Yes, you read that correctly, this smoothie tastes like a decadent chocolate-cherry cake. I was blown away by this flavor combination. I’m without words. I first heard of this smoothie idea a few months back from Running with Spoon’s Black Forest Smoothie. When frozen cherries went on sale at Costco I knew I needed to try this, and for dinner! I took the recipe I had found and modified it a bunch to get my version.
I won’t make you wait any longer, here it is…go make yourself a cake in a cup for breakfast or lunch or dinner with out any guilty feelings about it!
Black Forest Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup frozen cherries
- 2-3 tablespoons dark cocoa
- 2 tablespoons ground flax
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 handful of almonds (about 6-8 almonds)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 3/4 to 1 cup of cashew milk
- Optional: 1 scoop protein powder (I used vanilla Vega protein powder)
- Optional: 1/2 cup spinach
Directions:
- If using protein powder, pour scoop into a small bowl and mix with 1/4-1/3 cups of water until a paste forms (this stops the protein powder from clumping in the smoothie).
- Place all ingredients into a blender, and blend on high until well combined.
- Drink right away, or put smoothie in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes to allow chia seeds to thicken the smoothie consistency.
I hope you make this Black Forest smoothie, so we can share a moment together understanding the pure deliciousness of it.
It looks so good!
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Thank you! If you try making it, I’d love to hear how it came out for you.
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