Cocktails based on vegetables, berries and fruits are becoming increasingly popular among supporters of healthy eating. Natural products make such drinks not only tasty and nourishing, but also rich in vitamins and minerals. Cherry smoothies carry all the benefits of this berry, have a bright color, taste good. Well quenching hunger and thirst, they have no high energy value and can be considered dietary.
Cooking Features
Great culinary skills in order to make a delicious cherry smoothie, do not need. In the presence of kitchen appliances, even an inexperienced hostess will cope with the task. Knowing a few moments will help her in this:
- In a cherry there may be worms that are not always visible when viewed. To get rid of them, the fruits are soaked for half an hour in cold salted water, then washed.
- Before making a cherry smoothie, you need to extract the bones. This can be done not only with the help of a special device, but also with a pin or pin.
- Fruits with a coarse skin are recommended to be peeled before grinding, otherwise the cocktail will not have a smooth enough texture.
- Cherry cherries are often too sour without sweetening, but sugar is not recommended. It is better to use honey or low-calorie sweetener.
- Delicious smoothies are obtained by using ice cream and cream, but adding such products to a cocktail is possible only when the problem of weight loss does not bother you.
- Cherry smoothie will help you lose weight if you replace one of the main meals or at least a snack.
- The feeling of satiety will come faster if you do not drink a cocktail, but eat in small spoons.
The recipes of the cherry smoothie delight with its diversity, but the principles of making a cocktail with them are almost identical. Having mastered the preparation of several options for a drink, you will be able to prepare smoothies according to the author's recipes.
A simple recipe for smoothies with cherries and yogurt
Composition:
- cherry (without stones) - 150 g;
- honey - 5 ml;
- unsweetened yogurt - 0, 2 l.
Preparation Method:
- Wash the cherries, let it dry. Remove the bones.
- Fold the berries into the blender bowl.
- Turning the machine on, chop the cherry to the puree state.
- Add melted honey and yogurt to a liquid state.
- Beat for 15-20 seconds.
A cocktail can be made not only from fresh, but also from frozen berries. It is not necessary to wait until it thaws completely. From the cold berries the drinks are the most delicious and refreshing.
Cherry and oatmeal smoothies
Composition:
- cherry - 0, 3 kg;
- milk - 0, 25 l;
- oatmeal - 45 g;
- honey - 10-15 ml;
- ground cinnamon - a pinch.
Preparation Method:
- Wash the cherries by removing the twigs. Let it dry. The recipe lists the weight of the berries with pits.
- When the cherry is dry, free the berries from the seed.
- Heat the milk, fill it with cereal. Leave on for 10-15 minutes so that the flakes swell and soften.
- Melt the honey so that it becomes liquid.
- Place all ingredients in the blender bowl.
- Beat until the contents of the blender bowl turn into a smooth mass that has a smooth consistency.
The smoothie made according to this recipe is nourishing enough to replace not only snacks, but also breakfast or dinner.
Smoothies with frozen cherries and bananas
Composition:
- frozen cherries - 150 g;
- bananas - 0, 3 kg;
- kefir - 0, 25 l.
Preparation Method:
- Remove the cherry from the refrigerator beforehand so that it can thaw at least half.
- Peel the bananas, cut them into circles, put them in the bowl of the blender.
- Place a cherry on the bananas.
- Pour kefir.
- Grind products, turning them into a homogeneous mass.
Bananas are one of the sweetest fruits. Preparing a cherry smoothie with them, sweetening it with sugar, honey or sweetener is not necessary.
Cherry and Apple Smoothies
Composition:
- apple - 0, 2 kg;
- pitted cherries - 100 g;
- unsweetened yogurt - 0, 2 l;
- honey - 20 ml;
- ground cinnamon - a pinch.
Preparation Method:
- Wash, dry the cherries and peel.
- Wash the apple, use a sharp knife to peel it off. Cut the core.
- Cut the flesh of the apple into small-sized cubes, put it in a jar of a blender.
- Place the cherry on the apples.
- Pour melted honey over the products.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of yogurt.
- Crush apple and cherry to puree.
- Add the remaining yogurt, whip the shake for 15 seconds.
Serve a cocktail, sprinkled with cinnamon, it goes well with cherries and apples, giving them warm notes.
Smoothies with cherry, ginger and flax seeds
Composition:
- frozen cherries - 0, 2 kg;
- water or almond milk - 100 ml;
- honey - 5 ml;
- grated ginger - 5 g;
- flax seeds - 5 g;
- honey - 5 ml;
- lemon juice - 5 ml;
- lemon zest - a pinch.
Preparation Method:
- Defrost the cherry. Frozen berries can be replaced with fresh, stoned.
- Peel and grate ginger root.
- Place a cherry in a multicooker container, sprinkle flaxseeds and grated ginger on it. Sprinkle with lemon juice and honey.
- Grind berries and other products to a puree state.
- Add almond milk or water, whisk. Replacing cow's almond milk is not worth it - it can curl upon contact with lemon juice.
- When serving, sprinkle lemon smoothie over the smoothie.
This type of cherry smoothie is one of the most beneficial. The recipe is worth taking note of those who monitor their health.
Cherry smoothies can be made throughout the year, as not only fresh berries are suitable for it, but also frozen ones. The drink comes out delicious and satisfying. With the right approach, cherry smoothies will help in the fight against obesity.
