This Cherry Smoothie is a delicious, thick, healthy smoothie made with fresh cherries and almond milk. To thicken the smoothie, I have added a banana, but it can be skipped and you can use more cherries instead.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 25 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 1
  • Category: Beverages
  • Cuisine: World

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup cherries (- 100 grams, fresh and sweet tasting)
  • 1 banana (- large)
  • ½ cup Almond Milk (or lite coconut milk or water)
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (- optional)

Method

  1. Rinse cherries in water first for a couple of times. Then soak cherries in a bowl of water for 15 to 20 minutes in which ½ tablespoon white vinegar or apple cider vinegar is added. This is done to get rid of pesticides.
  2. Later rinse cherries again a couple of times with fresh water. Drain all the water. Then remove the stems.
  3. Pit the cherries and discard the seeds. You can chop the cherries roughly if you want. Add the cherries in a blender.
  4. Add 1 large chopped banana. Pour almond milk. You can also use lite coconut milk or thin coconut milk.
  5. Add the vanilla extract.
  6. Blend till fine and smooth.
  7. Pour in a glass and serve Cherry Smoothie straight away.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.