Vegan Black Forest Shake
Black Forest Shake. Summer Ice cream shake with layers of vanilla and chocolate shake with cherry compote. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe. Can be nut-free. Add protein powder to make into black forest smoothie.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
Cherry Compote
- 1 cup cherries
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp sugar or sweetener
- a good pinch of salt
- a pinch of cinnamon or vanilla extract
Vanilla layer:
- 1/2 cup (heaping) coconut milk ice cubes
- 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream or more coconut milk cubes
- 1 tbsp of sugar or sweetener (optional)
- a drop of vanilla extract
Chocolate layer:
- 1/2 cup coconut milk or almond milk ice cubes
- 1/2 cup vegan chocolate ice cream
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp sugar or sweetener (optional)
- 2 tbsp cherry compote from above
Instructions
- Make the compote: Cook the ingredients in a skillet over medium heat until the cherries soften and the liquid thickens slightly. Cool for few minutes.
- Blend the vanilla shake ingredients until smooth. Add a tbsp or so non dairy milk to help the blender if needed. Taste and adjust sweet. Scoop the mixture into 2 glasses.
- In the same blender, Blend the chocolate layer + 2 tbsp of the cherry compote until smooth. Add some non dairy milk if needed. Taste and adjust sweet and blend in.
- Spoon some of the cherry compote over the vanilla layer, reserve a few cherries for topping. Then pour or scoop the chocolate layer in the glass. Top with the remaining cherries and liquid if any. Serve immediately.
Notes
Variation: Replace some of the ice cream or milk cubes with frozen banana for a lower fat option. Use dates to sweeten.
Nutrition is 1 of 2 Serves calculated with So Delicious Cashew milk ice cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 6.4mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 0.6mg