Your best protein powder recipes!

erinelizabeth882
erinelizabeth882 Posts: 102 Member
I just got a protein powder to try and I'm excited to try working it into new smoothies, desserts, bars, and other recipes. What are your favorites??

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  • naw1223
    naw1223 Posts: 1 Member
  • SaraSteeves1993
    SaraSteeves1993 Posts: 87 Member
    I usually make pancakes , I sometimes add a bit of cottage cheese you can't even taste them makes them more fluffy and feels you up
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    put into greek yogurt to give it more flavor... put very little water in chocolate powder it until you make it the consistency of peanut butter and make a peanutbutter chocolate protein powder sandwich... or for that matter just make it into a sludge/spread for numerous things like rice cakes or put oats in it
  • erinelizabeth882
    erinelizabeth882 Posts: 102 Member
    I usually make pancakes , I sometimes add a bit of cottage cheese you can't even taste them makes them more fluffy and feels you up

    Whats your recipe for pancakes?
  • loisseau
    loisseau Posts: 14 Member
    http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/

    This recipe for banana bread is excellent. Make it with 1 cup of flour and a 1/2 cup of vanilla protein powder. Tasty!! I've also made this with 3/4 cup of cooking Splenda instead of sugar. My go to protein snack.
  • 8 oz unsweetened cashew milk
    1 tablespoon of pb2 (powered peanut butter)
    1 tablespoon of hersey's unsweetened cocoa powder
    1 scoop of chocolate protien powder
    2 ice cubes
    Blend
    Enjoy
    Tastes like a Reese cup and 160-180 calories depending on your protien mix
  • Faye369
    Faye369 Posts: 33 Member
    I've made up some recipes for (what I call) Protein Poppers ... little balls of energy to take wherever .... here is one:
    4 scoops chocolate protein powder
    2 c almond flour
    1 c peanut butter
    1/2 c coco nibs or yogurt chips
    form into little balls, roll in unsalted sunflower seeds or coconut. Can be frozen for to go snacks.

    Here is link to more
    http://fitfluential.com/2014/11/healthy-bites-30-protein-and-energy-ball-recipes/
  • naziaarshad276
    naziaarshad276 Posts: 3 Member
    That's so cool, I'll try the poppers lol
  • w_canary
    w_canary Posts: 10 Member
    I hate mixing my protein powder with water or milk and drinking it that's why I usually have it in the form of pancakes or mixed with Greek yogurt and cinnamon. My recipe for the pancakes can't get any simpler and easier(however it's delicious it's my favorite meal of the day
  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
    50g of my unflavoured protein powder
    200ml of full fat milk
    16g of butterscotch flavoured angel delight / instant whip

    yum yum
  • kickassbarbie
    kickassbarbie Posts: 286 Member
    Protein fluff!!!!!

    It's weirdly my fav food right now!!!! Kinda ice creamy milkshake. A oldie but a goodie.
    Makes one serving at roughly 214 calories depending on size banna and brand of powder.

    One frozen banna chopped
    One scoop whey protein flavour of choice
    1/3 cup of almond milk (for milk shake consistency use chilled, for ice cream use frozen almond milk cubes.)
    Feel free to add in pb2/ peanut butter or vanilla essance or choc chips. I like choc orange whey, choc chips and peanut butter this week.

    Whizz up in blender. I like it ice creamy after a hard work out.takes about two mins to make cools you down and makes forever to eat. Mmmmm.


  • I just got a protein powder to try and I'm excited to try working it into new smoothies, desserts, bars, and other recipes. What are your favorites??
    Protein fluff!!!!!

    It's weirdly my fav food right now!!!! Kinda ice creamy milkshake. A oldie but a goodie.
    Makes one serving at roughly 214 calories depending on size banna and brand of powder.

    One frozen banna chopped
    One scoop whey protein flavour of choice
    1/3 cup of almond milk (for milk shake consistency use chilled, for ice cream use frozen almond milk cubes.)
    Feel free to add in pb2/ peanut butter or vanilla essance or choc chips. I like choc orange whey, choc chips and peanut butter this week.

    Whizz up in blender. I like it ice creamy after a hard work out.takes about two mins to make cools you down and makes forever to eat. Mmmmm.

    Protein fluff!!!!!

    It's weirdly my fav food right now!!!! Kinda ice creamy milkshake. A oldie but a goodie.
    Makes one serving at roughly 214 calories depending on size banna and brand of powder.

    One frozen banna chopped
    One scoop whey protein flavour of choice
    1/3 cup of almond milk (for milk shake consistency use chilled, for ice cream use frozen almond milk cubes.)
    Feel free to add in pb2/ peanut butter or vanilla essance or choc chips. I like choc orange whey, choc chips and peanut butter this week.

    Whizz up in blender. I like it ice creamy after a hard work out.takes about two mins to make cools you down and makes forever to eat. Mmmmm.


