Frozen Chocolate-Covered Cherry Smoothie

Recipe courtesy of MilkPEP

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

4 cups fat-free or lowfat milk
2 cups pitted and halved sweet cherries
4 tablespoons chocolate syrup
2 teaspoons almond extract

Directions:

Place 2 cups of fat-free milk in a zip-sealing plastic bag. Place cherries in another zip-sealing plastic bag; drizzle cherries with chocolate syrup and mix well. Place both sealed bags in the freezer; freeze until lightly frozen. When you are ready to prepare the smoothies, remove bags from the freezer, checking to make sure they are lightly frozen. Place frozen milk and cherries in blender. Pour remaining 2 cups of milk into blender; add almond extract. Blend until mixture is at smoothie consistency. If desired, blend smoothies in 2 batches. Serve immediately.

Nutrition facts per serving (using fat-free milk):

Calories: 120; Fat: 0 g; Saturated fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Protein: 7 g; Carbohydrate: 21 g; Fiber: 0 g; Sodium: 95 mg; Calcium: 150 mg (15% of daily value).