Strawberry Cashew Smoothie

This Strawberry Cashew Smoothie is inspired by fresh, local juice companies, made of a small handful of ingredients for a purely delicious drink. Strawberries and cashews or almonds combine for a refreshing snack you can feel good about. 

Before I pour my heart out about this smoothie, I have to take a quick side-step and say a huge THANK YOU. All of your comments on my Surprise post meant so much to my husband and myself. I meant it when I said if anybody needs to email me about the topic, I am an open book and listening ear. Thank you, I feel so loved.

This smoothie! It is SO simple, and that’s the true beauty of it. It is inspired 100% by a smoothie I picked up in a beautiful glass bottle while I was traveling over Memorial Day weekend. I stopped at a local farmers market, saw fresh juices and just had to have a couple. This one had such a simple list of ingredients and looked so creamy and delicious.

The original smoothie was made with almonds, but I only had cashews in my pantry, so that’s what I went for. You can totally substitute almonds and I’m sure it would be amazing.

My Strawberry Cashew Smoothie is only sweetened with pure maple syrup, just to highlight the delicious strawberries. You could throw in a couple of dates if you have them, but maple syrup is more often found in my fridge.

Lastly, I added a pinch of black Hawaiian sea salt. I picked this sea salt up while I was shopping Boulder at Blend Retreat with my beautiful mermaid friend, Kait. She and I were testing tons of raw salts (ie eating salt by the palm-full) and she told me I had to buy this one! Done. I love how it just melts into things and adds a pleasantly sharp saltiness. You only need a pinch. BUT if you’re not a salt-aficionado, a pinch of sea salt or Kosher salt will do just fine. Just don’t leave it out, because you need the balance. 

Strawberry Cashew Smoothie

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This Strawberry Cashew Smoothie is inspired by fresh, local juice companies, made of a small handful of ingredients for a purely delicious drink. Strawberries and cashews or almonds combine for a refreshing snack you can feel good about. (makes 1 smoothie)

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Ingredients

1. 1/3 cup raw cashews
2. ¾ cup (a large handful) rinsed strawberries
3. 2 tsp maple syrup
4. pinch of sea salt
5. 1 ½ cups filtered water

Instructions

1. Combine all of the ingredients in your blender and blend. Taste the smoothie, if you need more sweetness then add more maple syrup.
2. Pour into a glass, enjoy!

Notes

1. Drink smoothie right away, or store in a glass jar (with lid) in the fridge for up to 3 days.

By Melissa @ Treats With a Twist

Treats With a Twist https://www.treatswithatwist.com/