Description
Wake up and get energized with this delicious Protein Coffee shake recipe! Made of cold brew coffee, protein powder, and whole foods.
Ingredients
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- 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)
Instructions
- 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!
Notes
- Note 1: Brewed coffee also works! Alternatively you can use a bit more milk and add a teaspoon or more of espresso powder.
- Note 2: 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).
- Note 3: 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). 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!
- Note 4: 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! Unflavored protein powder also works, but you may need to add sweetener to the recipe as most protein powders contain either added sugar and/or artificial sweeteners.
- Note 5: 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 than without it. Any nut or seed butter will work! You could alternatively add a tablespoon or two of hemp seeds.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drink
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Coffee