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7 Comments · February 12, 2014

Red Velvet Smoothie

Red Velvet Smoothie

Valentine's day is nearly upon us and blogs everywhere are bursting at the seams with red velvet. Red velvet brownies, red velvet cake, red velvet cookies, and red velvet cupcakes. Pick your red velvet poison. Up until making this smoothie I had never made anything red velvet. Crazy, right?

I pin red velvet recipes on Pinterest like it's my part-time job and drool over photos of gooey red velvet brownies on the regular, yet I had never brought the red velvet love into our kitchen. Feel free to judge because I just might deserve it.

It seems my subconscious was also judging sending me signals, because I dreamt about a red velvet smoothie over the weekend, and then it became a reality.

A chocolaty, chilled, creamy, and velvety reality. This red velvet smoothie captures its deep, luxurious red color from frozen cherries. Raw cacao is then woven throughout to give this smoothie a delightfully rich chocolate flavor. Frozen banana and sweet almond milk add layers of creaminess and the ingredient that truly takes the red velvet *wow* factor completely over the top is... butter extract. Butter extract is surprisingly vegan and has this amazing cake batter flavor to it. It adds an addictive quality to this smoothie that will have you making it well beyond the Red Velvet seasonal confines that Valentine's day imposes. Cross my heart.

Red Velvet Smoothie

Red Velvet Smoothie

Red Velvet Smoothie

Red Velvet Smoothie
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Total time
5 mins
 
Cherries, bananas, raw cacao, almond milk, and butter extract are blended together to create a decadent, healthy, and satisfying smoothie.
Author: Blissful Basil
Recipe type: Smoothie
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1 cup frozen cherries
  • ¾ cup sweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
  • 1 teaspoon butter extract
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth, adding more almond milk as needed.
  2. Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.
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  1. Kaylee @ Lemons and Basil says

    February 12, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    Love cherries, looks wonderful! :- )

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      February 13, 2014 at 10:58 am

      Thanks so much, Kaylee! Cherries are definitely in my top three favorite fruits!

      Reply
  2. Celeste Jackson says

    February 12, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    That looks rich and decadent! Yum

    Reply
  3. Ima says

    January 26, 2015 at 9:38 am

    Can the butter extract be substituted for real butter? Would love to try this, but butter extract is a difficult one for me to get hold off....

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      January 26, 2015 at 2:31 pm

      Hi, Ima! I would just omit it altogether as real butter wouldn't offer the flavor that butter extract does. Butter extract offers a flavor similar to cake batter, but this smoothie is plenty good without it! I hope this helps!

      Reply
  4. Jenny says

    November 26, 2017 at 5:48 pm

    What brand of butter extract do you use? The brand in our grocery store has dairy in it.

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      November 26, 2017 at 6:24 pm

      Hi, Jenny! It’s been a while since I’ve purchased it, but Watkins brand has been my go-to. Totally vegan last I checked (and unless they changed their recipe).

      Reply

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