Cottage Cheese Smoothie
Fancy starting your day with a filling strawberry cottage cheese smoothie? This healthy smoothie is packed with fiber, is super creamy, and is made with creamy cottage cheese for a high-protein kick! The perfect grab-and-go breakfast for those Manic Mondays.
Servings: 1 smoothie
Calories: 707kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese - full-fat
- 1 cup strawberries - fresh or frozen
- 1 ripe banana - frozen
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- ½ - ¾ cup almond milk - or any other milk of your choice
- 1 medjool date - or 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup - optional, adjust to taste
- 1 tsp vanilla extract - optional
- ice cubes - optional
Instructions
- Place the cottage cheese, strawberries, banana, almond butter, date, chia seeds, milk, and vanilla extract into a blender.
- Blend on high until the mixture is smooth and creamy. You can adjust the consistency by adding more milk if it's too thick or ice cubes for a colder and thicker consistency.
- Taste the smoothie, and if you want it sweeter, add an extra date or a bit more honey or maple syrup and blend again to combine.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately!
Notes
Note 1: If your blender isn’t very powerful, soak the date for 10 minutes in warm water or substitute it for honey or maple syrup.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate per smoothie.
Nutrition
Calories: 707kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 33g | Sugar: 45g