Montauk Detox Breakfast: Dark Cherry + Cashew Soft Serve
Chill Out
Posted August 23rd, 2010 by noelle | View Comments
Get your fill.
You bought some frozen, organic, dark cherries from the grocery store. You made this Dark Cherry Green Smoothie and you fell in love. You’re just really digging dark cherries right now, what can you say?
Share this cherry love with someone you care about in the form of this Dark Cherry + Cashew Soft Serve. Heck, sneak some fresh spinach in on someone you love in the process (trust me, they’ll never know). I plead guilty to liking this for breakfast out here in Montauk. (What is a detox breakfast?)
Dark Cherry + Cashew Soft Serve
Serving Size: 1, ~300 calories per serving
Ingredients
1/3 cup cashews, raw and unsalted if possible*
2 tablespoons of good maple syrup, honey or Stevia*
1/4 cup dark cherries, frozen
~ 1/3 cup filtered water
1 handful (or ~1 cup) fresh spinach
4-5 ice cubes
Directions
Place cashews, 1 tablespoon of maple syrup (or your sweetener of choice), cherries, spinach and ~1/3 cup of water with 4-5 ice cubes into a high powered blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. You may need to add a splash more water to facilitate blending depending on your blender. I enjoyed the extra tablespoon of maple syrup (for a total of two tablespoons), but if you prefer stick with one. Spoon into a dish and top with a frozen cherry or two. So frothy, cold and refreshing.
If you do not have a high powered blender, no worries! Simply place the cashews and ~1/3 cup of water (or a little more to facilitate blending) into a food processor first. Combine until you have a nutty paste. Add in the remaining ingredients and process until smooth and creamy.
Notes *:
- Stevia is a plant native to Central and South America. It is 300 times as sweet as sugar, but has zero calories. I find in this minty green lemonade, a little Stevia goes a long way. I recommend the Nu Naturals brand of Stevia in powdered form.
- Cashews in bulk: If you are looking for a good price on raw cashews in bulk (they store great in the freezer), Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods have some good prices. Not near either one of those? Consider the prices here at iherb.com. If you are ordering from iherb they have some great free shipping promotions occasionally. And while you’re there consider a package of Dr. Ohhira’s probiotics (awesome for maintaining your body’s beautiful bliss and building a strong immune system). MUCH better than any probiotic “fortified” yogurts.
