dark sweet cherries

Cherry-Berry Smoothie

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Ingredients

  •  3 cups frozen pitted dark sweet cherries (unsweetened)

  •  3 cups frozen whole strawberries (unsweetened)

  •  3 cups cran-cherry juice

Directions

  1. In a blender, puree half the frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, half the frozen strawberries and half the cran-cherry juice, stirring as needed, until smooth.

  2. Pour into two serving glasses.

  3. Repeat with remaining ingredients for two more servings. 

Optional
Replace frozen cherries with 2 cans pitted dark sweet cherries, well drained, and 6 ice cubes. Yield: 4 (12-ounce) servings

Nutritional Information

266 calories, 2 g protein, 66 g carb, 3.5 g fiber, 0 g fat, 0 g sat fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 2 mg iron, 8 mg sodium, 3% cal from protein, 96% cal from carbs, 2% cal from fat