What’s the cure for a chocolate coma brought on from several helpings of these? A full serving of fruits and veg in liquid cake form! It’ll snap you right out of that sugar coma.
Introducing the Black Forest Smoothie courtesy of Amanda over at CLEAN! It truely does taste like cake batter in a cup. yummmm.
I stumbled upon this recipe a couple of months ago when I was doing my first ever cleanse which I now attribute to my healthier lifestyle and weight loss (yay!). For the program I had to give up sugar for 21 days- yikes! It wasn’t quite as difficult as I thought and with a little help from this smoothie I made it through!
Black Forest Smoothie
Makes two servings.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 3/4 – 1 cup frozen cherries (the sweet dark kind not tart)
- 1-2 tbs of chopped almonds or a tbs of almond butter
- 1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1-2 tbs cocoa powder
- 1 tbs ground flax seed or chia
- 1 tbs protein powder of choice (optional)
Blend together and enjoy! Adjust ingredients as necessary, adding a little more milk if it’s too thick, or more cherries or ice if it’s too then. Add a squirt of honey or agave if you need a little more sweetness.
Feeling totally awesome with yo healthy self? Throw in a handful of spinach for a serving of veg. I *promise* you won’t taste it
Cherries and almond milk sounds like a great combination. Smoothies are so refreshing this time of year. We could always use something tasty that is secretly healthy. Thanks for sharing.
Your version is very interesting and I can see that you have a lovely collection of recipes!! Would love to visit here again!
This looks like such a good smoothie! I have been on a smoothie kick all summer and love getting new ideas!
Love smoothies… so refreshing. Will try this.
Thanks for stopping by!
oh me too! Especially with the crazy heat we’ve been having down in Texas lately- 52 days of 100+ degree weather. crazy!
I am totally going to try this. Cake batter and a straw? Yes please 🙂
I am usually not much of a smoothie fan, but this one sounds too good to pass up!
Oh this is like a healthy version of the CBTL one! Love it I need to get some frozen cherries.
I wasn’t either but this one will change your mind!
oh for sure! My freezer is always stocked with frozen cherries. They make the tastiest smoothies.