Açaí Bites

Y’all know I love açaí anything! I discovered this dessert at a local grocery store in Florida last summer. The store was packed with products from Sambazon (lead açaí seller,) and one of them was their açaí bites (pictured below.) I couldn’t find these things ANYWHERE else, so I experimented with making my own and I think I got the perfect recipe!

Ingredients

• Sambazon açaí original mix
• Almond milk (I use unsweetened, but if you want your dessert to taste sweet, use sweetened!)
• Honey
• Sugar (optional)
• Banana (optional)
• Chocolate (I used vegan dark chocolate, but use whatever you’d prefer!)

Instructions

1. Make your açaí mixture in a blender. This is totally up to you, but mine is like this: 1 açaí pack, 2 tbsp of almond milk, 1 tbsp of honey. You can add more honey or sugar to make yours sweeter and add a banana if you want your mixture to be less “icey” once frozen.
2. Melt your chocolate. I melt mine in a bowl in a microwave (college life,) but do whatever works best for you!
3. Take an ice cube tray and cover each spot with a decently thick layer of melted chocolate. (This was tricky and I ended up using my fingers. I think a tray that is ‘bendable’ is best so you can pop the spots up to cover them then flip them down to cool.) Place in the freezer until frozen solid (mine took around 5 minutes to freeze.)
4. Spread your açaí mixture into each spot on your ice cube tray. Place in the freezer until mixture is frozen (mine took around 10-15 minutes to freeze.)
5. Top each spot off with a solid layer of melted chocolate. Place in the freezer until the top layer is frozen. Enjoy!

I love açaí and this desert has been a favorite of mine! Sambazon has other recipe ideas that I have yet to try, but you should look at other recipes they offer if you’re interested! Click here to explore on their website!