Not many of us are perhaps used to cooking with acai berries. Here are two simple recipes: Acai Berry Smoothie and Acai na Tigela (Acai in a bowl).

Açaí Berry Smoothie

• 1 1/4 c. plain or vanilla soymilk, or almond milk
• 3/4 c. Orange juice
• 3/4 c. Acai juice
• 1 large Mango, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks (use frozen mango chunks for an extra thick smoothie
• 1 c. fresh or frozen blueberries

Serves 2

Courtesy of Beth A. Booker MS, MPH, RD, LDN

Açaí na Tigela (Açaí in a bowl)

Pulp

• 1 1/2 scoops frozen acai pulp (about 1 cup)
• 1 banana
• 1 tsp guarana powder
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 tbsp honey
• Topping

• ¼ cup Granola
• 4 sliced strawberries

Pulse in blender until achieving the consistency of a soft ice cream.

Serve in bowl with halved strawberries and granola as topping.

Recipe courtesy of Maira Quillin