Cherry Smoothie (Chocolate, If You Like)
Frozen cherries are easy to keep on hand and make a vibrant, nutritious, and flexible cherry smoothie. Make it chocolate if you like. Here's how.
Servings: 1
Calories: 337kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups (280 grams) frozen dark sweet cherries (see note 1)
- ¾ cup (180 ml) milk of choice (see note 2)
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon (10 grams) cacao nibs, optional
- 1 teaspoon (4 grams) maca powder, optional
Other optional ingredients
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon cherry or raspberry jam
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into the jar of a blender.
- Blend on high speed until perfectly smooth.
- Pour into a glass and serve right away.
Notes
- You can swap in a cherry-berry blend if you like, without making any other changes. Or replace half the cherries with a frozen banana for a change of pace.
- You can use any type of dairy or nondairy milk that you like to make this cherry smoothie, including homemade cashew milk. I typically use ½ cup soy milk plus ¼ cup water, since soy milk is nice and creamy but tends to freeze up a bit. Oat milk also makes excellent smoothies.
- If you're using a regular blender and including cacao nibs, you may end up with little bits of nib throughout your smoothie rather than a perfect blend. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but if you're not into it, you can use cacao powder instead. If including banana, it's also important to slice the banana before blending.
- Smoothies are at their best shortly after blending. But if you need to make your cherry smoothie in advance, you've got a couple of options. Store it in a regular cup in the freezer for up to an hour or in an insulated, lidded cup in the fridge overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 199mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 35g