This vegan vanilla protein shake is such a rich and creamy smoothie that tastes just like vanilla ice cream. Made with coconut milk, banana, vanilla extract and protein powder you will love that it is healthy and refined sugar free. You can enjoy it for breakfast or as an after workout snack.
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Why you will love this recipe:
- The flavour! It tastes just like vanilla ice cream.
- It's so easy to make and is ready in just a few minutes just like my vegan strawberry milkshake recipe.
- This vanilla smoothie is healthy, high in protein, refined sugar free, dairy free, gluten free, vegan and paleo.
- It has over 40 grams of protein in it!
- You can drink this protein shake for breakfast or as an after workout snack.
Ingredients and substitutions:
- Banana - this is used to help sweeten this milkshake and helps keep this milkshake refined sugar free.
- Full fat coconut milk - to help give it the rich and creamy flavour - you could easily swap this for another dairy free milk such as almond milk or cashew milk.
- Vegan vanilla yogurt - to help add more vanilla flavour and thickness to this smoothie.
- Vanilla protein powder - you can use any type of vegan vanilla flavoured protein powder to add more protein and vanilla flavour to this drink.
- Hemp seeds - also known as hemp hearts these help add even more protein to this shake.
- Vanilla extract - this is key to give this milkshake its rich vanilla flavour.
How to make (step-by-step):
Step one:
Place all the ingredients into your blender.
Step two:
Blend well until smooth.
Step three:
Transfer the shake to a glass, and enjoy!
Tips and recipe variations:
- For an extra boost of protein: add an extra scoop of vanilla protein powder. If you aren't vegan you could also add 1-2 scoops of collagen peptides.
- Instead of coconut milk you could use other dairy free milks such as almond milk or cashew milk
- I recommend using full fat coconut milk rather than low fat coconut milk. Low fat coconut milk is more watery so it will make this shake less thick and creamy and it won't taste as good.
How to store:
Store any leftovers in the fridge in a jar or other airtight container for up to 2 days. I love to make this smoothie the night ahead for an easy grab-and-go breakfast in the morning.
Frequently asked questions:
No, this shake doesn't taste like banana. The banana is added to provide some natural sweetness to make this shake as healthy as possible.
More recipes you will love:
- Dairy Free Vanilla Mint Ice Cream Cake
- Cassava Flour Cookies
- Healthy Blueberry Raspberry Cobbler
- Lemon and Vanilla Cheesecake
- Vegan Turtle Cookie Bars
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Recipe
Vegan Vanilla Protein Shake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 frozen ripe banana
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 tablespoon organic vanilla extract
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 2 tablespoon hemp hearts
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Transfer to a large glass and enjoy!
Notes
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
- If you don't drink it all right away store it in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Erin Carter
Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting 🙂
Anonymous
Delicious. Thanks!
Erin Carter
Warm California weather sounds like heaven right about now!
Rachel
Decadent! Can't wait for warm California days so I can sip on this. 🙂
Erin Carter
HI Jerri-Lynn. Unfortunately the red container gelatin won't work as it won't dissolve in the cold liquid. My general rule of thumb is red container = warm recipes and cold container = cold recipes. Hope that helps!
Jerri-Lynn D.
Will the great lakes gelatin Red container work....it's what I have on hand? Thank you