Do you like the Peanut Butter Moo'd smoothie from Jamba Juice? Then you are going to love this recipe! And what's even better is that it is healthy and processed free. This is an excellent protein drink that even my super sweet tooth husband has declared he would eat everyday - and now I would let him. This recipe is based on one of my hero's recipes, Dee McCaffrey. If you haven't gotten her book yet, The Science of Skinny, you are missing out. I make one crutial change to her recipe that results in a great double for the one from Jamba Juice in taste and texture. You must freeze the bananas! There is no compromise for this step. I always have bananas frozen in my freezer at all times. I cut them into thirds and store them in a freezer bag for all kinds of smoothies or a healthy ice cream substitute for my kids. Once you start doing this, you will wonder how you ever lived without frozen bananas.
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
3 drops liquid stevia
1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder (stevia sweetened)
1 banana (frozen!)
1 Tbsp. natural peanut butter
1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
Put all the ingredients in a blender, then drink immediately. The frozen banana acts like the creamy ice cream or frozen yogurt that is in the Jamba Juice recipe, making this very healthy and lower in sugar. In fact, this is sugar free, but doesn't taste like it - woo hoo!!
I almost always double this recipe so that both my husband and I can have some since we love it that much. I have to admit that it took a few minutes to get my picture of this, so it melted a little. It is actually much thicker than the picture shows. Give it a try, I think you're going to love it!
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