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Cherry, Pistachio, and Cardamom Kefir Smoothie

Cherry, Pistachio, and Cardamom Kefir Smoothie Ingredients: milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d cherries, sweet, raw nuts, pistachio nuts, raw honey spi...

Cherry, Pistachio, and Cardamom Kefir Smoothie

Ingredients:
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat
milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d
cherries, sweet, raw
nuts, pistachio nuts, raw
honey
spices, cardamom

Directions:
Pour milk into 16-oz.
glass jar, and stir in kefir grains.
Cover jar with several layers of cheesecloth or paper towels, and secure with rubber band.
Store jar at room temperature out of direct sunlight, and allow kefir to ferment 24 hours, or until thickened.
(Healthy kefir grains will thicken milk in 24 hours, though this process may take as few as 12 hours in warmer temperatures, or as long as 48 hours in cooler temperatures.)
Check kefir periodically to gauge thickness.
When mixture reaches desired thickness, strain kefir into glass, stirring gently until only kefir grains remain in strainer.
(To keep kefir grains viable, stir into new batch of milk within 48 hours.)
Blend prepared kefir, cherries, pistachios, honey, and cardamom in blender until smooth and creamy.