Chocolate Protein Shake
Published 1/1/2020 • Updated 3/24/2024
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Last night I was craving something sweet.😋 Usually we have a chocolate bar or gummies lying around, but our cupboards were bare. However, we did have cocoa powder so I decided to mix up this chocolate protein shake. I offered my hubby a smoothie and he scoffed at my delicious protein smoothie!
But, guess who ended up drinking most of my smoothie once we were snuggled up on the couch? He couldn’t believe that it actually tasted like dessert!
Whether you are looking for a protein shake for a post-workout shake or as a sweet treat with a little added protein, this chocolate protein shake is nutrient-dense and so delicious💪🏻!
Chocolate Protein Shake Ingredients
The base of this protein shake is frozen fruit. People always ask if they can use fresh fruit instead. You can use fresh fruit, but we recommend frozen fruit. It keeps it creamy, cold, and delicious.
We use frozen blueberries, frozen bananas, cocoa powder, Greek yogurt, cashew butter, almond milk and protein powder.
Chocolate Protein Powder- Chocolate protein powder is a great way to have chocolatey goodness in your smoothie with the added benefit of protein! We used Bulletproof Collagen Protein in this smoothie, but feel free to use your favorite protein powder.
Check out our guide to the best protein powder for all of our favorite protein powders!
Best Protein Powders
Check out our top protein powder recommendations for baking, smoothies, and everything in between.
Garden of Life
Raw Organic Protein
Simply Tera's
Pure Whey Protein
Sun Warrior
Protein Powder
Garden of Life
Organic Whey Protein
Chocolate Protein Shake Tips
Make sure you use a high powered blender.
The key to a perfectly creamy smoothie or protein shake is a high powered blender! We use a Vitamix, but any brand will do.
If you use a high powered blender, you end up with a creamy and drinkable consistency that everyone loves!
Frozen fruit is key!
Like I mentioned before, frozen fruit is key to a delicious smoothie. If you use fresh fruit in a smoothie, it creates a watery and pulpy consistency!
High-quality protein powder.
The higher-quality protein powder the better the flavor. Low-quality protein powders tend to have more of an artificial flavor and tend to have fillers! Do yourself a favor and find a higher quality protein powder, sometimes you can find amazing deals on protein!
Meal prep your protein shake.
An easy way to meal prep protein shakes is to prepare a shake and pour the shake into ice cube trays! From there, when you’re ready for a shake, add protein cubes to a blender, add almond milk and blend!
Chocolate Protein Shake
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 medium frozen banana
- 1/4 cup chocolate protein powder, any kind!
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons cashew butter
- 1/2 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a high-speed blender.
- Blend on high for around 1 minute, stopping to scrape the sides. You may need to add more milk to thin as needed.
- Serve immediately!
Tips & Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Holy moly this is so good!! It’s creamy, chocolatey and so delicious I have had this smoothie two days in a row and I even shared with my family because I enjoyed it so much. I even threw in some spinach to get some greens in. I didn’t have chocolate protein powder so I used plain whey protein powder and doubled cocoa powder. Highly recommend 5/5!!!
This is amazing!! I added cashews instead of cashew butter and still turned out 10/10!
Added maca and hulled hemp seeds to this recipe. This is by far the best thing I have tasted in a long time. Yummy yum yum… so much goodness 😉
This is amazingly good! So delicious
If I want to freeze these, can you freeze
Greek yogurt or is that a no-no?
Thank you!
Hey Dana! You can definitely freeze this!