Cherries will be coming into season very soon, and I couldn’t contain my excitement any longer! I’m sure this will be the first of many cherry recipes as they are one of my all-time favorite fruits. This cherry almond smoothie is the perfect pick me up with Vitamins A, C, and K and even offers iron from the spinach, and magnesium from the almond butter. Cool, sweet cherries, tropical banana, creamy almond butter, rich caramel-like dates, and floral flavor-packed extracts come together to make one amazing smoothie you’ll want to make again and again! If you don’t have dates, or cannot tolerate them, you can replace them with 2 tablespoons of honey. You can also purchase already pitted and frozen cherries to save some time. Just make sure there are no pit fragments in the cherries. I’ve had this ruin a smoothie more times than I care to admit. For breakfast, lunch, or dessert this smoothie checks all the boxes and will soon become one of your favorites too!
Best Ever Cherry & Almond Smoothie
Serves 2
Prep: 15 min
Freezing: 3 hours
Blending: 2 min
Total: 13 hours 17 min
Beginner
Ingredients:
2 bananas, frozen
1 cup dark sweet cherries, pitted and frozen
¼ cup almond butter, no additives
1 ½ cups almond milk, no thickeners
½ cup spinach
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ tsp. almond extract
2 Medjool dates, soaked
2-4 cherries, whole for garnish
Method Of Prep:
- Gather and prep ingredients.
- Cut and freeze bananas. Pit and freeze cherries.
- Once frozen, pit dates and put them in a small bowl.
- Bring enough water to cover them to a boil.
- Once boiling, cover with water and let soak for 10-12 minutes.
- Next, set up your high-speed blender with the standard blade attachment.
- Once dates are done soaking, drain and discard the water, and reserve dates.
- Add in all ingredients except for the garnish and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into 2 glasses and top with a fresh cherry or two. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts:
Calories- 438
Carbs- 64.5 g
Fat- 18.2 g
Protein- 9.2 g