Cherry walnut smoothies are packed with antioxidants and make for a well-balanced breakfast.
It’s cherry season, and you know that that means!
Cherry Cobbler, cherry barbecue sauce, cherry chutney, cherries on your salads, in your oatmeal, on your chicken, all over your face, hands, hair.
Cherries all around!
As it turns out, cherries make for an excellent smoothie.
I never would have known this fun fact had I not purchased eleventy billion pounds of cherries to make all the things out of them.
When all the things had been made, but there were still three-quarters of eleventy billion pounds of cherries sitting all plump, smug, and in need of proper placement.
I sat scratching the hairs on my chiny chin chin, going, “What else can I put cherries in? What else could possibly be a cherry receptacle? Let’s have a looksy on pinterest for cherry pinspiration. Lookit all them cherry recipes Golly gee, I’m hungry. I could really use a smoothie. What should I put in my smoothie? Perhaps I should be pinteresting smoothie ideas. Oh.”
And that’s how this sumptuous smoothie came to be.
Cherries contain a jamboree of health benefits. Wanna hear all about them? Great!
Cherries are an anti-inflammatory, help you sleep (great source of melatonin), keep your joints healthy, and reportedly help burn belly fat.
I repeat: cherries help burn belly fat.
Start the day with a tasty beverage that also replaces sit-ups?
Yes, let’s do that.
Cherries are full of antioxidants, making them a detoxifying cancer-fighting food.
They are lower on the glycemic index than many other fruit, are healthful for your cardiovascular system. In addition, cherries may help lower the risk of gout.
Like cherries, walnuts are also packed with antioxidants.
They’re filled with omega 3 fatty acids, folate, and melatonin. In addition, walnuts help reduce your insulin level.
All of these factors combined make for a nutrient-packed superfood smoothie.
Also check out my Pineapple Green Protein Smoothie and my Beet Berry Apple Chia Smoothie.
Ain’t no one got time for sit-ups. Let’s drink our ab workout!
Cherry Walnut Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana peeled and frozen
- 1 cup ripe cherries pitted
- 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tablespoons full fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons raw walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Put it all in a blender and blend until smooth.
I will always cheer to drinking my ab workout! I really need to get to our farmers market this week to see if we have any cherries yet–with such a cold winter, everything seems to be ripening just a little later than usual. Love the walnut addition too!
My train of thought is if I put cherries in my cocktails, will that cancel out the affect booze has on my belly fat? These are the things I think about while I should be doing an ab workout 😉
Uhh yes please! Cherries are rocking my world right now, sooo I’m into this!
Woop woop! Cherry Smoothies for days!
I love cherries! This looks like a great smoothie! When I had a issue with my SI joint a few years ago, I drank tart cherry juice and it really helped ease the pain due to the anti-inflammatory properties! Yay, cherries!
YES! I’ve heard cherries and cherry juice are amazing for your joints. When I was training for a half marathon (uhhh….a few years ago, ha!), I was drinking all the cherry juice. SO happy to hear you’re into the natural joint remedy, too 😀
I wish I was long on cherries! They’re so expensive here that I only buy them occasionally, as much as I love them.
Cherry walnut sounds like a lovely combination.
Let’s start a cherry farm and then other folks can go long on our cherries. Deal? Deal!
I will gladly replace my ab workout with this smoothie! It looks so good and I never thought to put walnuts in a smoothie! Awesome idea. I’m all about the smoothies this summer and I will definitely give this one a try 🙂
Truthfully, this is the first time I put nuts in a smoothie. I thought it would make the smoothie gritty, but I didn’t notice a texture difference at all. I love the added protein…lots of fun!
I binge cherries like a fiend, but have never thought to smooth-ify them. You are so smart!
Thanks, my lovekins 😉
So yum! I love this combo.
It’s a real winner, you betcha!
Mmm this looks delicious, smoothies are my favorite! And I have been loving all the cherries out during the past couple weeks 🙂
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
Welp, you just solved two of my major problems: what to do with the cherries in my fridge and what to have for breakfast tomorrow. Holy anti-inflammatory, Batman! This looks awesome 🙂
GREAT! let me know how you enjoy the smoothie. SO simple. So healthful…soooo yum!
I love love love the lighting in your photos. You captured the cherries beautifully!
I’m a huge cherry lover and telling me they burn belly fat is just icing on the cake. This looks fabulish and I can’t wait to see what else you’ve come up with!
Thank ya, sister!! I owe all of my photography improvement henceforth to Eva from Adventures in Cooking. The woman is a photography genius! So happy I’m taking her food photo workshop!
Let’s never do another ab workout again. Not ever. Amen.
Holy moly seester. The one time I put walnuts in a smoothie, I nearly died over the nutty creaminess. I must go back to that habit! As for cherries, I have a boatload in the fridge so this is happening STAT!
Cheers to all them smoothies! I always think of you every time I make/post a smoothie! xo
So…has my cherry overconsumption been making me sleepy?! Or is that just the fact that I’ve only slept 6 hours a night all week? Hmm.
More cherries are all I want in my life. Love how kismet brought you and this smoothie together.
This was sooooo good! Made it as written and then a second time adding some flax seeds, some kale/spinach, a touch of maple syrup, and a little dark choc. (Just to make it super healthy) Haha! Both were yummy! Great recipe!
Thanks so much! I’m so happy you like the smoothie – it’s one of my go-tos, and the flax + greens idea sounds fabulous – a perfectly healthy snack!
I made this, it’s yummy, my caveat, I only had the cherries, banana, and walnuts, I used coconut oil, 2% milk, a little honey. Now I’ll buy the real ingredients and l make it the correct way.
Can you use frozen cherries that you buy from the grocery store?
Absolutely! The smoothie is delicious with frozen cherries! xo
Very delicious my first smoothie homemade and I loved the experience. I will do a repeat soon Thank you Julia for your kindness in giving us this recipe
I’m so happy to hear you enjoy the smoothie, Ginette! Thanks so much for your sweet words!