Name: Delicious Protein Coffee Shake Recipe for the Morning
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Coffee
Ingredients: 12 Ounces Cold Brew Coffee (see Note 1); 8 Ounces Soy Milk or any non-dairy milk; 1 Frozen Banana (see Note 3); 1 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder or Vanilla Protein Powder; 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter, Optional (see Note 5)

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Wake up and get energized with this delicious Protein Coffee shake recipe! Cold brew coffee, protein powder, and whole foods make up this super easy iced protein coffee. Get to blending and enjoy!

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Hey Internet, you have probably noticed we've been doing a fair amount of high protein recipes lately. That's because we're working really hard to increase our muscle mass by weight training in the gym and of course meeting our daily protein intake.

If you're a coffee lover, you'll love our most recent coffee-inspired recipes such as our Tiramisu Chia Pudding, Coffee Milkshake, Vegan Cold Foam, and Coffee Overnight Oats.

Our most recent and favorite high protein recipes include our Protein Overnight Oats, Vegan Steak, Protein Nice Cream, Vegan Protein Pasta, Apple Protein Shake, Vegan Protein Mug Cake, Pumpkin Protein Shake, and Vegan Protein Cookies, yum.

You don't have to a nutritionist or personal trainer to understand the muscle-supporting benefits of protein. It helps with recovery AND building more muscle. You don't need to go overboard with it, of course, and we should all be concerned with meeting micronutrient targets as well as macronutrient targets. But that's for you and your healthcare professional to discuss.

I do highly recommend seeing a registered dietitian, actually, no matter your body weight or health goals whether they be weight loss, maintaining, weight gain, etc.. They can be so helpful and I am so grateful to work with my dietitian! (I'm actually studying to become one currently!)

Anyway, we're here today to talk about this amazing high-protein shake perfect for coffee lovers! My husband loves coffee and really loves this shake. Personally, I prefer matcha and love to add a scoop of vanilla plant based protein powder to my Vegan Iced Green Tea Matcha Latte that I literally drink every day... but I digress. Let's talk about protein coffee!

Forget expensive protein drinks and coffees that cost what a sandwich used to (don't even get me started)... this high protein coffee is a great way to help you meet your daily protein requirements, aid in muscle recovery (which is very important if you're trying to build muscle mass) and give you a boost of energy to take on whatever you have to in the morning.

Alright, so if you're ready to make an amazing high protein coffee drink to add to your next meal and satisfy your protein needs for the morning, check out this recipe.

Why You'll Love This High Protein Coffee Shake

Super Fast: This blended protein coffee recipe is perfect for busy mornings. Just whiz up the protein powder of your choice with a few other ingredients and you'll have the perfect blend of protein, carbs, fat, and fiber to fuel your morning.
Sustained Energy: Caffeine is a natural stimulant, but the added fat and fiber in this recipe will really help you stay energized throughout your busy day, likely more than your regular morning coffee (it sure does in our experience!). (Note that if you just want the flavor and no caffeine boost, you can totally use chilled decaffeinated coffee!
Budget Friendly: This recipe is a lot more budget friendly than buying pre-made protein shakes or even drive-thru coffees, plus you basically get two-for-one! If you look around, you can usually find pretty good bulk options for protein powders (Vega protein powder is our favorite bulk protein), bananas are super cheap, and coffee is pretty cheap too especially if you brew your own or make your own cold brew (so easy with just a mason jar!).

Ingredients

Pick up these simple ingredients for this amazing vegan coffee shake the next time you're at a grocery store. See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full ingredients, instructions, and accurate nutrition information (to the best of my ability; please consult your physician, registered dietitian, or healthcare professional if you have specific dietary needs or need to meet certain daily values of any nutrient). I give substitutions for the ingredients in the section below this one, so most people can still make this recipe!

12 Ounces Cold Brew Coffee: Brewed coffee also works! Alternatively you can use a bit more milk and add a teaspoon or more of espresso powder.
8 Ounces Soy Milk: While any non-dairy milk will work, we really like shelf stable soy milk because it has extra protein (as much as 12 g protein per cup, depending on the brand!), lasts a long time unopened, can be bought online, and is very rich and creamy. Just seems to make everything better! You can use almond milk, or you can find another high protein milk (there's a really good pea protein based one out there too).
1 Frozen Banana: This adds the sweetness we need and makes the recipe super creamy and cold! Feel free to increase if you want your shake much thicker (or you can decrease the plant based milk).
1 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder: We particularly love a mocha flavor, so that's why we mix chocolate plant-based protein powder but vanilla protein powder also works well! There's just something about the combination of coffee and chocolate, though!
1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter, Optional: While it's optional, the peanut butter adds more creaminess and some healthy fats to make this recipe more satisfying which will help your levels of hunger hormones stay calm for awhile longer. Any nut or seed butter will work!

Substitutions

Cold Brew Coffee: As mentioned above, literally any brewed coffee such as some made from arabica coffee will work, as will just adding powdered espresso. Alternatively, add matcha for a little bit less caffeine and a different flavor (especially good with vanilla protein powder, by the way!).
Soy Milk: Any non-dairy milk works well! Here's a tip if you're out of non-dairy milk: Add filtered water and the nut or seed butter of your choice and blend. Then you can add the other ingredients and make your protein coffee shake! Peanut milk is delicious. This is also a good tip for dealing with the sludgy bits at the bottom of the jar so they don't go to waste!
Frozen Banana: If you can't have banana, you can try other frozen fruit, or you can add pitted medjool dates or your favorite sweetener. You will need ice to make the shake cold though!
Protein Powder: Feel free to use an unflavored protein powder if that's what you have. If you don't want to use protein powder at all, try blending in some tofu! You may need more sweetener, and maybe a little cocoa powder of other natural flavors.
Peanut Butter: Alternatively, use any nuts or seeds (if you don't have a high speed blender, you may need to soak nuts first to get them to blend fully, though with hemp seeds they are soft enough to blend already). You could also just add a little avocado for some healthy fats. Of course, you can also just completely omit this ingredient.
Optional Add-Ins: Other things you could add include a dash of cinnamon, a splash of vanilla extract (or another extract, but be careful as they can be a lot stronger than vanilla), or a flavored coffee syrup that you enjoy. Oh, and want to pack in some leafy greens? Add a handful of spinach or baby kale or your favorite greens powder!

How to Make This Blended Protein Coffee Shake

Note: The number of grams of protein in this recipe highly depends on the brand of protein powder (the size scoop of protein powder matters too) and the protein content of whichever non-dairy milk you're using. Additionally, every plant-based protein is different, as is whey protein).
Blend: First add the liquids and then everything else to the blender. Blend on high for around a minute until everything is smooth.
Taste and Adjust: Taste the mixture. Not sweet enough? You can add a bit more frozen banana or your favorite liquid sweetener (if your protein powder is unflavored, you may need to do this). Blend again if you add anything.
Serve immediately and enjoy! If you can't finish it, you can do two things: 1) refrigerate in an airtight container like a mason jar; or 2) you can freeze it in a small container OR in an ice cube tray and you can re-blend it with some non-dairy milk tomorrow!

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