A friend gave me this recipe over the weekend and I’ve made 3 of these so far! I added a tablespoon of chia seeds because of their amazing health benefits, but you can leave them out if you’d like. Please note, you don’t have to use peanut butter AND protein powder, but if you omit the protein powder, I suggest using vanilla almond milk or a vanilla flavoring for taste. Bottoms up!
INGREDIENTS: (1-16 oz smoothie)
1-1/2 C unsweetened almond milk
1 handful of fresh spinach
1/2 a ripe avocado
1 Tbs peanut butter
1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder
1 Tbs chia seeds
2-3 ice cubes
DIRECTIONS:
Blend 2-3 minutes in a blender until smooth. Enjoy!
Ultimate Green Protein Smoothie
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Author: Epicurean Vegan
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 C unsweetened almond milk
- 1 handful of fresh spinach
- ½ a ripe avocado
- 1 Tbs peanut butter
- 1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder
- 1 Tbs chia seeds
- 2-3 ice cubes
Directions
- Blend 2-3 minutes in a blender until smooth. Enjoy!
This is exactly what I need right now–thank you so much, will be making MANY of these! Btw, I have your book on my Kindle and have been reading it on and off. I am stunned over some of the stories. It is fascinating! Thank you!
Thanks, Kelly! And thanks for ordering my book! I hope you’re enjoying it 🙂
This recipe is great. i calculated the calories content on My Fitness Pal and it came out to be 399 calories with 15g carbs, 33g fat, 24g protein, and 47g of iron. This looks like a great start to day, especially after a hard morning workout. I have tried some other green smoothies and the calorie content is astronomical but this one is perfect. Thanks for sharing.
That’s great! Thanks for letting me know the calorie count and I hope you like it. I found that (like with most protein powders) it can make the smoothie a little chalky-tasting and even a little thick, so I recommend adding some more almond milk if anyone finds that to be an issue.