Layered Oatmeal Cherry Smoothie

Layered Oatmeal Cherry Smoothie – A healthy, refreshing start to the New Year.

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic, joyful and exciting start to 2016.

I love cooking with seasonal ingredients. I just can’t say no to the wonderful produce that nature brings each and every season.

I always think of cherries as beautiful fruits that make summer and Christmas all the more special. What am I talking about? Summer. Christmas. We are in the middle of summer in Australia right now. So we celebrate Christmas in summer.

As summer and Christmas come together, cherries are a crucial part of all holiday recipes, especially desserts.

Look at that bunch of sweet, juicy cherries!

In summer, I love to start my day with this healthy and filling oatmeal cherry smoothie.

The layered look is obviously the highlight of this smoothie. I thought making a layered smoothie will make this recipe more interesting.

While oatmeal makes the bottom layer, cherries impart a vibrant shade to the upper layer. And together, they make a thirst-quenching, delicious way to enjoy cherries.

Here are the instructions to make this layered oatmeal cherry smoothie.

1. First, we’ll make the oatmeal part of the smoothie which forms the first layer. To make this first layer, place oatmeal, 3/4 cup milk and few drops of vanilla extract in a blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Pour this into two serving glasses.
4. Now the second layer. Place pitted cherries, 1 cup milk and a few drops of vanilla extract in the blender.
5. Blend until smooth.
6. Pour this to the oatmeal layer, but use a spoon so it will stay as layer on top of first layer. Serve immediately.

Yield: 2

Layered Oatmeal Cherry Smoothie

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Layered oatmeal cherry smoothie, a healthy and delicious drink to kick start the New Year.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• ¼ cup rolled (traditional) oats
• 1¾ cup milk
• 1 cup pitted fresh (or frozen) cherries
• Few drops of vanilla extract
• Honey or sugar, (optional)

Instructions

1. Place oats, ¾ cup milk and few drops of vanilla extract in a blender. Blend until smooth. Divide equally among two serving glasses.
2. Place cherries, 1 cup milk and few drops of vanilla extract in the blender. Blend until smooth. Place a spoon in the glass as shown in the picture. Gently pour the cherry mixture over the spoon to make the second layer.
3. Serve immediately.

Notes

-You can use low fat milk in the recipe
-For a dairy free or vegan version of this recipe, use almond milk.
-I used fresh cherries to make this smoothie. You can substitute with frozen or canned cherries, if they are not in season.
-Substitute cherries with berries, or any other seasonal fruit to create different flavors.
-You can also use two different fruits for the layers. For example, how about mangoes for the first layer and berries for the second layer.

Nutrition Information

Yield

2

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 153Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 17mgSodium 101mgCarbohydrates 21gFiber 0gSugar 22gProtein 7g

The nutritional data is for information purposes only