Whilst on the elliptical this afternoon, I found myself dreaming of some kind of protein dream creation... I knew it had to involve chocolate but that I also had to justify the chocolate with other, more healthy ingredients. I set forth on a mission to my local Raley's to acquire any ingredients not already in my fridge/pantry to concoct said dream creation. In my mind, I NEEDED frozen cherries to make this work. Raley's had no such cherries, so I cried a little bit inside and decided to settle for raspberries since they're also pretty good friends with chocolate. I had almost everything else on hand, but I picked up cacao chips since I see them frequently used in "healthy" recipes and they are a pure form of chocolate.
To make this shake you will need:
Frozen Raspberries (or cherries!), Cacao Chips (dark chocolate chips would work too), Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (or any kind of milk... chocolate would be better but I didn't have it on hand), Vanilla Protein powder (again with the chocolate would be better comment and same reasoning for not using it), Plain non-fat Greek Yogurt & Ice
Directions:
1. Add the following ingredients into a blender -
1/2 cup Frozen Raspberries
1 Tablespoon Cacao Chips
1/2 cup Unsweetened Almond Breeze (Almond Milk)
1/2 scoop Pro5 Protein Powder (a whole scoop is fine depending on the powder you choose)
1/4 cup Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
1 cup Ice
2. Use the ice crushing or pulse setting on your blender to break down the ice cubes
3. Once the ice is well crushed, use the smoothie or regular blend setting, letting the mixture incorporate for about a minute
4. Pour and enjoy!
Stats (with the exact ingredients/amounts I used) -
Calories: 192.5, Fat: 4.5g, Carbs: 14.5g, Protein: 23g
Hot Pink Bendy straw: REQUIRED.
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