Picture it: The day before vacation. You're home alone with an anxious and frustrated 8 year old. You've eaten down most of the food in your fridge. And the 8 year decides that for his after lunch "treat" he wants a smoothie. There is no milk or ice cream in the house and you're not about to go out to the store for some only to have it sit around untouched for a week.
This is precisely what happened to me a few weeks ago. So the 8 year old and I started pulling things out of the refrigerator that we might be able to use in a smoothie. We found a couple containers of yogurt meant for snacks on our trip, a variety of partially opened bags of frozen fruit, about 8 ounces of half and half, and a handful of chocolate chunks and slivered almonds.
I've been on a big coconut kick lately so for my smoothie I chose coconut yogurt. The 8 year old wanted cherries. The almonds and chocolate seemed like a perfect finish for the top. This smoothie turned out to be a keeper. The only thing I think I'll do differently next time is add a teaspoon or so of almond extract to the liquid ingredients. My mother spoiled the 8 year old, and now he thinks he has to have a little sugar in all his smoothies. It's completely optional, but I did add it in to this one.
Cherry Coconut Cream Smoothie
1/2 cup coconut flavored yogurt
1/2 cup half and half
1 cup frozen cherries
1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
2 teaspoons slivered almonds
2 teaspoons chocolate chips
Layer all ingredients in a blender or smoothie maker according to your appliances instructions. Pulse until all ingredients are well combined and cherries are pulverized. Top with almonds and chocolate chips.
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