In our area, Starbucks did a test of something called an “Acai Berry Juice Frappuccino”. It was a iced, blended juice drink that had a vaguely mango-ish taste. Acai Berries (pronounced “ah-sigh-ee”) are supposed to be very good for you, as well (at least that’s what they say THIS week). Girl child grew very fond of these and was disappointed to find out that their “test” period was over. We are hoping that this test will reveal that it was WILDLY popular and they will bring this drink to Starbucks all over the country. In the meantime, I was very excited to find frozen Acai Berry juice at Central Market and came up with this drink as an approximation of the Frappuccino. Girl and Boy were very happy to see this in the car when I picked them up from school today (cute pineapple cups leftover from a “luau” at a friend’s ranch house last year).
Acai Berry/Pineapple Smoothie
1 packet frozen Acai Berry Juice Smoothie
(the ones that I found are organic and made by Sambazon)
1 (6 oz) cup of vanilla yogurt
about 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
(I keep all sorts of cut-up fruit in the freezer; smoothies are a popular breakfast around here.)
about 1/2 cup milk
Put Acai Berry, yogurt and pineapple together in the blender and puree, adding milk as necessary to reach the desired consistency.