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.
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.
Later rinse cherries again a couple of times with fresh water. Drain all the water. Then remove the stems.
Pit the cherries and discard the seeds. You can chop the cherries roughly if you want. Add the cherries in a blender.
Add 1 large chopped banana. Pour almond milk. You can also use lite coconut milk or thin coconut milk.
Add the vanilla extract.
Blend till fine and smooth.
Pour in a glass and serve Cherry Smoothie straight away.
Notes
Choose to make the smoothie with sweeter cherries. They should not taste sour or tart.
Opt to make the smoothie with any plant based milk of your choice.
You could add your preferred sweetener if you prefer.
Frozen cherries also work well in the recipe. Please do not use canned, tinned or dried cherries to make this smoothie.