{"id":6065,"date":"2015-07-27T14:18:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T20:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=6065"},"modified":"2015-07-27T14:18:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T20:18:55","slug":"nanking-cherry-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=6065","title":{"rendered":"Nanking Cherry Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nanking<\/p>\n

You know those sweet, almost purple Bing cherries…in my world, they are the best summer snack. I rarely make recipes with them because I love the simplicity of eating them just as they are.<\/p>\n

However, it’s a different story with the cherries in our backyard. We had a bountiful supply of Nanking cherries this year and we weren’t sure what to do with them all. We picked over 6 gallons and then had a brilliant idea.<\/p>\n

\"Nanking<\/p>\n

We boiled them with a little water and then put them through a stainless steel colander\/food mill<\/a>\u00a0 to pit them. Then we poured the juice and pulp into ice-cube trays, froze them, and put them into baggies. This makes it ridiculously easy for smoothies.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

These cherries are a little tart and look like maraschino cherries. I did a little research on the health benefits of this particular variety. According to a study (published in the 2013 edition of the American Diabetics Association\u2019s journal,<\/em> Diabetes), <\/i>the Nanking cherry can help regulate thyroid hormones and manage metabolism related problems increasing its cellular energy expenditure. This means it helps you have a faster metabolism! Huffington Post also put out a good article about other things that sour cherries can do for your health! Check it out here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\"Nanking<\/p>\n

Please note, this recipe can be made with fresh cherries (just don’t forget to pit them!).<\/p>\n

Nanking Cherry Smoothie<\/h2>\n
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  1. 4-6 cherry “cubes”<\/li>\n
  2. Handful strawberries, frozen<\/li>\n
  3. 1 cup almond milk<\/li>\n
  4. Pinch sea salt*<\/li>\n
  5. 1\/2-1 tsp. pure vanilla<\/li>\n
  6. Stevia to taste<\/li>\n
  7. 1\/2 tsp. glucomannan (opt)<\/li>\n
  8. 1 scoop protein powder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *I use Himalayan pink salt<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

    If you’re using glucomannan<\/a> (a natural thickener made from the konjac root which makes it “creamier”, and is also a fabulous natural source of fibre), blend everything except the protein powder. Once blended, add the protein powder and it will transform into an extra creamy smoothie.<\/p>\n

    If you are skipping the glucomannan, just blend everything together at once and serve.<\/p>\n

    \"Nanking<\/p>\n

    Put the cherry on top!<\/p>\n

    Have you tried Nanking cherries (or other sour cherries) before? What’s your favourite variety?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    Disclaimer: Occasionally, I may have affiliate links or sponsored posts that allow me to continue blogging and pay for my long list of smoothie ingredients. Thank you for your support! xo<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    You know those sweet, almost purple Bing cherries…in my world, they are the best summer snack. I rarely make recipes with them because I love the simplicity of eating them just as they are. However, it’s a different story with the cherries in our backyard. We had a bountiful supply of Nanking cherries this year and we weren’t sure what<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1182,225,1066,833,290,8,4],"tags":[3010,3011,3012],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6065"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6078,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6065\/revisions\/6078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}