Over the summer, we changed our eating habits . . . drastically. I have so far lost 43 pounds and My husband has lost 50. I will post more about our journey soon but, people have been asking me for the recipes for some of the protein shakes I make. The other day I made a Red Velvet Cake Batter Protein Shake that was absolutely amazing. I took inspiration from this shake that I had found on Pintrest. It is very good. I tweaked it a bit and I added this amazing product to get the cocoa flavor and the red color with out all the bad for you food dyes. So here is the recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Red Velvet Cake Batter Protein Shake
Load the following ingredients into your blender and blend well for 30 seconds or so:
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (I use Silk brand as it doesn't contain Carrageenan)
¼ cup cottage cheese (I use Friendship 1% as it doesn't contain Carrageenan)
⅛ tsp Celtic sea salt
¼ tsp baking powder (aluminum free)
⅛ tsp butter extract
⅛ tsp pure almond extract
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 TBSP xylitol (I use NOW Foods brand non-GMO)
1 scoop Cocoa Cardio
1/2 tsp Gluccomannan
Add crushed ice to your blender to the 4 cup line and blend again until it is nice and smooth and slushy.
Add 1 scoop of a good quality whey protein isolate. I used Jay Robb chocolate protein powder. Blend until all your powder is mixed in and your mixture fluffs up to about the 7 cup line.
This makes 1 super big serving and is a nice filling breakfast. Sometimes I will split it with my hubby after a workout. Sometimes we split it 4 ways among the kids as a "milkshake" treat. Here are the nutritional facts: 275 calories, 3g fat, 4g net carbs and 36g protein
It is packed with protein, low fat and low carb. If you are THM, this counts as a Fuel Pull.
