This is one of my favorite smoothies. The black cherries are perfectly sweet and the almond matches up so well. Sometimes I pump up the almond a bit and use almond milk instead of regular milk. It almost tastes like dessert!

I loved these crazy straws growing up. I was so excited to find one! Although not the widest to allow for smoothie passage, it’s still fun to look at.

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen pitted black cherries

1/2 banana

1/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt

1 Tbsp sliced almonds

3/4 cup milk or almond milk

Directions:

1. Place ingredients, in the order listed, into a rocket blender. Seal with the cross blade base and pulse until well combined.
2. Enjoy!!

Source: Adapted from SELF Challenge 2010 Month 1