Made Healthy: Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake Recipe

How to Make a Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake

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2. Nutrition Facts
3. Recipe and Instructions

Description

Making a chocolate protein shake can be simple, it’s usually made with just milk or water and chocolate protein powder.

The taste of some brands of chocolate protein can get old. Homemade protein shakes taste much better.

Improving the taste and quality of your protein shakes can increase the health benefits, nutrition facts, and flavor of your shake.

Our take on a healthy, low-carb, chocolate peanut butter protein shake has natural ingredients that are full of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

Protein shakes that are homemade are the easiest way to mix in a lot of healthy foods you otherwise wouldn’t have the appetite for.

Especially when using difficult-to-include-foods such as whey protein, raw cinnamon, cocoa powder, and optional ingredients like chia seeds and hemp hearts, all of which go really well with chocolate protein shakes.

Specifications

Prep Time: 7 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Total Time: 7 Minutes

Servings (Yield): 1 Person (2 cups)

Nutrition Facts

Total Calories: 475 calories (kcal)

Fat: 21.2 g

Carbohydrate: 18.7 g

Protein: 60 g

Recipe Ingredients

2 Scoops of Chocolate whey protein
2 tbsp of Peanut butter
1 tbsp of raw cocoa powder
2 cups of Almond milk
1 tbsp of Cinnamon

Bakeware and Cookware

1 Tablespoon
1 Protein shaker bottle
Optional: 1 Large cup and a Hand blender

Optional Ingredients

Add 5 Ice cubes
Add 2 tbsp of Chia seeds
Add 2 tbsp of Hemp’s hearts
Add 1 handful of Blueberries
Add 1 tsp of Vanilla extract
Add 1 scoop of Unflavored BCAAs (Branched Chain Amino Acids)
Substitute 1 scoop of protein powder for Casein protein powder

Recipe Instructions

1. Add the wet ingredients: Add the wet ingredients first to make sure that the ingredients mix well. Including almond milk, peanut butter, ice cubes, vanilla extract, and any other optional ingredients.
2. Add the dry ingredients: Add all the dry ingredients as well as any optional ingredients you prefer. Including the chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, and any other optional ingredients.
3. Hand blend or shake: Use a hand blender to finely mix all the ingredients together. You can use a protein shaker bottle, but it will have a lumpy consistency and wouldn’t be able to mix all the ingredients properly.

Related Articles For Ingredients Used

Whey Protein Health Benefits and Side Effects

Cocoa Powder Health Benefits and Side Effects

Cinnamon Health Benefits and Side Effects

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Recipe by: Christopher Karam ?‍? ｜ Published: 31 July 2020 ?

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