Açai Juice Beverage Pioneer Offers 32 Ways to Enjoy 32 ounces of Bossa Nova Superfruits

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bossa Nova, the Superfruit Company, today announced that the company now offers Açai Original, Açai Blueberry and Acerola Mango in a 32-ounce size at major grocery retailers, natural food stores, specialty retailers and co-ops nationwide. Consumers can now incorporate superfruit juice beverages as a refrigerator favorite for the whole family. Now that the 32-ounce bottle allows you to drink Bossa Nova as a regular healthy treat, here is a list of 32 fun ways to use 32 ounces of Bossa Nova. (Note: full recipes can be found below.)

1. Mix Açai Blueberry juice with mint and strawberries for a refreshing round of beverages at your rooftop garden party.

2. Throw a fundraiser that benefits Amazon rainforest conservation and serve Bossa Nova Açai Original, made from sustainably harvested, hand-picked açai berries from the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.

3. Take a capoeira lesson and recuperate with some Açai Original.

4. Treat your family or friends to an antioxidant-packed snack with Açai Blueberry smoothies.

5. Throw a 1960’s Bossa Nova-themed party with some Bossa Nova tunes and Bossa Nova Original Açai Manhattan cocktails.

6. Mix a bowl of exotic Acerola Mango punch for a relaxing pool party.

7. Bring a bottle of Açai Blueberry on your next camping trip. It pairs well with morning pancakes cooked over an open fire. Tip: Mix in a little juice with the maple syrup for a delicious fruity accent.

8. Make a batch of Açai Blueberry sorbet for an exotic dessert from the Amazon rainforest.

9. If you’re training for a 5k, 10k or marathon this fall, try swapping your recovery sports drink with a few bottles of Açai Original. Its thirst-quenching, moderately sweet taste is a perfect way to rehydrate.

10. Make some refreshing Açai Blueberry popsicles. The kids will go wild for the wild-harvested berry taste of açai.

11. Pack your suitcase with some Bossa Nova to enjoy during your stay at an eco-resort on the Brazilian coast.

12. Keep your body energized with meaningful nutrition during a long hiking trip. The antioxidants in Açai Original help protect against free radical formation in the body and maintain a healthy cardiovascular system by increasing blood flow.

13. Share a few Açai Mango milkshakes for a special tropical treat.

14. Top salads with antioxidants by adding a deliciously different Açai Original yogurt dressing.

15. Mix up your workout routine and try taking a samba dancing class. Refresh yourself while keeping in the Brazilian spirit with some Açai Original.

16. Ice a chocolate cake with pretty purple Açai Original frosting.

17. Enjoy a non-alcoholic picnic drink with some antioxidants at the park by sipping some Açai Original out of wine glasses.

18. Throw an exotic Brazilian-themed party! A few bottles of Açai Original will create an authentic vibe.

19. Make an Açai Original Halloween super punch.

20. Enjoy a sunny Saturday by biking over to your neighborhood farmer’s market. You’ll want to replenish with Acai Original; it’s moderately sweet taste is perfect on a hot day.

21. Help your fellow Pilates classmates replenish after a tough morning workout by sharing your Acerola Mango. Acerola contains a full spectrum of flavonoids and micronutrients.

22. Serve Bossa Nova Açai Original granitas for a special dessert or mid-course palate-cleanser.

23. Serve Bossa Nova Acerola Mango mimosas at an engagement party brunch.

24. Keep hydrated by sipping on a bottle of Açai Original at your Bikram yoga classes.

25. Fight the afternoon doldrums at the office by bringing in 32 ounces of Açai Original to share with your colleagues.

26. Get seven times the vitamin C of your traditional morning juice by swapping your orange juice for Bossa Nova’s Acerola Mango!

27. Toast to finishing your 90-minute spin class with an antioxidant boost of Açai Original. You deserve it! Cheers!

28. Thank your body for all of its hard work on Labor Day with some antioxidant-rich Açai Original.

29. Celebrate Brazilian Independence Day with your family on September 7, with some samba dancing, Feijoada, and Açai Original.

30. Celebrate Rainforest Awareness Week from October 10 – 16 and enjoy the fruits of the rainforest with some Açai Original.

