The winter season should really be all about delicious rich flavours, rest, self care, and of course much magic. That’s where this decadent Black Forest Smoothie for Self Love comes into play! Cherries, Chocolate, a hint of almond, tons of nutrients and packed with energetic properties to help show yourself a little extra love. What more could you ask for in a breakfast beverage? Not much if you ask me!
Winter is also a great time to spend more time in the kitchen and nourish yourself with fresh, whole, and energetically charged foods. Who doesn’t love a little kitchen magick in the morning?
Smoothies are a super easy way to get in a quick breakfast full of nutrients and magical properties. I have a smoothie just about every day of the year and this one does not disappoint.
This Black Forest Smoothie also packs a real nutritional punch. You’ll be able to start your day well fueled, with purpose, and confidence. So, let’s dig in!
Black Forest Smoothie: The Health Benefits
These ingredients are super simple and jam packed with nutrition.
Cherries (fresh or frozen)
- Packed with Vitamin C
- Rich in Anti-oxidants
- Anti-inflammatory
- Heart healthy
- May boost sleep quality
Cacao Powder (not cocoa powder)
- Rich in anti-oxidants
- Lowers blood pressure
- Great source of fibre
- Iron source
- Anti-inflammatory
- Heart healthy
Banana
- Nutrient rich
- Source of Anti-oxidants
- Excellent source of fibre
- Improves digestion
- Contains multiple vitamins and minerals
Almond Butter (all natural and no added oils)
- Vitamin E
- Calcium
- Healthy Fats
- Protein
- Fibre
- Phosphorous
Ceylon Cinnamon (known as ‘true cinnamon’ and packs the most health benefits)
- Another amazing source of anti-oxidants
- Anti-inflammatory
- Lowers blood sugar
- Heart healthy
- Has anti-bacterial & anti-fungal properties
Rolled Oats
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Protein
- Fibre
- Anti-oxidant properties
- Keeps you satiated
Spinach (fresh)
- Vitamins A, C, & K
- Folate (B9)
- Iron
- Anti-oxidants
- Calcium
- Heart healthy
Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder
- Being vegan, I like to get this extra protein boost into my day.
- I use Genuine Health Organic Fermented Vanilla Protein Powder or Form. They are both delicious and with no funky additives.
- Be wary with protein powders as a lot of them have ingredient lists as long as your arm. Try to buy high quality if you are going to use one.
- Another alternative I like to use is pure Pumpkin Seed Powder. It comes only unflavoured and is honestly pretty tasteless lol.
Smoothie Notes
- I don’t use any additional sweetener. However, you can add a medjool date, maple syrup, agave, or date syrup if you’d like it on the sweeter side.
- People have varied tastes when it comes to smoothies in regards to how thick they like them. This recipe is exactly how I make mine. Feel free to add more, or less, liquid/ice to get your desired thickness.
- Different protein powders WILL change the taste. The Vanilla Genuine Health one that I use is the absolute best tasting I have found, EVER. And by a lot. You can also omit the protein powder entirely. Maybe add a little vanilla extract or kefir to the mix if you omit the powder.
Adding Magick to Your Morning
Food is magick, always. So let’s harness that and get our day started off with intention, mindfulness, and positivity.
And it just so happens, our smoothie ingredients today have some amazing magickal properties attached to them.
Intention setting while we are preparing our meals is a stellar way to inject some magick into our normal daily routines. I mean we all gotta eat, so why not make it magickal. Practical magick at it’s finest!
Black Forest Smoothie: Main Magickal Properties
Cherries – happiness, love, divination, feminine power
Almond – beauty, goddess energy, prosperity, healing
Banana – prosperity, love, perseverance, spirituality
Cacao – love, money, prosperity, grounding
Cinnamon – success, strength, luck, love, enhanced psychic awareness
Oats – sustainability, wealth, abundance
Spinach – strength (can strengthen your mind, body, and manifestations), money, prosperity, passion
While preparing your smoothie, focus on what you are trying to accomplish. How do you want to feel? What do you want your day to look like? In this case we can focus on sowing ourselves some much needed self love and care.
You are taking magickal elements into your body, take advantage of what they can offer you and how they can help to manifest your goals as well as nourish your holistic self.
And Now The Recipe!
Makes 1 serving – Total time: 10 minutes
- 1 cup almond milk (or other non-dairy alternative
- 1/4 cup coconut kefir or yogurt
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- ½ tsp Ceylon cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Cacao powder
- 1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder
- 2 tsp almond butter
- 1 small banana
- ½ cup cherries
- 1 handful of spinach (optional)
- 2 ice cubes
- water if you like a thinner consistency
Preparation
- Add all ingredients to your blender in the order listed. Blend for about 60 seconds.
Et voila! A healthy and energy charged breakfast in about 10 minutes.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 412 | Fat: 14.8g | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 27g | Fibre: 15.6g
Magick in the Morning
So, are we excited for breakfast tomorrow? We are always looking for extra ways to include magick into our days.
Opportunities to work our magick and manifest are all around us. We just need to be aware and harness them.
Breakfast is a wonderful time to set intentions and manifest how you would like your day, or week, to go.
And there is no reason why we can’t have a nutritious breakfast that is also magickally charged. That’s the best type if you ask me!
More kitchen magick posts to come so stay tuned!
Thoughts!
Are you a smoothie person? Do you already utilize your daily foods to set intentions?
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Wishing you a beautifully blessed day my friend!
Yours in health and magick,
Krystle xo
