Love carrot cake? Well this healthy, carrot cake shake is a delicious alternative in a high protein, gluten-free, drinkable form!
Carrot Cake shake? I mentioned in my last post how I love creating protein filled shakes as I usually have one almost every night as my “snack after dinner”. Unless I have a bowl of ice cream which is another weekly option. Everything in moderation! (or not if you choose to make my high protein ice cream!) But anyways, I have to mix it up every once in awhile and try to create a new flavor of shake with all that I drink.
Last night before making my nightly shake, I wondered what kind of flavor I could try to create that was a little more unique than just good ole’ chocolate or even peanut butter. Pumpkin pie came to my mind first I must admit, but I’ve already experimented with that flavor, and thought I should probably do something NOT pumpkin for once 🙂
So, when thinking of other dessert flavors, naturally, the delicious taste of carrot cake popped into my head. As a kid, my step mom used to buy the Publix carrot cake once a week and bring it home. Oh man would that disappear quickly between the three kids.
But how to make a shake flavored like this creamy, spice-filled cake, and still make it healthy..challenge was happily accepted. And this was my result.
A delicious, creamy drink that mimics the carrot cake flavors, but in a gluten-free, high-protein shake! Add some whipped topping and you’re in for a treat!
Who’s going to make this High Protein Carrot Cake Shake this week??
here’s my original photo of it with questbar pieces on top. How my photography skill has gone up! 🙂
- 1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk (or soy milk)
- 1 scoop Vegan Protein Powder*
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup cooked Carrots (depending on how strong of a carrot taste you want)
- 1/4 cup Cottage Cheese** (or cheesecake/vanilla flavored yogurt)
- 1/4 cup Oats
- 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract (and butter extract if on hand)
- Sweetener of choice (I use a touch of honey!)
- Ice
- Optional toppings: shredded coconut, crushed graham cracker,
- and bits of cookie/protein bar (i used Quest’s cinnamon roll bar but
- hardened in the cold and would probably not suggest)
- Blend altogether!
- Add toppings and enjoy to the fullest!
P.S. With this being so healthy, it can even serve as a quick breakfast or post workout shake! I use to drink shakes like this after my runs in the morning and it was exactly what my body needed to recover 🙂
