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Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
A creamy smoothie made with cottage cheese, frozen fruit, and a date; the base recipe provides about 18g protein and 8g fiber.
Preparation5 min
Cooking0 min
Total5 min
Calories352 kcal
Servings1
Ingredient quantities and nutrition values update with the selected serving count.What you need
Ingredients
- 1/2 cuplow-fat cottage cheese
- 1 cupmilk of choice · unsweetened almond milk recommended
- 1 mediumripe frozen banana
- 1 cupfrozen strawberries
- 1 largepitted Medjool date
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoonalmond extract · optional
- 1 scoopvanilla or unflavored protein powder · optional
- 1 tablespoonhemp hearts · optional
Step by step
Preparation
- 1
Place cottage cheese, milk, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, date, vanilla extract, and almond extract (if using) in a blender.
- 2
If using optional add-ins such as protein powder or hemp hearts, add them to the blender.
- 3
Start blending on low speed, then gradually increase to high; blend until smooth. If the smoothie is too thick, add more milk a little at a time.
- 4
Pour into a glass and serve right away. Optionally top with crushed graham crackers or whipped cream.
Adjusted values
Estimated nutrition
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbohydrate
- 64 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 8 g
Equipment
- High-powered blender
Practical tips
- Nutrition values vary with the milk and optional add-ins used.
- If adding protein powder or hemp hearts, adjust the milk gradually to keep the preferred texture.
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