So this was my breakfast this morning. It’s a cherry vanilla smoothie. I made it because we have a cherry tree in our back yard and this is the first time in 4 years it actually produced fruit! I didn’t show a picture of the finished product because it was less than photogenic. Honestly, it looked awful. Instead of telling you what I did this morning, I’m going to tell you what I will do next time to make this 1000% better.
Cherry Vanilla Breakfast Smoothie:
1 cup washed, stemmed and pitted cherries (honestly, you can use however many you want)
1 banana (preferably frozen, so you don’t have to add ice to water down the flavor)
1/2 cup plain yogurt (you can use more than this, or even use a flavored yogurt if you want)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I actually used vanilla bean paste)
1 cup unsweetened almond, soy or regular milk (I used almond because that’s what I had)
Throw everything in a blender and blend until smooth.
The version I used this morning also had honey, which made it WAY too sweet. I almost couldn’t finish it. I also only used half of a banana, which wasn’t enough to keep it thick or cold. In my opinion, most breakfast smoothies benefit from more frozen bananas!
I drink smoothies for breakfast during the school year because they are quick and easy. I don’t make them as often during the summer, because my schedule is much less crowded, and I generally feel like cooking. I drank this one this morning because I had cherries I needed to use, and I had to be at school to interview new teachers.
I’ll post my stand by smoothie recipe later this week.
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