Delicious Recipes with Cherries

Posted by Robin on April 24, 2010 at 17:29 pm

Cherry Yogurt Smoothie

1 cup non-fat plain or vanilla yogurt
1 ripe banana, peeled and sliced
½ cup orange juice
2 to 4 tablespoons tart cherry juice concentrate
1 cup crushed ice

Put yogurt, banana, orange juice, cherry juice concentrate (to taste) and crushed ice in electric blender. Puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
Variation: Use ½ cup 100% ready-to-drink tart cherry juice in place of orange juice and cherry juice concentrate.

Makes 2 (8-ounce) servings.

Cherry Smoothie

2 cup frozen tart cherries
1 ripe banana, peeled
1 cup 100% ready-to-drink tart cherry juice

Put frozen cherries, banana and cherry juice in electric blender. Puree until smooth. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 (8-ounce) servings.

Lemon-Cherry Yogurt Delight

Yoplait 99% fat free Lemon Burst Yogurt (or other brand of Lemon yogurt of your choice)
Cherry Juice Concentrate

For company, spoon out lemon yogurt by the tablespoon into a parfait glass and layer with small amounts of the rich, heavenly, healthful cherry concentrate.  Or, put yogurt in dessert cup and drizzle the cherry concentrate on top.  Even easier: drizzle cherry concentrate into your individual yogurt container and enjoy as is!  It will take your breath away!