Sweet and juicy cherries blended with your favourite milk, cocoa powder and bananas to thicken make a rich and delicious Chocolate Cherry Smoothie that the whole family will love. It tastes like a milkshake, but it’s much healthier and naturally sweetened. Lots of ways you can adapt it too.
Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
Chocolate and cherry is a classic flavour combination. Waking up and having something chocolatey for breakfast seems so indulgent, but this chocolate cherry smoothie tastes more indulgent than it actually is, as it is pretty healthy and you could easily sneak in some greens too.
I always feel energised after a chocolate smoothie. It’s those endorphins kicking in when you have something that tastes that good, but you don’t get the sugar crash after like you might do with something else chocolatey. Plus, cherries are so good for you – a good source of vitamins A and B, as well as potassium, calcium and magnesium. Cherries are great for heart health and help make our bones strong and skin glow. Sounds good to me!
How To Thicken a Smoothie
During the warmer months we usually use frozen cherries and bananas, and that really helps to thicken the smoothie. It is fairly thick anyway, but you can add oats or avocado to make it thicker, or if you aren’t a fan of banana. Using frozen banana makes it taste more like a thick and creamy milkshake too.
What Milk To Use
You can really use any milk you like. We went with almond milk to make it a vegan option, but dairy milk or another plant based milk will work too. If you want to make this smoothie feel extra indulgent, then swap some of the milk for coconut milk and it will make it extra thick and creamy.
Other Smoothie Ingredients
There are so many different ways you can adapt this smoothie and these are just some of our favourite. Add some extra protein and make it thicker and creamier by blending in some Greek yoghurt. You could also add nut butter (cashew is our favourite) for a protein boost.
If you want to sneak some greens in to this smoothie, then go with either avocado, spinach or kale. If you are using leafy greens then make sure you are using a high powered blender so everything is nice and smooth.
How To Make a Chocolate Smoothie – Step by Step
One: Pit the cherries and slice the banana. Put into a blender.
Two: Top up with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
Other Smoothie Recipes To Try:
Kale Smoothie
Peach Smoothie
Grapefruit Smoothie
Tropical Smoothie
Blueberry Smoothie
Vanilla Spiced Breakfast Smoothie
Apple Pie Smoothie
Some extra tips for this Chocolate Smoothie:
- If you bananas are really ripe, then you might find that you don’t need to add any extra sweetener. It depends on your taste
- Add some extra protein this smoothie with either some Greek yoghurt or nut butter.
- Give the smoothie a green boost by blending in some avocado, kale or spinach.
- To make the smoothie thicker, use frozen fruit or adding some oats.
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Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 200 g cherries pitted
- 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 350 ml almond milk
Instructions
- Pit the cherries and slice the banana. Put into a blender.
- Top up with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
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Notes
- If you bananas are really ripe, then you might find that you don't need to add any extra sweetener. It depends on your taste
- Add some extra protein this smoothie with either some Greek yoghurt or nut butter.
- Give the smoothie a green boost by blending in some avocado, kale or spinach.
- To make the smoothie thicker, use frozen fruit or adding some oats.
Aislinn says
13th January 2015 at 9:12 amHow ripe do the bananas need to be before you freeze them? Is it okay to use fresh ones or do they need to be a little over ripe, like in comparison to using them for banana bread
Dannii says
13th January 2015 at 5:15 pmThey need to be somewhere inbetween just bought and banana bread ripe ideally.
Aislinn says
13th January 2015 at 8:43 pmPerfect thank you! Is there a correlation between the ripeness and the intensity of the banana flavor? Like for your “chocolate ice cream” recipe I don’t want it to taste like banana so would I want those to be less ripe or does it matter?
Dannii says
14th January 2015 at 10:29 amYes, the riper it is the more full of flavour it is. But if it is not ripe, it is harder which means it doesn’t blend as well and isn’t as sweet (the reason for using it).
Zsanett says
8th September 2014 at 1:06 pmMine is banana strawberry 🙂 but this looks very delicious too 🙂 I want to try it. 🙂 honestly I’m really happy I found your blog. 🙂 I found a lot of interesting post. 🙂 thank you. 🙂
Dannii says
8th September 2014 at 7:08 pmBanana and strawberry is a great combo!
Phil @MyJuiceRecipes says
8th September 2014 at 7:35 amHi Dannii, this is a great recipe. Like what you have recommended, I already used a banana together with the chocolate and it tastes great. I would like to try your recipe with the cherry as well as an addition to our collection. Feel free to drop by to our site and check our recipe.
Dannii says
8th September 2014 at 7:09 pmThanks 🙂
Kathryn Moore says
4th September 2014 at 3:14 pmThis smoothie looks amazing! Definitely want to try it 🙂
Dannii says
4th September 2014 at 5:11 pmI hope you enjoy it!