Vegan Cherry Chocolate Smoothie Recipe

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This vegan cherry chocolate smoothie is a tasty high protein drink loaded with fruit, nuts, and a rich chocolate protein powder! A decadent and delicious drink ready in just 5 minutes in your blender.

You can use fresh or frozen cherries for this smoothie, and your favorite plant-based chocolate protein powder. It’s great to enjoy after a workout, or just for a quick breakfast on-the-go.

Want more tasty smoothie recipes? Try our pineapple cucumber smoothie, nectarine smoothie, and our favorite pear smoothie.

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Keeping up a homestead takes a lot of work, so this vegan workout recovery smoothie is the perfect snack or lunch for busy days. Since we chop our own trees for firewood, tend to our bees, or just renovate our home – we are constantly outdoors. And this is one of our go-to recipes.

We also love adding frozen berries to our smoothies, and they add fantastic flavor.

This Vegan Chocolate Cherry Smoothie Is:

Rich
Satisfying
Creamy
Thick
Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy Free
High Protein
Ready in 5 minutes!

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Frozen Cherry Recipes For the Win

I used a few frozen fruits like cherries for this recipe instead of fresh produce. Frozen produce is a great option for finding fresh and flavorful fruits in the off season. By using freezer ingredients, I can stock up when they are on sale, and use them in all kinds of great dishes. It saves me a trip to the store, and I can add amazing fruits right into the recipe.

Frozen fruit is often picked at peak ripeness, so they are a much better option than canned. Check out all my recipes that use Freezer Ingredients – great for those nights when you want dinner ready fast!

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What’s In This Plant Based Recovery Smoothie?

Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

Protein Powder: we are huge fans of Chocolate Sport protein which is derived totally from plants and is super delicious. I like that this protein powder isn’t TOO sweet or taste artificial at all.
Banana
Dark Cherries: I stock up on frozen cherries, which are so good in smoothies like this!
Water: or you can use almond milk for a little extra protein and creaminess
Walnuts: the secret to this amazing smoothie, and they are great to throw a handful into blended drinks or muffins.
Ice

Blenders for Smoothies

I recommend using a good-quality high speed blender for this recipe. I have a fantastic Vitamix blender, which I have been using for years, and it gets daily use in our home.

Choose a blender that has a lot of power, and can pulverize even the toughest of ingredients. My blender can chop ice, dates, frozen fruits, make soups, and even blend nuts into homemade nut butter. Using a good high-speed blender will make perfectly creamy smoothies and sauces every time!

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How To Make This Recipe

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high speed for 1 minute until smoothie is thick and creamy.

Start the blender on low speed and work your way up to high until all frozen berries and ice are crushed.

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Recipe FAQs

Can I use frozen cherries in this smoothie?

Frozen cherries work really well in this smoothie if you don’t have fresh! I can find dark sweet cherries year round in the frozen section of my grocery store.

What’s In This Cherry Chocolate Walnut Smoothie?

I use frozen cherries, raw walnuts, chocolate protein powder, a banana, water and ice! Blended together it’s the perfect combination of sweet, creamy, and chocolatey.

What’s a good chocolate protein powder for smoothies?

I like to use a plant-based protein powder for my smoothies to keep it vegan and dairy free. But you could also use a whey protein or collagen protein powder if desired, however those are not vegan or plant-based.

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