Blend chocolate mousse-style yogurt, and frozen cherries for a choco-cherry spectacular treat.

Ingredients:
3 4-ounce containers chocolate mousse-style yogurt
1 cup frozen tart cherries
1/4 cup lowfat milk
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tablespoon orange blossom or alfalfa honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Place yogurt, frozen cherries, milk, orange juice concentrate, honey and vanilla in blender container. Cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. To serve, pour into glasses. Serve immediately.

Makes 2 (1-cup) servings.

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per 1-cup serving: 347 calories, 6 g total fat, 4 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 63 g carbohydrate, 17 mg cholesterol, 10 g protein, 1 g fiber, 184 mg sodium; Daily Values: 25% vitamin A, 60% vitamin C, 20% calcium, 2% iron.

Ingredients:
4 large or 8 small ice cubes
1 1/2 cups frozen tart cherries
1 large banana, cut into 1-inch chunks
3/4 cup vanilla soy or lowfat milk
2/3 cup orange juice
2 scoops unflavored whey protein drink mix powder (about 42 grams protein total)
1 to 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:
Place ice cubes, frozen cherries, banana, milk, orange juice, protein powder and sugar in blender container. Cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. To serve, pour into glasses. Serve immediately.

Makes 2 (1 3/4-cups) servings.

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per 1 3/4 cup serving: 129 calories, 8 g total fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 12 g carbohydrate, 0 mg cholesterol, 2 g protein, 2 g fiber, 5 mg sodium; Daily Values: 20% vitamin A, 80% vitamin C, 35% calcium, 6% iron.

Ingredients:
2 oz. tart cherry juice
4 oz. coconut water
2 oz. club soda

Directions:
Pour ingredients into one 8 oz. glass, Stir to combine and serve.

Yield: 1 serving

This smoothie is a great breakfast or lunch substitute. The FruitFast MixedBerry Liquid gives it a super-charged fruity taste. You can use any of the FruitFast Liquid supplements in the smoothie – CherryFlex, Wonderful Pomegranate or the MixedBerry. A delicious alternative is substituting fresh or canned cherries for some of the fruit and adding FruitFast CherryFlex Liquid supplements and a plain or Cherry yogurt.

Delicious FruitFast Smoothie

1 cup orange juice
1 banana (fresh or frozen)
5 strawberries (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup blueberries
1/2 cup mixed raspberries
1 small container raspberry (regular or soy) yogurt
1 Tablespoon FruitFast MixedBerry Liquid

Combine ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Makes 2 – 8 oz servings. I like to use frozen fruit in my smoothies. The frozen fruit makes the smoothie colder and a little thicker. If using all fresh fruit–add approximately 1/2 cup of ice to the mixture.

This triple hit of tart cherries, antioxidants, and protein is a great post-exercise treat, If you like an extra-tart drink, add another red recharger – 1 /2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries – to the blender.

Ingredients:
1 cup thawed tart cherries
1 cup fresh or partially frozen strawberries
3 Tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1 /2 cup plain, nonfat yogurt (or vanilla nonfat yogurt)
1 /2 cup tart cherry juice
2 Tablespoons honey
ground nutmeg

Directions:
Combine all ingredients, except nutmeg in a blender and whip until smooth. Pour into glasses and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Makes 2 servings (approx. 1 1 /2 cup each)

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per 1 ½ cup serving: 227 calories, 1 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 1 mg cholesterol, 5 g protein, 4 g fiber, 51 mg sodium; Daily Values: 5% vitamin A; 134% vitamin C; 16% calcium; 6%iron

Treat yourself to this rich, creamy drink that is a nutritional powerhouse.

Ingredients:
2 cups frozen tart cherries, thawed and drained, or 1 (16-ounce) can tart cherries, drained
1 (12.3-ounce) package light silken tofu, cut up
3/4 cup 100% ready-to-drink cherry juice
2 tablespoons honey
9 frozen or canned tart cherries, for garnish (optional)

Directions:
In a blender container, combine 2 cups cherries, tofu, cherry juice and honey. Cover; blend until smooth. Pour into 3 glasses. If desired, thread 3 cherries on each of the three 6-inch bamboo skewers. Use to garnish beverages. Serve immediately.

Makes 3 (1-cup) servings

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per 1-cup serving: 161 cal., 1 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 30 g carbo., 0 mg chol., 9 g pro., 1 g fiber, 124 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 10% vit. A, 4% vit. C, 6% calcium, 8% iron.

Cherry Juice Concentrate is an excellent addition to smoothies. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of cherry juice concentrate to your favorite smoothie, or try this taste testing recipe.

Ingredients:
1 cup non-fat plain or vanilla yogurt
1 ripe banana, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup tart cherry juice concentrate
1 cup crushed ice

Directions:
Put yogurt, banana, orange juice, cherry juice concentrate and crushed ice in the container of an electric blender or food processor. Puree until smooth. Serve immediately.

Makes 2 (8-ounce) servings

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per 1-cup serving: 238 cal., 0 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 52 g carbo., 3 mg chol., 8 g pro., 2 g fiber, 140 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 8% vit. A, 60% vit. C, 25% calcium, 6% iron.

Ingredients:
6 oz. lemon juice, fresh squeezed
4 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
24 oz. water
4 oz. cherry juice concentrate

Directions:
Combine the lemon juice and the sugar. Stir to dissolve. Add the water and cherry juice concentrate and stir. Serve over ice.

Makes 1 quart

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per 1-cup serving: 110 cal., 0 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 28 g carbo., 0 mg chol., 1 g pro., 0 g fiber, 37 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 0% vit. A, 35% vit. C, 2% calcium, 4% iron.

Create a robust, red cider by combining cherry juice, apple cider, and your favorite spices.

Ingredients:
1/3 cup lemon peel, cut into 1/4″ strips
1 /2 cup orange peel, cut into 1/4″ strips
2 cups apple cider
4 cups tart cherry juice
2 (1/4″ thick) strips of peeled fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon allspice
5 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a large saucepan over medium heat. Simmer uncovered until liquid is reduced to 4 cups, approximately 30 minutes. Remove from heat and strain liquid to remove peels and spices. Discard solids and serve in festive mugs.

Makes 4 one-cup servings.

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per cup: 175 calories, 0 g total fat; 0 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 42 g carbohydrate, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 g protein, 1 g fiber, 10 mg sodium; Daily Values: 1% vitamin A, 7% vitamin C; 3% calcium; 8% iron