Helpful, Tasty Cherries

Recipes

Mar 1

Summer is here, which means here in Dallas, it doesn't take much time for temperatures to start heating up! This is about the time I start to think about enjoying fresh fruits, and the first to come to mind are dark red, plump cherries. Having a bowl out to snack on while sitting outside, taking in the sun sounds amazing right now! The best part is that not only are cherries delicious, but they also offer a lot of health benefits.

These benefits include:

Reduced risk of breast cancer
Improved memory and brain function
Reduced exercise-induced muscle soreness
May help reduce blood pressure
Reduced risk of arthritis
Help improve sleep patterns

Imagine, getting all of these benefits, and still getting to enjoy this fruit as a delicious treat! Perfect for cooling you off in the summer heat. Take your cherries and other fresh fruits, and turn them into a frozen popsicle to keep you cool when relaxing outside!

Creamy Cherry and Peach Popsicles

Ingredients:

½ cup cherries
½ banana
½ cup peaches
1 cup of your favorite type of milk (mine is plain soy milk)

Directions:

Wash and chop your fruits. Take the pits out of the cherries.
Add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend until it is of pureed consistency.
Pour the mixture into popsicle molds. Freeze for 3 hours.
Remove from the molds and enjoy!