    I add to my protein shake strawberries and sugar free cheesecake pudding about a heaping tablespoon. My favorite is fresh pineapple cinnamon and sugarfree pistachio pudding!!!
  • w_canary
    w_canary Posts: 10 Member
    w_canary wrote: »
    I hate mixing my protein powder with water or milk and drinking it that's why I usually have it in the form of pancakes or mixed with Greek yogurt and cinnamon. My recipe for the pancakes can't get any simpler and easier(however it's delicious it's my favorite meal of the day
    Wow excuse my retardness I didn't see I cut out the most important part of my reply- the recipe!!! Anyway here's how I make the pancakes:
    - 1 scoop of your protein powder
    - 1 whole egg or only the egg white if you want less calories
    - 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
    mix it all with as much water as it needs, my advice though would be to add a little bit and see if the consistency is right
  • erinelizabeth882
    erinelizabeth882 Posts: 102 Member
    You all are fabulous! Can't wait to try out some of these! Keep em coming!
  • jolenehietala
    jolenehietala Posts: 1 Member
    I love the protein shake that tastes like reeses. Im gonna try it out... thanks for sharing
  • spoffy
    spoffy Posts: 17 Member
    I like too keep it simple sometimes:
    - Choice amount of protein powder
    - 1 Ripe banana
    - 1-1.5 cups of soy milk or milk of choice
    Blend til smooth.
  • theconstantgardener
    theconstantgardener Posts: 59 Member
    w_canary wrote: »
    w_canary wrote: »
    I hate mixing my protein powder with water or milk and drinking it that's why I usually have it in the form of pancakes or mixed with Greek yogurt and cinnamon. My recipe for the pancakes can't get any simpler and easier(however it's delicious it's my favorite meal of the day
    Wow excuse my retardness I didn't see I cut out the most important part of my reply- the recipe!!! Anyway here's how I make the pancakes:
    - 1 scoop of your protein powder
    - 1 whole egg or only the egg white if you want less calories
    - 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
    mix it all with as much water as it needs, my advice though would be to add a little bit and see if the consistency is right

    Roughly how many grams would a scoop be please?
    Also how many pancakes does that make?

  • jiigglybutt
    jiigglybutt Posts: 345 Member
    monty619 wrote: »
    put into greek yogurt to give it more flavor... put very little water in chocolate powder it until you make it the consistency of peanut butter and make a peanutbutter chocolate protein powder sandwich... or for that matter just make it into a sludge/spread for numerous things like rice cakes or put oats in it



    I never thought of that!! Lunch tiiiime
  • Yoyo_Fitness
    Yoyo_Fitness Posts: 84 Member
    My favourite protein recipe at the moment! 167 calories and contains 10.1g of protein! Very moist and delicious!!! More info on my IG page! x1bldqzodzrg.jpg
  • Yoyo_Fitness
    Yoyo_Fitness Posts: 84 Member
    Still struggling to make delicious cookies with high protein/low calories... My aim is 100cals / 10g protein per cookie but don't think I can do it!!
  • beachlandia
    beachlandia Posts: 45 Member
    Pretty basic shake recipe but this is what I've been doing for breakfast and I love it:

    1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk
    1 small frozen banana (or 1/2 large banana)
    1 scoop chocolate protein powder
    1 tbsp cocoa powder
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    + a few ice cubes and a pinch of xantham gum

    Comes out to about 270 calories for me but depending on the brands you are using it will be different

    I'm thinking of replacing some of the almond milk with greek yogurt to make it even thicker
  • Labgirlwb
    Labgirlwb Posts: 1 Member
    Those muffins look sooooo good!
    I'm struggling to find a protein powder that I like, What are some of your favorites?
  • Laoch_Cailin
    Laoch_Cailin Posts: 414 Member
    At the minute I'm adding mine to a morning smoothie.

    Chocolate protein powder
    Small banana
    Udo oil blend
    100ish mls fat free milk
    Big handful spinach.

    Tastes yummy and has everything I need.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    w_canary wrote: »
    w_canary wrote: »
    I hate mixing my protein powder with water or milk and drinking it that's why I usually have it in the form of pancakes or mixed with Greek yogurt and cinnamon. My recipe for the pancakes can't get any simpler and easier(however it's delicious it's my favorite meal of the day
    Wow excuse my retardness I didn't see I cut out the most important part of my reply- the recipe!!! Anyway here's how I make the pancakes:
    - 1 scoop of your protein powder
    - 1 whole egg or only the egg white if you want less calories
    - 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
    mix it all with as much water as it needs, my advice though would be to add a little bit and see if the consistency is right

    Roughly how many grams would a scoop be please?
    Also how many pancakes does that make?

