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December 16, 2021

Cranberry Smoothie

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A refreshing cranberry smoothie with pomegranate juice that’s quick to make with frozen cranberries, fresh orange segments, and a touch of half and half for creaminess. You only need five ingredients and five minutes to make it!

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  • How to Make It
  • FAQ
  • More Smoothie Recipes

Here’s an idea: take the edge off a hectic holiday season and whirr up a bright cranberry smoothie, and serve it with a kicky straw. It’s somewhat healthy, tart and sweet, and takes all of five minutes to make. Plus, you can’t beat the color – it just says, “hello, Christmas!”

It’s usually around this time of year that I start on my smoothie kicks. All of the holiday indulgences start catching up and for the first time in a long time I crave actual fruit. Not just fruit flavoring, but real fruit! From nature!

And there’s no better way to enjoy fruit than to rip it from its natural state and blend it up. In this case, we’re talking cranberries, oranges, and pomegranate juice. They’re seasonally appropriate and combine to make a very delicious cranberry smoothie recipe.

overhead shot of the ingredients.

How to Make It

  • Frozen cranberries
  • A peeled orange cut into quarters
  • Pomegranate juice (I use Pom Wonderful)
  • Half and half, milk, or almond milk
  • Honey or agave nectar

Blend all of the ingredients together and serve cold. That’s it. Yay.

ingredients in the blender.

FAQ

Can you use fresh cranberries instead of frozen?

I’ve only made this cranberry smoothie with frozen cranberries because I don’t add any ice cubes. If you try fresh cranberries, you will want to add some ice otherwise the smoothie won’t be very cold.

Can you use orange juice instead of a fresh orange?

You can substitute orange juice, but you may not want to add the honey if the orange juice you use has added sugar.

Do you have to use pomegranate juice?

No, you can use cranberry juice instead. Done and done.

glasses of cranberry smoothies.

If you have a stash of leftover cranberry in the freezer, this cranberry smoothie is a great way to use it up. I love one in the morning for a bright start or make it for an afternoon treat. Either way, it’s delicious.

Happy blending!

April
a cranberry smoothie.

More Smoothie Recipes

Looking for more easy smoothie recipes? Here are a few more I love to make…

  • Blueberry Smoothie
  • Orange Smoothie
  • 4-Ingredient Banana Mocha Smoothie
  • Pineapple Banana Smoothie
  • Green Apple Smoothie
  • Cranberry Smoothie Bowl – recipe from Whole New Mom

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Cranberry Smoothie


  • Author: April Anderson
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: about 1 1/4 cup 1x
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A quick and easy smoothie with cranberries, pomegranate juice, and fresh orange juice.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1/2 cup frozen cranberries
  • 1 orange, peeled and cut into quarters
  • 1/4 pomegranate juice (like Pom Wonderful)
  • 2 tbsp half & half
  • 1 tbsp honey

Instructions

  1. Blend all of the ingredients until smooth. Serve cold.
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Blend
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: whole recipe
  • Calories: 242
  • Sugar: 45.4g
  • Sodium: 25.7mg
  • Fat: 3.8g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 1.4g
  • Trans Fat: 0.1g
  • Carbohydrates: 54.2g
  • Fiber: 6.3g
  • Protein: 2.6g
  • Cholesterol: 10.5g

Keywords: cranberry smoothie, pomegranate smoothie, smoothie with no yogurt

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The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.

Post and photos updated from the archives. First published in December 2014.


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About April Anderson

I’m a passionate home cook, cookbook author, recipe developer, freelance writer, food photographer, and dog mom ❤ I garnish (almost) everything with parsley and believe you can make deliciously amazing dishes with everyday ingredients.

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