Name: Vanilla Chai Protein Shake
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 4 min
Ingredients: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (or ~18g protein); 1 medium banana, frozen; 1/2 cup almond beverage; 1 tbsp almond butter; 1 tsp pumpkin pie spic; 1/4 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup ice

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This Vanilla Chai Protein Shake is the perfect on-the-go breakfast option or can replace any meal if you’re in the mood for something sweet yet filling.

As I previously mentioned in my Creamy Blueberry and Raspberry Protein Smoothie post, I have been on a serious protein smoothie /shake kick during this quarantine! I go for a walk everyday around lunchtime to get outside but to also breakup the monotony of my day and once I get home I’ve been making this Vanilla Chai Protein Shake and it is perfection! As it is warming up heading into Summer this is the most delicious way to cool down after being active outside.

Vanilla Chai Protein Shake Ingredients

Vanilla protein powder
Frozen banana (pro tip: buy fresh bananas, let them ripen, peel them and place in a gallon storage bag in the freezer )
Almond beverage
Almond butter
Pumpkin pie spice (I’m a pumpkin spice all year round kind of girl)
Vanilla extract
Ice

Nutrition and Health Benefits of This Shake

Simple carbohydrates, a.k.a. quickly broken down carbohydrates, that offer instant energy replenishment
Protein that will help with muscle maintenance, repair, and growth, as well as help keep you satiated
Healthy fats that will fill you up, not clog your arteries, and provide ALL of your cells with it’s outer cell membrane (I know, pretty geeky, but it’s true!)
Anti-inflammatory benefits through the mixture of spices provided in the pumpkin pie spice

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Vanilla Chai Protein Shake

This Vanilla Chai Protein Shake is the perfect on-the-go breakfast option or can replace any meal if you're in the mood for something sweet yet filling.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword Breakfast, Protein shake, Vanilla Chai

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 1

Total Time 4

Servings 1

Calories 331kcal

Author Andrea Marincovich, R.D. | The Realistic Dietitian

Equipment

Blender

Ingredients

1 scoop vanilla protein powder or ~18g protein
1 medium banana, frozen
½ cup almond beverage
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tsp pumpkin pie spic
¼ tsp vanilla extract
1 cup ice

Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Notes

Macros per serving (recipe yields 1 serving): 35g carbohydrates, 11g fat and 23g protein

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