Super fast and easy to make, this pretty pink Cherry Chocolate Smoothie is Paleo and Completey Sugar Free.  It’s a healthy way to start your day with a ton of protein and fiber as well as antioxidants and nutrients like potassium. 

This has got to be the shortest recipe on this site.  It’s a smoothie, yes, but it’s also a really easy and healthy smoothie that feels like a total treat.  It’s like having dessert for breakfast. 

Confession – I don’t do great with chocolate.  Or caffeine, period.  If I eat chocolate after 12 pm, I am certain to be awake during the night.  So, for me, the morning is the best time to eat chocolate.  And since I really can’t tolerate it everyday, it’s an even more special treat when I do have it.

So I save it for the mornings after I’ve had a rough night of sleep, and that delicious Cherry Chocolate Smoothie is a true silver lining of bad sleep.  It’s like, “I’m so exhausted… but ooohhh, I get to have a Cherry Chocolate Smoothie, YAY!” 

You can use fresh or frozen cherries in this recipe, but I always keep a bag of pitted frozen cherries in my freezer now just for making this smoothie.  Recently I have become a huge advocate of frozen berries, because they don’t go bad as fast as fresh berries, and they’re packed with nutrition because of the way they’re processed.  I was wasting a lot of money on fresh berries that were going bad before I could use them.  Now, there’s no money wasted with frozen berries.

Also, I have to mention that a protein smoothie is a fantastic addition to a kid’s breakfast, especially this one since it’s naturally sweet and such a pretty pink.  My daughter definitely eats with her eyes, so I make sure to show her how pretty the smoothie is before putting it into a cup with a lid and straw (because, let’s be real here, cherries stain like nothing else). 

This is a terrific treat for any day you need a little extra love to get the day started on the right note.  I hope you enjoy it as much as my daughter and I do!

Why You’ll LOVE this Recipe:

• Super Fast and Easy
• Healthy breakfast
• High protein breakfast
• Paleo
• Gluten Free
• Sugar Free
• Dairy Free

Ingredients for Cherry Chocolate Smoothie – Paleo Sugar Free:

• cherries
• almond milk
• liquid stevia
• cocoa powder
• protein powder

Notes on Ingredients:

Cherries – You can use fresh or frozen, just make sure that they are pitted. I always keep a bag of frozen cherries in my freezer just for making this smoothie. 

Almond milk – Almond milk is my non-dairy milk of choice, but I also love oat milk.  Using oat milk makes this smoothie NUT FREE – yay!  Use whatever non-dairy milk you love best, but be sure to read the ingredients to make sure that it has no added sugars.

Cocoa powder – I use a non-alkalized cocoa powder generally for this smoothie, but since it’s not a baked good, it really doesn’t matter what kind of cocoa powder you use. 

Protein powder – In order to get a pretty pink smoothie, you need to use a protein powder that is white.  I love Orgain Unflavored Collagen + Superfoods protein powder (make sure you buy the Unflavored variety if you’re on a Low FODMAP diet, because the flavored ones have some High FODMAP ingredients). It doesn’t thicken a lot, but it’s super smooth, and collagen is fantastic for keeping the gut healthy in addition to providing a huge punch of protein.

How to Make Cherry Chocolate Smoothie From Scratch

It’s the easiest recipe ever – especially if you’re using frozen cherries that are already pitted.  Just put everything in the blender and turn it on.  Any blender will work just fine, but I am a total convert to the Nutribullet.  I love how little space it takes up, and the price is great.  We actually bought two, so that we have 4 blender cups.  I can make a different smoothie for each family member without having to do a bunch of washing in-between. 

That’s it.  An easy and healthy way to start your day without any added sugars and with a ton of protein to keep you going all morning.