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Almond Joy Smoothie

Name: Almond Joy Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened almond milk; 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tbsp almond butter; 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, about 30 g; stevia, optional, to taste; 4 ice cubes

Tastes like the candy bar without the sugar: cocoa, almond butter and chocolate protein in one rich, nutty glass. 29 g protein, 6 g net carbs.

prep: 5 min
cook: 0 min
total: 5 min
serves: 1
level: easy

Per serving: 260 kcal · 29 g protein · 14 g fat · 6 g net carbs

The candy bar, rebuilt as breakfast. Cocoa and almond butter do the Almond Joy impression; the chocolate protein powder does the actual work.

It lands at about 260 calories with 29 grams of protein and 6 grams of net carbs, which is a dessert flavor on a training-day budget.

This is number 1 of our top 20 high protein, low carb smoothies.

method

Pour the almond milk into the blender, then add the cocoa, almond butter and protein powder.
Add the ice. Blend on high for 30 to 45 seconds, until completely smooth.
Taste; add a little stevia only if your protein powder is unsweetened. Taste and adjust: a few more ice cubes for thicker, a splash more liquid for thinner. Drink cold.

chef's tips

Liquid first, soft ingredients next, ice last. It blends faster and nothing sticks under the blades.
A few drops of almond extract pushes it even closer to the candy bar.
Use a protein powder with no added sugar. It is the difference between 3 and 15 grams of carbs per scoop.