I hope this inspires you to start your week right! I have a smoothie every day. Sipping on something yummy makes all the morning running around a little more palatable.
I have a crazy week and month ahead, with so many things going on, but smoothies will remain my constant. I used frozen dark sweet cherries for this version, but if you have fresh, just pit them and freeze. In the morning throw the frozen cherries in the blender.
These really reminded me of the cherry milkshakes enjoyed as kids. We would go cherry picking for hours and hours and then settle in with a vanilla ice cream-cherry-topped with whipped cream shake. Doesn’t that sound delicious? I wish calories did not count.
Enjoy a sweet sip!
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Sweet Dark Cherry Vanilla Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe banana
- 1 (6 oz) Black Cherry Greek Yogurt (such as Chobani)
- 1-1/4 cups (cold) vanilla almond milk
- 1-1/2 cups frozen dark sweet cherries, pitted
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 2 cups ice
- 1/2 teaspoon teaspoon xantham gum (optional) makes for a thicker smoothie
Directions
- Add all ingredients to blender and blend until smooth.
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Shelly says
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 7:09 amOkay I love cherry and vanilla swirled together in ice cream. So this sounds like a yummy way to wake up.
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 9:00 amI have been on the hunt for decadent smoothie recipes since it’s way too hot to even THINK about ovens, much less use one. This looks SO refreshing and fantastic! I need to get my hands on some sweet cherries ASAP!
Anne ~ Uni Homemaker says
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 2:21 pmI love the idea of dark cherry in a smoothie! This sounds so good on a hot summer day. Lovely post…
Samantha says
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 5:59 pmLooks so good. Love that you used black cherry chobani yogurt and cherries! So great.
Vera Zecevic – Cupcakes Garden says
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:34 pmDark cherries and vanilla, sound like a dream come true!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 1:05 pmThe older I get, the more I prefer vanilla to chocolate! This smoothie looks like a big slurp of heaven to me. So delicious!
Sandra says
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 9:17 amYum!!
Pam says
Friday, May 30, 2014 at 6:26 amJust started drinking cherry/blueberry smoothies last week…another way to thicken a smoothie is with chia seeds, which are full of all kinds of health benefits!!
Sally Munson says
Friday, May 30, 2014 at 6:38 amDoes the banana flavor come thru?
Cathy says
Friday, May 30, 2014 at 6:48 amIt’s not overwhelming but also adds to the sweetness and thickness of the shake.