Cherry Chocolate Smoothie - The black forest flavours you know and love in healthy smoothie form! Silky, smooth, rich, creamy, banana-free, and made with frozen cherries so that you can enjoy it all year long!
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Hot on the heels of my cherry smoothie is this black forest-inspired little number. Cherry Chocolate Smoothie!
With frozen cherries, rich cocoa powder, oats (for that cookie/cake-y hit), and almond butter (because cherries and almonds are a real power duo), it's a real breakfast treat, and if you use soy milk it contains 20 grams of protein!
Prepping this one ahead is a great way to get life’s chaos under control. Pop all of the ingredients (except the dairy-free milk) into a freezer-safe container or bag. Freeze it up, then when you're ready to blend, tip it into your blender jar, add your dairy-free milk, and you're good to go!
Mel x
P.S. Love the cherry chocolate combo? Give my Black Forest Overnight Oats a try too!
Ingredients
Here is what you need at a glance, along with some important ingredient notes & substitution ideas:
- Cherries - These need to be frozen cherries. They thicken and chill your smoothie. Bonus points to them for being way more budget-friendly than fresh cherries, and you can enjoy them all year round!
- Oats - These give the smoothie a cakey/cookie-like flavour, thicken it, and make it more filling.
- Almond butter - My choice because almonds and cherries are a match made in heaven, but technically, any other nut or seed butter will work. This adds healthy fats and protein, making the smoothie more satisfying.
- Cocoa powder - For the chocolate hit. You can also use cacao powder. The amount of cocoa powder is customizable. The more you add, the deeper the chocolate flavour. Be careful, though, as depending on what brand you use, adding too much can make your smoothie a bit bitter. I recommend adding it to taste.
- Sweetener - I like to use a medjool date in my smoothies, but you could use maple syrup instead.
- Milk - My preference is always soy milk because of the natural protein boost it gives smoothies, but any dairy-free milk works fine if you don't have any, even vanilla or chocolate-flavoured milks.
- Salt - Just a pinch to enhance the chocolate flavour.
Recipe
Cherry Chocolate Smoothie
Author:Ingredients
- 1 heaping cup (150 grams) frozen cherries , I use dark, sweet cherries
- 1 to 2 medjool dates
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- 1 to 2 tablespoons cocoa
- ⅓ heaping cup (40 grams) oats , (rolled, old-fashioned or quick - certified GF if necessary)
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- about ¾ cup (180 ml) soy milk , for a higher protein choice, or any other dairy-free milk if less protein is ok
- 1 small pinch sea salt
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INSTRUCTIONS
- Add everything to a blender jar and blend until smooth. I recommend starting with 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder, 1 date, and about ¾ of the milk. Some cocoa powders are more potent than others, and some can be a little bitter, so it's best not to start with too much. It's also nice to be able to customize the thickness by reserving some milk and adding as needed at the end.
- Taste. Add more cocoa powder and an extra date if desired, and a splash more milk to thin as necessary, then serve.
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