Blended Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake

Name: Blended Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 cup milk of choice, such as nut milk, low-fat cow’s milk or oat milk (see Cook’s Note); 3/4 cup frozen strawberries (about 6 whole); 3 tablespoons vanilla protein powder (see Cook’s Note); 2 tablespoons reduced-fat (or 1/3 less fat) cream cheese (see Cook’s Note); 2 tablespoons sweetener of choice, such as honey, agave or maple syrup; Small pinch kosher salt

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Level: Easy

Total: 5 min
Active: 5 min

Yield: 1 serving

For a high-protein drink that tastes like dessert (and still contains 25 grams of protein), this recipe takes the cake – er... shake! Frozen strawberries add thickness, while cream cheese brings a welcome tang and creaminess to this riff on strawberry cheesecake in protein-shake form.

Level: Easy

Total: 5 min
Active: 5 min

Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

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1 cup milk of choice, such as nut milk, low-fat cow’s milk or oat milk (see Cook’s Note)

3/4 cup frozen strawberries (about 6 whole)

3 tablespoons vanilla protein powder (see Cook’s Note)

2 tablespoons reduced-fat (or 1/3 less fat) cream cheese (see Cook’s Note)

2 tablespoons sweetener of choice, such as honey, agave or maple syrup

Small pinch kosher salt

Directions

Special equipment:

a personal or high-powered blender

Add the milk, strawberries, protein powder, cream cheese, sweetener and salt to a personal or high-powered blender and blend on medium until smooth, about 1 minute.

Cook’s Note

For a plant-based shake, choose nut or oat milk and substitute vanilla pea protein powder for the protein powder and vegan cream cheese for the cream cheese. To make it fully vegan, also make sure to use a vegan sweetener, such as agave, maple syrup or vegan honey.