Healthy Choc Cherry Bomb Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 small banana, frozen
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk, frozen into cubes
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk
- 12 frozen cherries
- 1 tbs cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup water, cold
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Method
- Add all ingredients to a blender or jug that can be used with a stick blender.
- Blitz until desired texture is reached. Note: if your mixer is not very powerful, blitz everything together without any frozen ingredients, then add the frozen things a little at a time, blitzing as you go.
Variation: You can substitute cow’s milk with a plant-based milk alternative like soy (choose one that is fortified with calcium).
Serving Suggestion: Freeze any leftovers in an ice cube tray. Enjoy frozen, defrosted, or blitz into a quick drink.
Comment: *To make milk ice cubes, pour milk into an ice cube tray and freeze until hard (at least 2 hours).
*To freeze bananas, peel and chop and place in a ziplock bag. 1 cm slices will freeze in about 2 hours.
*Frozen, pitted cherries are available at many supermarkets and are usually much cheaper than fresh. To freeze fresh cherries, cut in half and take out the seed. Freeze in a ziplock bag for at least 2 hours.
Healthy tip!
Having a party? Serve vegie sticks and water crackers with salsa rather than high-fat chips and dips.
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Nutrition Information
| per serving | per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 564 kJ | 200 kJ |
| Protein | 6.2 g | 2.2 g |
| Fat, total | 2.3 g | 0.8 g |
| — saturated | 1.4 g | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 19.7 g | 7 g |
| — sugars | 16.8 g | 6 g |
| Sodium | 51 mg | 18 mg |
| Fibre | 2.5 g | 0.9 g |
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Comments (2)
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Hi Sian, we haven't tried it with fresh cherries, but as long as you take out the pits, it should work just fine :)
LiveLighter
Posted on: 20 Dec 21 -
Would this work with fresh cherries?
Sian Kershaw
Posted on: 13 Dec 21
