Luscious Black Forest Smoothie (15g protein!)
This antioxidant-rich, craveable cherry chocolate smoothie ACTUALLY tastes like a black forest cake, thanks to a secret (and super basic!) ingredient. And it will fill you up, with healthy fats and 15 grams of protein with no protein powder.
Equipment
- High Speed Blender a regular blender should work fine here too!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cherries fresh or frozen
- 1 cup soy milk or your fave higher protein milk
- ½ medium banana fresh or frozen
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons almond butter use sunflower butter for nut free!
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract omit if allergic to almond
Instructions
- Place the cherries, milk, banana, almond butter, cocoa, and almond extract in a blender and blend until smooth, about 30-45 seconds. Enjoy!!
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Notes
A couple of tips: one frozen element - either banana or cherries - makes this a yummier smoothie...but once you've blended you could also just throw a few ice cubes in there with a quick reblend to make it frosty!
Oh, and this one would make fun smoothsicles, as we call them in our house. Just pour into popsicle molds and freeze!