31. Invite your workout buddy to an outdoor fitness challenge! Do 32 push-ups then drink to your health by sharing 32oz. of Açai Original.

32. Even though we fall back an hour in the autumn, sharing a delicious 32-oz. bottle of Acerola with Mango with the family can help us spring forward.

Recipes:

Bossa Nova Muddle

Muddled mint and strawberries, enough to fill the bottom of each glass
2 ounces gin
3 ounces Bossa Nova Açai with Blueberry juice
Squeeze of lemon
Splash of ginger ale

Bossa Nova Manhattan

2 ounces Bossa Nova Açai Original
¾ ounce Sweet Vermouth
2 ½ ounces Bourbon
1 dash bitters
Garnish with a twist of orange

Bossa Nova exotic punch

16 ounces Acerola Mango
1 (48-ounce) bottle pineapple juice
1 liter ginger ale
1 pint hulled and sliced strawberries

Bossa Nova Açai Original sorbet

2 cups Açai Original
2/3 cup white sugar
1 cup orange juice
Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

Follow your ice cream-machine’s instructions.

Acerola Mango milkshake

1 fresh mango, cut into pieces (alternatively use 1 cup frozen mango)
¾ cup skim milk
7 ounces frozen vanilla yogurt
½ cup Acerola Mango juice

Açai with Blueberry smoothie

½ cup of frozen blueberries
½ cup of blueberry or plain yogurt
½ a frozen banana
½ cup Açai with Blueberry juice

Bossa Nova Açai Original salad dressing

3 ounces Açai Original
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 squeeze of lime
⅓ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon plain yogurt

Bossa Nova Açai Original frosting

1 ½ cups Açai Original juice
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
1 ⅔ cup powdered sugar

Heat Açai Original juice over low heat on a stovetop, and reduce to about a third. Allow to cool. Place butter into electric mixer bowl and beat on medium speed for one minute until creamy. Add the cream cheese and continue to mix for two more minutes, turning the speed down to low and slowly adding in the powdered sugar. Stir until mixed. Fold in the açai juice reduction until evenly mixed then ice your cake!

Halloween super punch

8 cups light rum
4 cups of Acerola Mango
1 bottle of champagne
½ bottle of Sweet Vermouth

Pour the rum, Acerola Mango and vermouth in a large punch bowl over a block of ice. Stir well, then add the champagne. Garnish with sliced lime and serve in punch cups. Serves 32.

Bossa Nova granita

5 ½ cups Açai Original
Sprigs of mint

Pour the Açai Original juice into an 8 x 12 x 2-inch roasting pan that allows the juice to spread out to about 1-inch deep. Place the juice and serving glasses in the freezer. Remove the juice from the freezer after 30 minutes and scrape and stir with a fork to break up the ice. Return to the freezer and freeze until solid, about 2 to 3 hours, scraping with fork every hour or so.

If the granita freezes too hard, leave the pan out at room temperature until it softens enough to be scraped again with a fork. When ready, scoop the granita into chilled cups and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Bossa Nova Mimosas

½ ounce Bossa Nova Açai Original
3 ounces Champagne

For a non-alcoholic version, replace the champagne with sparkling apple cider.

About Bossa Nova

The Bossa Nova Superfruit Juice Company researches, explores and delivers nature’s most potent superfruits. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., Bossa Nova introduced its antioxidant-rich açai juice in the North American market in 2005. In 2008, Bossa Nova broadened its product line to include 10 total superfruit flavors: Açai Original, Açai Blueberry, Açai Mango, Acerola Mango, Açai Passionfruit, Açai Raspberry, Acerola Red Peach, Mangosteen Passionfruit, Mangosteen Dragonfruit, and Goji Berry Tart Cherry. Beverages Holdings, LLC, acquired Bossa Nova in 2009, enabling the company to take advantage of its world class supply chain and manufacturing practices. Available in 10-oz. and 32-oz. bottles, Bossa Nova superfruit juice beverages are calorie-conscious and lightly sweetened with low-glycemic agave. For more information, including where to purchase Bossa Nova products, please visit www.bossausa.com. Become a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/BossaNova.