Dark Chocolate Cherry Chai Smoothie.
A creamy smoothie made with frozen dark cherries, cocoa, almond butter, hemp hearts, Greek yogurt and a warming chai spice blend. Half the spice mix is blended into the smoothie and the remainder is used for topping.
Equipment
- Small Bowl
- Blender
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 cupsfrozen pitted dark cherries
- 1 cupplain greek yogurt I like 2% the best
- 1/2 cupmilk I’m currently obsessed withcashew milk
- 1/2 cupice
- 3 tablespoonshemp hearts
- 2 tablespoonsalmond butter
- 2 tablespoonsunsweetened dutch process cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
- half of the chai spice mixture below
- pinchof salt
- for topping: hemp heart sprinkles frozen cherries, chocolate curls
- 1 teaspoonground ginger
- 1/2 teaspooncinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoonground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoonground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoonground allspice
Instructions
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the chai spices: 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice. Stir to blend evenly.
- Divide the spice mixture in half. Set one half aside for topping and add the other half to the blender.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the blender: 2 cups frozen pitted dark cherries, 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup ice, 3 tablespoons hemp hearts, 2 tablespoons almond butter, 2 tablespoons unsweetened dutch-process cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt.
- Blend until smooth and no large pieces remain, stopping to scrape down the sides if needed.
- Taste the smoothie. If you want more chai flavor, add some or all of the reserved spice mixture and blend briefly to combine.
- Pour into glasses and top with hemp heart sprinkles, frozen cherries, chocolate curls, and a light sprinkle of the reserved chai spice mixture.
Notes
Reserve half of the chai spice mixture for topping.
Yogurt and milk preferences noted in ingredient list.
Yogurt and milk preferences noted in ingredient list.