Cherry Garcia Smoothie | Cherries, Chocolates, & Oats

Chocolates & Cherries for Breakfast – because why not? A healthy breakfast need not be boring! You can make it as creative and as delicious as you want.  Cherry Garcia smoothie or Cherries, Chocolates & Oats smoothie is a delicious way to combine your favorite ingredients and turn it into a healthy smoothie. All ingredients in this powerhouse of a smoothie are Superfoods! Check out the amazing benefits of these superfoods at the end of this post.

Cherry Garcia Ice cream is a popular Ice cream flavor by Ben & Jerry’s, which happens to be my personal favorite.  Not a big ice-cream person, but if I were to choose one, I’ll choose Cherry Garcia.  Do check out the egg-free Cherry Garcia Ice Cream recipe that I have blogged about in the past.

Who doesn’t like chocolate for breakfast?  Through my blogging journey at Eat More Art, I try to make creative, fun recipes by giving interesting twists to healthy food items in order to make it more delicious.

This recipe is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, healthy and full of superfoods. 

Cherry Garcia Smoothie

Chocolates & Cherries for Breakfast – because why not? A healthy breakfast need not be boring! You can make it as creative and as delicious as you want. Cherry Garcia smoothie or Cherries, chocolate & oats smoothie is a delicious way to combine your favorite ingredients and turn it into a healthy smoothie. All ingredients in this powerhouse of a smoothie are Superfoods!

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American, World

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Soaking time: 30 minutes

Servings (slide to adjust): 2

Calories: 334kcal

Author: Sonal

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups Almond milk can use regular milk for a non-vegan version
• ▢ 1 cup Cherries
• ▢ ½ cup Oats
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Honey can use regular sugar instead
• ▢ 2 tablespoons Almonds
• ▢ 2 tablespoons Dark chocolate

Instructions

• Combine oats and milk and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour. Can also leave it overnight.
• Chop half the cherries, de-seed it. Leave the remaining aside for topping the smoothie bowl.
• Puree the soaked oats, milk and ½ of the deseeded cherries using a blender.
• Chop the remaining deseeded cherries.
• Combine all of the above, add honey/maple syrup/sugar. Mix.
• Chop or grate the dark chocolate.
• Transfer the smoothie into 2 bowls or mason jars, top it with dark chocolate and the remaining cherries.

  Enjoy!  

Notes

You can adjust the serving size using the slider in the recipe card and all the ingredient quantities will be adjusted accordingly.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 404mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 4.9mg | Calcium: 357mg | Iron: 3.3mg

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If you liked this recipe, try out various other smoothies that I have blogged about:  

What are the benefits of Cherries?

As “America’s super fruit,” cherries offer vital nutrition for a long and healthy life. One cup of cherries contains 90 calories with an ample supply of fiber, protein, and vitamin A and C says the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Cherries are a powerhouse of antioxidants. Beyond antioxidants, cherries are the only natural source of melatonin, a hormone that regulates the body’s internal clock and sleep-wake cycles.

1. Helps with arthritis and Inflammatory conditions
2. Helps lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes
3. Helps lower the risk of heart disease
4. Helps lower the risk of colon cancer 
5. Helps improve memory
6. Helps you get a good night’s sleep

Information credit: Medical Daily

What are the benefits of Oats?

Oats are one of the bonafide superfoods, almost gluten free (check before buying).  Oat lowers cholesterol, stabilizes blood sugar levels, reduces high blood pressure, helps in digestion, helps in losing weight, improves athletic performance, helps have a longer healthier life, and helps sleep better.

What are the benefits of Almonds?

Almonds, also one of the bonafide superfoods, are a protein powerhouse. Almonds are an excellent source of vitamin E, magnesium and potassium, manganese, copper & riboflavin.  It also helps lower LDL-cholesterol, and reduce the Risk of heart disease, protects against diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, helps lose weight, and lowers the risk of weight gain.   

Almonds help build strong bones and teeth, provides good brain function, nourishes the nervous system, and alkalizes the body. 

Almond itself is low on Glycemic index, and in addition, it also lowers the glycemic index of the other meal taken with it.

It also helps lower LDL-cholesterol, and reduce the risk of heart disease, protects against diabetes and cardiovascular disease, helps lose weight, and lowers the risk of weight gain.   Almonds help build strong bones and teeth, provides good brain function, nourishes the nervous system, and alkalizes the body. 

Almond itself is low on Glycemic index, and in addition, it also lowers the glycemic index of the other meal taken with it.