Cherry Smoothie

This Cherry Smoothie is made with frozen cherries, includes yogurt and milk and no bananas. The recipe can also be used to make a healthy smoothie bowl that can be topped with your favourite add-ons.

Cherries are one of my favorite summer fruits. I enjoy eating them fresh on their own but also love adding them to baked sweets, like I did with this Cherry Almond Cake.

When it comes to making smoothies I like to use frozen cherries. It's just easier and quicker since frozen cherries are already pitted. Plus frozen cherries also help to make this smoothie really frosty and thick like a cherry shake.

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• How to Make a Cherry Smoothie
• Ingredients Overview
• Steps Overview
• Cherry Smoothie Bowl
• Storage Instructions
• More Smoothie Recipes to Explore
• Cherry Smoothie Recipe

How to Make a Cherry Smoothie

Fruit smoothies are easy to make and using frozen pitted cherries makes this cherry smoothie recipe a breeze to make. Here's an overview of the ingredients I used for this banana-free Cherry Smoothie. Please see the recipe card at the end of the post for ingredient amounts.

Ingredients Overview

• I used frozen dark sweet cherries for this smoothie but you can also use fresh cherries (pitted)
• Milk: You could use a dairy or non-dairy milk such as almond milk or coconut milk.
• Yogurt, dairy or non-dairy: I used plain unsweetened yogurt, but vanilla or cherry flavored would also be delicious. For extra protein, use Greek yogurt.
• Maple syrup to sweeten the smoothie. If you use a sweetened yogurt you many not need to add any sweetener. It's best to blend the ingredients, taste and adjust for sweetness.
• A touch of almond extract. Almonds and cherries taste so good together plus almond extract intensifies the cherry flavor. If you don't have any or don't like it, you can substitute with vanilla extract for a cherry-vanilla flavored smoothie.
• Ice cubes for an extra cold and frosty smoothie. Can be omitted if you don't like your smoothies as cold.

Steps Overview

To make the smoothie, place all of your ingredients in the jar of your blender and blend until smooth. Pour smoothie into cups and enjoy!

Smoothie Variations:

Smoothie recipes are super adaptable so you can play around with the ingredients by reducing the quantity of cherries and adding another fruit.

• For a blueberry cherry smoothie, reduce cherries to one cup and add ½ cup of frozen blueberries.
• Or you can try a cherry pineapple smoothie by replacing half a cup of cherries with fresh or frozen pineapple chunks.
• For a peach cherry smoothie, use ¾ cup of fresh or frozen peach chunks and ¾ cup of frozen or fresh pitted cherries.

Tip: The important thing when playing around with the ingredients in a smoothie is trying to keep the same total amount of fruit (and vegetables) in the recipe. And then use the same amount of yogurt and milk indicated in the recipe.

Cherry Smoothie Bowl

This easy smoothie recipe can also be used to make a cherry smoothie bowl that can be topped with your favorite add-ons. Dried coconut flakes, sliced almonds, chia seeds and hemp seeds would all make delicious toppers. And if you're feeling like you deserve an extra little treat you can sprinkle a few mini chocolate chips on there as well 😉.

Storage Instructions

Smoothies taste best when they are served immediately. If you have any leftover smoothie you can pour into popsicle moulds and enjoy it as a frozen treat on a hot summer day.

Calories in this Smoothie:

This recipe will make approximately three servings and each serving contains about 138 calories.

More Smoothie Recipes to Explore

• Banana Oat Smoothie
• Blueberry Oatmeal Smoothie
• Pineapple Spinach Smoothie
• Avocado and Chocolate Smoothie
• Coffee Smoothie