Chocolate Cherry Smoothie

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A delicious chocolate cherry smoothie with no banana for a healthy morning breakfast.  Filled with protein, spinach and frozen cherries, this healthy smoothie recipe will keep you full and nourished!

Chocolate Cherry Smoothie

Ready for a quiz?  Here we go:

What is a delicious combination?  Chocolate with cherries of course!

What is one of my least favorite snacks?  A smoothie that tastes like grass and leaves me hungry in 20 minutes.

Thankfully this smoothie is filling, delicious and so easy to make for a healthy and filling snack!  With simple ingredients you can literally have a nourishing and delicious snack in just a few minutes.

🍒 Ingredients – What You Need To Make a Chocolate Cherry Spinach Smoothie

Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

Ingredients for a Healthy Smoothie

• Milk of your choice:  Depending on your preference and dietary restrictions, any milk of your choice will work – dairy, oat or nut milk are all great choices.
• Vanilla protein of your choice: I generally lean towards plant protein and for this recipe I used Care of Plant Protein.  
• Cacao
• Almond butter
• Spinach
• Frozen cherries

Surprised to see no banana?  This chocolate cherry smoothie is made without bananas!

Adding a banana to a smoothie does tend to make it thicker and creamier.  You can also achieve that by adding in some frozen avocado.

🔪 Instructions – How To Make a Healthy Green Smoothie with Chocolate and Cherries

Here is how you make it:

1. Add Ingredients to blender: Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender (I recommend the Vitamix).
2. Layer in this order: Start with liquids, then spinach, then powders, then frozen fruit.
3. Blending directions: Blend on low for 40 seconds and then on high for 20 seconds to achieve a smooth smoothie with no chunks.

💭 Helpful Tips – Making A Smooth + Filling Healthy Smoothie

Protein Choice – what kind of protein should I use in a smoothie?  what else can I put in my smoothie for protein?

I tend to opt for plant protein with whole food ingredients.  For this recipe I used Care of Plant Protein.

Milk Choice – is it better to make a smoothie with milk or water?

Making a smoothie with milk versus water will depend on your preference.  Milk and nut milks tend to make smoothies thicker while water will make it thinner.

I recommend Organic Valley milks for dairy milks and Califia for plant and oat milks.

What fruits blend well together for smoothies?

My favorite combinations for fruits that blend well together are:

• Mixed Berries
• Strawberry and Kiwi
• Peach and Mango

Check out this post for some of my favorite smoothie combinations and how to make smoothie bags to freeze ahead!

What blender makes the best smoothies?

I recently purchased a Vitamix and could not recommend it more!  It is definitely pricier than some blenders but highly worth the investment if making smoothies is something you do frequently.

Other Healthy Snack Recipes You’ll Love!

• Perfect Bar Recipe
• Vanilla Almond Granola
• Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
  
• Chaffle Recipe

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