Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Protein Smoothie
Indulge and re-fuel with this creamy peanut butter cup smoothie! High in protein and made with only a handful of ingredients this smoothie is the perfect pick me up.
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 445kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For The Peanut Butter Balls
- 1 tablespoon Natural Peanut Butter
- 0.75 tbs honey
- ¼ cup rice puffs
For The Smoothie
- 1 banana frozen
- 6-8 ice cubes
- 2 tbs raw cacao powder
- 2 tbs peanut butter
- 1 cup almond milk
- 3 tbs pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup collagen powder
Instructions
- Heat the honey and peanut butter in a small pot or the microwave until just melted. Heating too much will cause the peanut butter to burn.
- Pour the puffs into the mixture. Mix the puffs into the peanut butter until everything is coated. You'll have one big, sticky, ball.
- Use your hands to portion and roll the mixture into small balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet or parchment paper in the freezer to set for twenty minutes.
- While the balls are freezing, place all the ingredients for the shake into a blender. Blend on high until fully combined.
- Pour the smoothie into mason jars and top with the peanut butter balls.
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Notes
- Even though this is a peanut butter protein smoothie, if you need to make it nut-free you can always sub in Sun Butter in its place.
- Likewise, you can use homemade hemp milk instead of almond milk. Add a splash more milk if needed.
- In place of natural peanut butter, peanut butter powder will work for the base of the smoothie. However, it won't work for the balls.
- This recipe makes two very small smoothies or one regular serving. There are two mini peanut butter crunch balls in each smoothie.
- Grab the ingredients for the smoothie from my pantry staples.
Nutrition
Calories: 445kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 361mg | Potassium: 497mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 206mg | Iron: 1mg