    It'll say how many grams per scoop on the package of protein powder, I've seen them anywhere from 28g to 35g per scoop, it really just depends on the brand you get
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    @Yoyo_Fitness - I looked up the recipe for those muffins on your IG - for cooking instructions it only says 5 minutes at 220 and then "the rest" at 190 - doesn't say how long to cook at 190 degrees. Please, can you fill me in? I want to try them!
  • erinelizabeth882
    erinelizabeth882 Posts: 102 Member
    edited April 2015
    What's IG mean? I'm interested in those muffins from @Yoyo_Fitness!
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    edited April 2015
    What's IG mean? I'm interested in those muffins from @Yoyo_Fitness!

    @erinelizabeth882 -

    It's Instagram ;) and I made the muffins today, I couldn't wait! I just experimented on the time.
    I made them with white chocolate chips and 1 cup of frozen raspberries for my fruit, and they're divine. I cooked them 5 minutes at 425* and then 15 min at 375* and they came out just a touch dark, I'd probably reduce it to 12-13 minutes at 375 next time (she's working in metric/Celsius, so 220 degrees = 425 F, and 190 = 375 F, in case you're not working in C. )

    Here's her recipe, copied and pieced together from the comments on her Instagram photos:

    1 cup wholemeal flour (whole wheat or oat flour, etc)
    1/4 cup almond flour
    4 egg whites, beaten until fluffy
    1/2 cup plain, non fat Greek yoghurt
    1 cup unsweetened applesauce
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 medium banana, peeled and mashed
    3 scoops of whey protein powder
    2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1.5 teaspoon baking powder
    0.5 teaspoon baking soda
    1 cup chopped fruit (like sour cherries, etc)
    1/4 cup buttermilk (you can use 1/4 c almond milk with 1 Tbsp of lime juice to make "buttermilk")
    100g chopped dark chocolate

    Preheat oven to 425 (220) degrees. Prepare two 12-cavity muffin tins by either lining with silicone liners or coating each well with cooking spray; set aside.
    Place Greek yogurt, applesauce, vanilla, mashed banana and buttermilk in a blender and blend thoroughly.
    Combine wholemeal flour, almond flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and mix well.
    Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until incorporated.
    Add the chopped fruit and chocolate.
    Beat egg whites until fluffy, then gently stir into the muffin mixture.
    Portion out into the prepared muffin tins, filling each cavity about 3/4 full.
    Bake at 425 (220) degrees for 5 mins, then reduce heat to 375 (190) degrees and bake an additional 12-15 minutes, until done.


    My notes:
    - I expected it to make 12 muffins, but it made 24
    - I used 1 cup of whole wheat flour
    - My 1 cup of fruit was 140g of frozen raspberries
    - 100g of Nestle Premier White Baking Chips
    - My protein powder added up to 87g for 3 scoops
    - 107g of mashed banana
    - For the buttermilk I used 8g powdered dry buttermilk, which I added to the dry ingredients, and 1/4c water, which I added to the blender mixture.
    - Oh yeah, and my eggs were absurdly big so 4 whites ended up being 154g


    Nutrition: 2 muffins per serving, 158 calories, 11g protein, 22g carbs, 4g fat
  • Yoyo_Fitness
    Yoyo_Fitness Posts: 84 Member
    Phrick wrote: »
    @Yoyo_Fitness - I looked up the recipe for those muffins on your IG - for cooking instructions it only says 5 minutes at 220 and then "the rest" at 190 - doesn't say how long to cook at 190 degrees. Please, can you fill me in? I want to try them!

    Hi! oh my god, white chocolate and raspberries sound amazing!!!! I am making my next batch with German sour cherries!!!

    Been doing a lot of research since I baked them, just found out that it is NOT good to bake recipes with whey protein at such high temperature! I got this idea from someone who is like a muffin god, she said that this is the secret to have them raise better so I tried... So I saw that the ideal temperature for whey protein goods is max. 170 degrees, may take longer, I really cannot say how long, because that really depends on your muffin molds. I have shallow and deep molds, and obviously the deep one needs to be done longer. I Just stick a skewer and check if it is cooked inside.

    I like this recipe because it is so moist inside. Many of the whey protein recipes I tried ended up soooooo dry or rubbery!

    Regarding sweetness, I don't really like it sweet so I didn't add any sugar... may be Stevia if someone likes it sweeter. Or instead of apple sauce, I thought you could add unsweetened mango sauce (from baby food!). I wanted to add a couple of TBS of prune essence but I cannot get them in Thailand :(

    let's keep each posted :) I am very happy you tried them!!! xoxoxo
  • Yoyo_Fitness
    Yoyo_Fitness Posts: 84 Member
    What's IG mean? I'm interested in those muffins from @Yoyo_Fitness!

    I will be posting more recipes on my Instagram from now on ;) I have a few cookie recipes to try....
  • Yoyo_Fitness
    Yoyo_Fitness Posts: 84 Member
    made another batch, this time adding another scoop of protein powder, and 1/4 cup of cacao powder. The latter doesn't really do much though. and this time completely gluten free!