix can go and quickly
go to the highest speed it can go, and use the tamper to gently push the ingredients
down into the blade.
Remember, the tamper will never touch the blade - assuming the top is on and if you're
on the high speed your Vitamix can go, it's not going to hurt your machine.
Your machine is meant to do this.
We're going to blend for about 45 seconds, just past a - like does it like ice cream
sorbet but before it turns into a portable smoothie.
And while we're finishing, I just want to pop in to tell you that this recipe is super
easy to memorize.
It's pretty much one of everything and one and a half cups of milk.
So, one, one, one, one, one and a half and one - one, one, one, one, one and a half and
one - [Chuckles] you get it.
All right, now for the fun part: have your toppings ready because time is of the essence
here, the acai bowl will melt and get too runny pretty quickly and anything goes, but
we usually do straight lines of granola, chia seeds and dried coconut, and then usually
a drizzle of peanut butter or almond butter - fresh fruit is also great - really any nuts
or seeds or fruit.
Don't be intimidated by fancy Instagrammers acai bowls how pretty they are, how perfect
they look - prettiness is not required, especially for kids bowls.
Handfuls dumped in the middle is a-okay.
Guys, don't just watch this video, don't just try this recipe once, memorize the recipe.
Make it a part of your weekend routine.
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Thank you so much for watching and we will see you in the next one.
Bye guys!
One, one, one, one, one and a half and one - one, one, one, one, one and a half and one
- one, one, one, one, one, one and a half and one - one, one, one, one, - you get it?
That's it?
1, 1, 1, 1, 1.5 and 1.