Get your chocolate fix (and your greens) with this thick and decadent chocolate cherry smoothie with cocoa powder, frozen cherries, baby greens and almond butter. Vegan and gluten-free.
The cherry and chocolate smoothie combo isnāt something new for me. Iāve been in love with it ever since trying Kristenās Cherry Chocolate Bomb ShakeĀ a few years ago. For some reason back then it seemed like frozen cherries were hard to find, but lately Iāve been seeing them every time I go to the store so I decided to buy a bag and experiment with an updated chocolate cherry smoothie.
This time I jazzed things up a bit by adding a cup of baby greens and almond butter for some healthy fat. I personally really like the bittersweet flavor that the cacao powder adds and the tartness from the cherries, but if you like things a little on the sweeter side Iād recommend adding in frozen banana chunks or a few medjool dates. Either will sweeten it right up!
Using frozen cherries gives the smoothie a thick consistency and makes it really cold, which I prefer. Room temp smoothies arenāt my thing!Ā The smoothie is meant to serve one, but it can also be halved and used as a snack. I portioned mine into two small mason jars to store in the fridge for later — or you know this morning, after I already had breakfast. š
If you make this cherry chocolate smoothie, please be sure to leave a comment and star rating below. Your feedback is super helpful for the EBF team and other readers who are thinking about making the recipe.Ā
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Get your chocolate fix (and your greens) with this thick and decadent chocolate cherry smoothie with cocoa powder, frozen cherries, baby greens and almond butter. Vegan and gluten-free.
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen cherries
- 1 Tablespoon almond butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons raw cocoa powder
- 1 cup baby greens
- 1/2 frozen banana or 2 pitted Medjool dates (optional)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a high powered blender and blend until smooth.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 304
- Sugar: 30g
- Fat: 11g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 8g
Keywords: chocolate cherry smoothie
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Swarna says
February 27, 2015 at 10:12 amHi Brittany,
Happy Friday:)
Looks yummy! Can you please tell me what blender you use? Thanks!
Brittany Mullins says
February 27, 2015 at 2:08 pmHi Swarna! I have a Vitamix and love it. š
Les @ The Balanced Berry says
February 27, 2015 at 10:32 amYum! Chocolate + Cherry = a match made in heaven!
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
February 27, 2015 at 11:50 amThis looks yummy and I have that exact cacao powder. I need to make!
Jenny Bender says
February 27, 2015 at 1:16 pmYum! I have been drinking green smoothies with almond butter + half a frozen banana + cashew milk lately. I used to love chocolate cherry protein shakes, so I will have to combine the two! š
AGS says
February 27, 2015 at 3:06 pmI tried a similar one with strawberries the other day. Frozen cherries sounds even more delicious. Thanks!
Amanda says
February 27, 2015 at 3:18 pmI love that I can sneak the greens into the smoothie without charging the color
kathy says
February 27, 2015 at 10:58 pmsugar seems high—where does it all come from?
Brittany Mullins says
February 28, 2015 at 8:19 amThe cherries.
Ashley @ A Lady Goes West says
February 28, 2015 at 10:42 amI recently started adding mangoes to smoothies, but have never used cherries. Sounds delish! Stay warm! š
Swarna says
February 28, 2015 at 11:29 amBrittany, thanks a lot for the coupon code! I am planning to purchase one in the next couple of days. I have a Ninja now but not too happy with it.
Tiffany says
February 28, 2015 at 12:32 pmHi Brittany, thank you so much for this recipe! I made it this morning and it is now my new favorite smoothie! The only change I made was to use unsweetened almond milk in place of the water. I also added the optional dates. It honestly tasted like a rich chocolate dessert.
Thanks again and happy weekend!
Jess Dang says
February 28, 2015 at 8:41 pmI love cherries but have never had them in a smoothie – such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Ashley S. says
March 7, 2015 at 10:22 amWow!!! I made this for breakfast! It’s so chocolatey and decadent. Thanks, Brittany š
Brittany Mullins says
March 7, 2015 at 2:33 pmYay! So glad you liked it.
Vanessa says
March 10, 2015 at 8:54 amThis was amazing!! I have a small “personal” sized smoothie blender so I cut the cherries down to one cup in order to fit everything in and it was still delicious. It felt decadent to have for breakfast!
kita roberts says
November 29, 2016 at 8:37 amOh man! This smoothie looks crazy delicious. I am always hunting for fresh new recipes to add to the rotation.
Heather Kinnaird says
November 29, 2016 at 9:50 amI really miss the snow, and thunk my kids would love waking up to a snowy yard and no school, but snow or no snow I just love this smoothie idea, I never use cherries and we all love them
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says
November 29, 2016 at 5:26 pmI love chocolate and cherries together!! I love that you added greens to it. Smoothies are the best. Even in the winter!:)
Nicole Taggart says
November 29, 2016 at 9:23 pmugh snow.
But this smoothie looks so good and refreshing
★★★★★
melissa king says
November 30, 2016 at 8:35 amI love how easy it is to get frozen cherries now too. And I love the chocolate cherry combo. So good!
Brittany Mullins says
November 30, 2016 at 9:49 amAgreed! They were hard to find for a while. And chocolate cherry is so good! I can’t get over it.
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
February 9, 2017 at 10:21 amThis cherry and chocolate smoothie sounds wonderful and I love how much goodness you packed into it!
Heather Kinnaird says
February 9, 2017 at 10:54 amwishing I had some cherries right now, we LOVE that cacao powder
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says
February 9, 2017 at 7:29 pmCherry and chocolate is the best flavor combination ever! This sounds great!