This Cherry Almond Smoothie recipe is a delicious way to start your morning off right. Make this refreshing smoothie packed with cherries and almond milk for breakfast today!
I am a serious cherry fanatic. Cherries are my favourite fruit and I love using them in recipes as often as possible. For me, there is nothing better than sipping on a smoothie that uses my favourite fruit.
One thing that pairs perfectly with cherries is almonds. It just enhances the cherry flavour so much.
In fact, I highly recommend any time you bake something with cherries you should forget the vanilla extract and use almond extract instead.
That knowledge is what lead to the creation of this smoothie. I wanted to make a cherry smoothie with some frozen cherries I picked up recently. So, I used almond milk to help make the taste pop!
I whipped up a huge batch of this cherry almond smoothie recipe. Why? Because I can make one giant batch at the beginning of the week then freeze whatever I don't drink for later in the week. So, essentially one whir of my blender for a week of smoothies.
I put my extra smoothies in small mason jars, then pop a lid on them and stick them in the freezer. I keep a few different varieties on hand at all times. That gives me lots of options.
I think that is one of the reasons I love mason jars so much. They are perfect for freezing, perfect for shaking up a drink, you can use them instead of glasses for drinking and you can pop them in the dishwasher.
The fact that you can bring them on the run is another perk. That lid makes them perfectly portable.
Tips for this Cherry Almond Smoothie Recipe:
- You can adjust your ingredients depending on how thick or thin you like your smoothies.
- If you like them on the thin side I recommend adding about ¼ cup of cherry juice to this. The added flavour is fabulous too!
- If you prefer them thicker you can use more cherries and less liquid. Or add some greek yogurt to help thicken it up.
- The cinnamon gives this a serious flavour boost. It's a little out of the normal but I love mine with cinnamon. Give it a try!
- You can freeze extra portions in mason jars so you have smoothies available all week long. You are going to love being able to pull them out of the freezer on busy mornings.
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- Turtle French Toast
- Potato and Bacon Breakfast Hash
- Candied Bacon
- Banana Sticky Buns
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Cherry-Almond Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen cherries do not thaw
- 1 cup ice
- 2 cups almond milk
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Optional:
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place cherries and ice in your blender and pulse till ingredients become fine in texture.
- Add the almond milk and almond extract. Pulse until smooth.
- If you feel adventurous add some cinnamon. It will rock your smoothie world. No lie.
- Enjoy with a big old smoothie loving smile!
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Sara
This looks amazing, my girls are on a smoothie kick right now but they've never had a chocolate smoothie so I think this will blow their minds 🙂
Levan @ MyWifeMakes.com
This Cherry-Almond Smoothie looks amazing! I also love the rainbow streaks I see in one of the photos. 🙂
Wonderfully crafted recipe which I'm sure tastes divine! Thanks so much for sharing this - your blog is packed with awesome stuff, especially the desserts and drinks. YUM!
Florian @ContentednessCooking
Stunning pictures! I love the use of almond milk here. This smoothie is a must try for me. I really appreciate that there isn't any use of sugar!
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour)
I've never been a big smoothie person, but I think I could get used to this one in the morningS!
Kathy Hester
This is right up my alley! I love almond milk and cherries - now to go make this for breakfast!
Colleen (Souffle Bombay)
This sound delicious...however now that I just laid eves on your mixed berry smoothie, I have to have one of those!
Carolyn
Silk nut milks are so great in smoothies. Love this one!
Paula - bell'alimento
I'm suddenly craving a cherry almond smoothie. I wonder why ; )
The Food Hunter
Love your fancy jars!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes
Ok this needs to happen ASAP in my kitchen! We love cherries in my family!
Angela {Mind Over Batter}
I never imagined cherries and almonds would be such a great pairing! Now it's all I can think about. I'm taking your advice and freezing big batches of smoothies. I'm always right on time and every second I can save helps!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition
I love cherries and Silk Almond Milk so this needs to happen here ASAP! I love these pictures too, I am drooling 🙂
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic
Please come visit me so we can pick cherries off the trees and make smoothies and pies all day long.
Brenda@Sugar-Free Mom
I can't wait to get my hands on some fresh cherries! This smoothie sounds delicious! But I did not know you could freeze almond milk and THAT just blew my mind! Thank you! Preparing smoothies and freezing them= Genius!
Martha @ A Family Feast
Oooo - that optional Saigon cinnamon is a surprising flavor in this smoothie! Can't wait to try it!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
I loove the idea of having a few of these stashed away in the frezer! Cherries and almonds is such a wonderful treat!
Nutmeg Nanny
Yes! Another cherry lover. During the summer I will eat pounds of cherries until I can no longer afford to buy them...haha. Love that you made this smoothie and paired them with Silk almond milk. So tasty!
Cookin Canuck
I adore the cherry/almond combination too, and know that I'd love this smoothie. What a great idea to make it the night before, letting it slowly defrost in the morning.
Angie | Big Bear's Wife
Fantastic Smoothies! Almond and Cherry is such a great combo!