Protein Shake is a creamy and delicious drink made with easily available ingredients in your pantry. Just blend together frozen banana with peanut butter, greek yogurt, honey and milk and tada your protein shake is ready in just few minutes. This is perfect to start your day and it includes healthy ingredients without any protein powder.
This protein shake makes your morning routine easier with just few ingredients that is easily available in your kitchen. Using frozen banana it gives a thick and creamy shake without any other additives. Do try this delicious and healthy shake and enjoy!
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About Protein Shake
Protein Shake is made by blending frozen banana, cocoa powder, milk, greek yogurt, honey, peanut butter and vanilla extract. It gets ready in just few minutes without much effort. This protein shake is the one that we all need to kick start the day.
This can be called as protein smoothie or shake. If you try this one I am sure you will love it so much that you end up making it so often just like me. Sometimes we are in a hurry to make breakfast and this protein shake comes to rescue at that time. If you have frozen banana in hand then this can be done in just few minutes.
In the morning hurry burry kids love to have this shake too. It is chilled, mildly sweet, tastes delicious with wholesome ingredients and it is protein rich. This shake is packed with protein also makes it filling for breakfast.
Being a South Indian it is mostly idli, dosa or upma for breakfast and it was not easy for me to convince my family to try smoothies for breakfast. But slowly they have started to adapt to this and now they just love smoothies or shakes for breakfast.
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Protein Shake Ingredients
- Milk - I used regular milk. You can use soya milk or any nut based milk if you are looking for vegan alternates.
- Frozen Banana - Frozen banana makes this smoothie rich and creamy.
- Peanut Butter - Use good quality peanut butter, you can use homemade peanut butter too.
- Greek Yogurt - Greek yogurt is high in protein and is a great add on to this shake.
- Honey - I use honey or dates as sweetener. You can skip this if you want to skip sweetness.
- Vanilla Extract - is added mainly for flavouring but tastes so good, so do not skip it.
- Cocoa powder - is added to make this shake chocolate flavoured.
How to make Protein Shake Step by Step
1.To a mixer add 1 medium sized frozen banana.
2.Add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder.
3.Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
4.Add 2 tablespoon honey.
5.Add 1 ½ tablespoon peanut butter.
6.Add ½ cup greek yogurt.
7.Add 1 ½ cups milk.
8.All ready to blend now.
9.Blend until smooth and creamy.
10.Pour into serving glass.
11.Serve with a sprinkle of cocoa powder.
Serve chilled!
Expert Tips
- Frozen Banana - Frozen fruits gives the shake thick and creaminess, also makes it chilled while serving.
- Milk alternates - Use chilled milk that can be regular milk or soya milk or oat milk or any nut based milk too.
- Consistency - The consistency is based on your liking and preference. I like it in pouring consistency so that is easy to drink.
- Variations - Skip cocoa powder and make it just vanilla flavoured or any other flavouring that you like. You can even add chia seeds, dates too.
- Yogurt - You can replace greek yogurt with regular thick curd too.
Serving and Suggestion
Serve protein shake chilled, immediately once it is made. It tastes best when consumed fresh.
FAQS
1. What is a protein shake?
A protein shake is a drink made by blending protein-rich ingredients such as milk, yogurt, protein powder, nuts, seeds, or nut butter with fruits and other nutritious ingredients.
2. Is this protein shake good for breakfast?
Yes. It can be a filling breakfast when it contains a balance of protein, healthy fats, and carbohydrates.
3.Which milk is best for a protein shake?
Cow's milk provides the most protein among common dairy milks. Soy milk is also the highest-protein plant-based alternative.
4. Can I make the protein shake ahead of time?
Yes. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Shake or stir well before drinking.
5. What sweeteners can I use?
Honey, maple syrup, dates, jaggery are popular natural sweeteners. Adjust the amount to suit your taste.
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Protein Shake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized frozen banana
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 ½ tablespoon peanut butter
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- 1 ½ cups milk
Instructions
- To a mixer add 1 medium sized frozen banana.
- Add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder.
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Add 2 tablespoon honey.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon peanut butter.
- Add ½ cup greek yogurt.
- Add 1 ½ cups milk.
- All ready to blend now.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into serving glass.
- Serve with a sprinkle of cocoa powder.
- Serve chilled!
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Notes
- Frozen Banana - Frozen fruits gives the shake thick and creaminess, also makes it chilled while serving.
- Milk alternates - Use chilled milk that can be regular milk or soya milk or oat milk or any nut based milk too.
- Consistency - The consistency is based on your liking and preference. I like it in pouring consistency so that is easy to drink.
- Variations - Skip cocoa powder and make it just vanilla flavoured or any other flavouring that you like. You can even add chia seeds, dates too.
- Yogurt - You can replace greek yogurt with regular thick curd too.
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