Cherry Banana Smoothie Recipe
This Cherry Banana Smoothie comes together in 5 minutes using 5 ingredients. Serve it for a quick breakfast or snack.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 cup pitted cherries frozen
- 1 large banana sliced and frozen
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender.
- Tip – Thaw the frozen cherries and banana for 5 minutes if they are too hard, to ease the blending process.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add milk if the smoothie is thick for your liking. Check for the sweetener and add more if needed.
- Pour the smoothie into 2 serving glasses. Garnish with cherry and mint leaves and serve.
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Notes
When buying cherries, look for the dark, sweet ones, not the tart ones.
If you forget to freeze the cherries, simply add some ice cubes along with the fresh cherries while blending.
Cocoa powder is a great addition to that extra chocolaty taste.
Add some greens such as spinach, kale, etc. The addition of greens will change the color of the smoothie, but the taste will be delicious.
You can also add almond butter, peanut butter, hemp seeds, chia seeds, and flax seeds while blending.
To make it vegan, replace regular milk and yogurt with vegan milk and yogurt.
Nutrition
Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 543mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 155mg | Iron: 1mg
