Cherry Smoothie
This cherry smoothie recipe is the result of being elbow deep in cherry season. I've tripled-down on all things red here - cold-brewed hibiscus water (easy to make), blood oranges, and plump, sweet cherries. It’s fantastic!
The cherry smoothie I’m making this year. As we all know, cherry season is fleeting, and it is tres important to make the most of it. In this case I've tripled-down on all things red - cold-brewed hibiscus water (easy to make), blood oranges, and plump, sweet cherries.
To Make a Cherry Smoothie
It may seem obvious, but if you freeze your cherries, go ahead and pit them first. Just a reminder. I also tend to freeze the banana component of smoothies. For this version, everything goes into the blender - cherries, bananas, nut butter, etc. - and fire it up.
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Cherry Smoothie
Cherry season is fleeting, this smoothie is also delicious if you need to swap in alternative fruit - strawberries, raspberries, or a blend of red fruit/berries is delicious. You can make it with frozen or unfrozen fruit - or a mix, which is what I typically have around.
- 1 1/2 cups sweet cherries, pitted
- 1/2 cup hibiscus water* or water
- 1 banana, peeled
- 1/3 cup almond or coconut milk (or other nut milk)
- 1 (blood) orange, peeled and seeded
- 1 heaping tablespoon almond (or nut) butter
- 1 cup cubed pineapple
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Combine all the ingredients in an upright blender and process until uniform. If the smoothie is too thick, carefully incorporate more hibiscus water, slowly, through the feed hole on the lid with the motor running. Pour into glasses and enjoy.
Serves 2-3.
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Hi, where do you find Hibiscus/Jamaica?
Thanks,
Melina
Hi Melina – you can search online, or find it at any Mexican market.
Is it possible to use rice milk? I am unable to have nut/soy/coconut milk , I was just going to substitute like usual but it specified nut milk and I wasn’t sure if the nut milk added something that rice milk would not.
Hi Melissa, I typically don’t love rice milk, but you can absolutely use it, or any other nut or seed milk you think will taste great.
Hey, great inspiration for the summer. Thank you. Bought some cherries today at the market 🙂
You’re obviously enjoying that all-things red thingy of yours, lol! Well, this somewhat red cherry smoothie is definitely a winner. I love that it’s simple, it’s healthy and of course it never hurt that it’s pretty, right? Love the idea of using hibiscus water, too.
Thank you for this delicious addition to my smoothie repertoire, easity adaptable to what I had on hand (tangerine juice instead of blood orange, milk + a spoonful of coconut oil).
Thank you for this healthy unique cherry smooth idea. This is the first time I have heard of a cherry smooth. I am not sure why it is not common, since there are so many health benefits for consuming cherries. Tart and sweet cherries provide excellent health benefits. They are a good source of fiber, vitamin C, and potassium. Tart cherries provide a good source of vitamin A and melatonin (a sleep hormone that aids in sleeping). Deep red pigment cherries are known from flavonoids which are powerful antioxidants that help fight free radical and cancer. Cherries are well known to help reduce painful inflammation in the body such as arthritis and gout.
Oh cherries ! I love you with all my being, I could have 2 of these right now ! Beautiful !
This sounds delicious! I’ll go check out my fridge to see if I have at least most of the ingredients.
I am cherry lover and this dish looks so yummy that i can’t wait to make it.It is very smooth and perfect drink for summers.
I will definatly try this one 🙂 Love having smoothies for breakfast! Have a great stay in Hong Kong, enjoy the time! Greetings from Südtirol, Italy 🙂
This is a seriously special cherry smoothie. I’ve not brewed hibiscus water but I love this pairing with cherries. Hope it boosted your Vitamin C levels for the trip over. Looking forward to pictures and stories from your time there!
I love cherries. Still around a month to wait in the UK until we get them properly in season – and the brightest, juiciest, best ones come from Kent. My husband just came home with two bags of imported cherries (Spain, I think) and the flavour was such a disappointment. Local is always best. However I did manage to bring out some taste in them by baking a gorgeous cherry clafoutis and eating it with clotted cream!
I love cherries, especially when they are bursting to life this time of year. Smoothies look like the perfect vehicle for getting my cherry fill too!
I LOVE cherries, get them while you can! Using infutions instead or water for a soothie base is something I do often – keeps thing interesting on the smoothie front. Love the idea of red on red. I bet this would be fantastic with frozen cherries or raspberries as well.
Such a well-timed post for me – I was in an Afro-Caribbean shop yesterday and saw bags of pink leaves called ‘dried sorrel’ which confused me as I thought sorrel was green. Your comments about hibiscus/jamaica reminded me of these pink leaves, so I’ve just looked it up and it turns out that hibiscus is also known as ‘the sorrel of the Caribbean’, which is great as it means that I now know where to buy hibiscus to brew my own agua de jamaica based on your instructions! Thank you! Here’s the wiki link if you’re interested – I didn’t realise it was such a globally used plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle_%28plant%29
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