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Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie

February 24, 2017 - 14 Comments

If you love cherries and chocolate, you have to try this Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie! It’s healthy, vegan, sugar free and gluten free! It’s one of my favorite breakfasts or afternoon snacks.

Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie - So delicious! | Healthy | Vegan | Sugar Free | Gluten FreeI can’t believe I didn’t share this recipe sooner. I’ve been enjoying this to-die-for, chocolate-covered cherry-almond smoothie for weeks.

You know, like a normal person. One who doesn’t whip out a bulky camera and tripod at breakfast.

Each morning, I’d gleefully scoop frozen dark cherries into my blender, while belting out — in my best Frankie Valli voice  — “Cherrryyy, Cherry Baby…” Then I’d swoon when I tasted that deliciously intense cherry flavor accented with almond extract and cocoa. Yum!

If you love cherries and chocolate, you have to try this Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie! It's healthy, vegan, sugar free and gluten free! It's one of my favorite breakfasts or afternoon snacks.Then I remembered I have a food blog. And chocolate and cherries would have been great for Valentine’s Day…or Presidents Day! You know…the whole cherry-tree legend with George Washington. (Supposedly, as a six-year-old boy, he used his hatchet to cut his father’s beloved cherry tree, and then confessed when his dad was angry. George couldn’t tell a lie.)

I’m a stunad for not sharing this chocolate-covered cherry smoothie earlier. But, it’s still February, right?

And wait until you taste this. If you love cherry-flavored anything, it’ll knock your socks off.

Of course, there’s a banana in there too, plus walnuts and oats. (You know me and my healthy, vegan smoothies. They’re gluten free, if you use gluten-free oats. And sugar free, if you use unsweetened almond milk.) But that all-natural, cherry flavor really shines here.

Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie - So delicious! | Healthy | Vegan | Sugar Free | Gluten FreeAs a kid, I always loved cherry candy and cherry popsicles best. I secretly enjoyed getting a cold so Dad would give me Luden’s cough drops to take to school. Does anyone else remember that slim, white cardboard box and those oh-so-delicious wild cherry cough drops??!

Wait, I found them online! This is unsponsored, but here’s my Amazon link for Luden’s Wild Cherry Cough Drops in the box, in case you want to buy a pack of 20.  Maybe I should request them for my birthday present…

OK, enough with the cough drops. Let’s get back to this chocolate-covered cherry-almond smoothie. If you love cherries, if you love chocolate, if you love chocolate-covered cherries, if you love almond flavor, you must try this!

Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie - So delicious! | Healthy | Vegan | Sugar Free | Gluten FreeJust make sure to sing at the top of your lungs when blending it.

“Cherrryyy, Cherry Baby!”

Enjoy! And, if cherries aren’t your jam (what?!!), you might enjoy my Chocolate-Covered Pecan Banana Smoothie or this Pomegranate Smoothie with Banana and Walnuts. And, if you don’t eat bananas, definitely try my Strawberry-Grape Breakfast Smoothie.

(Recipe Source: Cooking with Mamma C)

5 from 2 votes
Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie - So delicious! | Healthy | Vegan | Sugar Free | Gluten Free
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Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie
Prep Time
4 mins
Total Time
4 mins
 
One of my favorite smoothies ever! It's healthy, vegan & gluten free.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond, breakfast smoothie, chocolate cherry smoothie, gluten free, vegan
Servings: 1
Calories: 482 kcal
Author: Cooking with Mamma C
Ingredients
  • 1 ripe banana (peeled & broken in half)
  • heaping 1/2 cup frozen dark, pitted cherries
  • 1/3 cup oats (use gluten free if needed)
  • 1/4 cup shelled walnut halves
  • 1 cup almond milk (I use unsweetened)
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 4-5 ice cubes (add more if using cherries that aren't frozen)
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Add all the ingredients to your blender. Blend until smooth, stopping once to scrape down the cocoa from the sides of your blender container.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 482 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 331mg14%
Potassium 802mg23%
Carbohydrates 62g21%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 24g27%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 75IU2%
Vitamin C 15.1mg18%
Calcium 343mg34%
Iron 2.6mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Chocolate-Covered Cherry-Almond Smoothie - So delicious! | Healthy | Vegan | Sugar Free | Gluten Free
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  1. "Cheffie Cooks"

    March 2, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Happy March Andrea! xo love this combo.

    Reply
    • Mamma C

      March 2, 2017 at 5:53 pm

      Spring is almost here! Soon, we can get fresh cherries instead of frozen. 🙂

      Reply
  2. [email protected]

    February 26, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    Oh yes – I am all about chocolate and cherry and Frankie Valli! Have you seen Jersey Boys? So, so good! Anyway – this smoothie is a winner in my book! Thanks for (finally) sharing, my friend!! 😉

    Reply
    • Mamma C

      February 27, 2017 at 8:11 am

      I loved Jersey Boys! Thanks, Annie!

      Reply
  3. Mary

    February 24, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    Ok, now I’ve got “Cherry Baby” stuck in my head 🙂 But seriously, this sounds so good! I love the addition of oats and walnuts here–almost like a cherry pie in smoothie form!

    Reply
    • Mamma C

      February 24, 2017 at 3:17 pm

      Haha! Sorry. (#notsorry) I love your description, Mary. It is like a chocolate-cherry pie in smoothie form!

      Reply
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