Zoned Cocoa-Banana Cherry Freeze

From the Zone Diet

Ingredients

1/2 cup Edensoy Original Soy Milk or similar brand, chilled
1 teaspoon unsweetened almond or macadamia nut butter
14 grams unflavored or unsweetened vanilla soy protein powder
1 heaping tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon stevia extract powder or 2 to 4 drops stevia extract liquid (optional)
1 tablespoon apple fiber powder (optional)
1/3 ripe, medium banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen
3/4 cup frozen, unsweetened cherries
3 to 4 ice cubes (optional)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Pour soy milk into a blender container. Add nut butter, protein powder, unsweetened cocoa, vanilla, and stevia. Add apple fiber powder if desired (for added thickness and blood sugar control). Cover and blend until smooth. Stop and scrape down the sides with a spatula.
2. With the blender turned on, add the frozen fruit through the top feeder. When blended, add ice cubes 1 or 2 at a time, blending on the ice-crushing setting until desired thickness. Stop and start blender, pushing the pulse button repeatedly until ice is completely crushed and mixture is smooth and thick. Taste and add more stevia, if desired.
3. Pour into 4 custard cups or dessert dishes and serve immediately, or put into 4 to 8 small paper cups, then freeze until firm, about 3 hours. If frozen solid, remove from freezer 10 to 15 minutes before serving, or as needed to soften to an ice cream texture. Alternatively, pour into a tall fountain glass to have a breakfast serving for one.