This high Protein Milkshake offers 20g of protein and is so divine. Easy to make with Greek yogurt, frozen fruit, a protein shake and of course, ice cream!
If you love Greek yogurt-inspired dessert recipes, check out my Greek yogurt chocolate mousse and strawberry cheesecake cake dip for other delish dessert recipes.
Recipe Quick Look: Protein Milkshake
- Ready in: 15 minutes
- Great for: healthier spin-off for dessert
- Main Ingredients: protein shake, Greek yogurt, ice cream
- Serves: 2 people
- Difficulty: easy!
- Bonus: easy to make substitutions and have a variety of flavors!
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Why You'll Love This Milkshake
This recipe is perfect when you want a sweet treat but not overly indulgent. It doesn't have that protein taste you often notice from protein powders, yet it provides over 20 grams of protein!
Plus, nothing feels like a nostalgic retro-style milkshake than a strawberry malt! Change up the fruit, protein shake flavor to get different combinations if strawberry isn't your favorite.
If you want more summer drink ideas, check out my frozen spicy mango margaritas, lavender lemonade and watermelon slushie.
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Ingredients
- Ice Cream: I use full-fat, real ice cream. While this might seem like a "healthified" recipe, I'm someone who believes if I'm gonna have dessert I want to have the real deal full fall, full sugar dessert. However, if you prefer an ice cream reduced in fat or sugar by all means choose that!
- Greek yogurt: This helps boost the protein while also giving a creaminess to everything.
- Frozen Fruit: A great way to sweeten things up and gives everything more of a frozen, milkshake texture.
- Protein shake: These shakes are so versatile in how you can use them. Use them as coffee creamer, in smoothies, or even milkshakes! They will add sweetness and a good amount of protein.
If you like malted milkshakes add around a ¼ cup of malted milk powder to your shake.
Whipped cream, spinkles and cherry are optional but 10 outta 10 recommend!
Ways to Boost Protein in a Milkshake
You can easily boost the protein in recipes in so many ways.
Protein powder or shakes are a great, easy option. You can get flavorless protein powder, such as collagen peptides, if you want something that can go in anything. Or you could get a vanilla or chocolate protein powder.
I love to use premade shakes in smoothies or milkshakes to use as the liquid. Fairlife shakes are my favorite for their flavor. But there are a bajillion options out there.
Greek yogurt is another popular way to boost protein content, and now cottage cheese has taken the world by storm with its high protein and versatility!
Flavor Combinations
Chocolate Mint: Try mixing mint chocolate ice cream, vanilla Greek yogurt, frozen banana or strawberries, chocolate or vanilla protein shake.
Chocolate Peanut Butter: Try mixing a chocolate peanut butter ice cream, vanilla Greek yogurt, frozen banana, chocolate or vanilla protein shake.
Berries 'n Cream: My favorite and the one pictured in this post! Try mixing a berry cheesecake ice cream, vanilla Greek yogurt, frozen strawberries and a vanilla protein shake.
How to Make a Protein Milkshake
- Add the ice cream, frozen fruit, Greek yogurt and protein shake to the blender.
- Blend until smooth
- Add the malt powder if using now so that it blends in smoothly
- Top with whipped cream, sprinkles and a cherry - enjoy!
Recipe Tips and FAQs
The one you enjoy! I love Fairlife shakes and linked to them in the recipe if you want to try them.
Absolutely! Use a plant-based option for the ice cream, protein shake, yogurt, malt powder and whipped cream. The nutrition information and flavor will vary, but definitely worth experimenting with! Note: most sprinkles are not vegan.
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Protein Milkshake
Ingredients
- 1 cup ice cream
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- ½ cup protein shake
- ¼ cup malted milk powder (optional)
- whipped cream (optional)
- sprinkles (optional)
- cherries (optional)
Instructions
- In a blender add the ice cream, Greek yogurt, frozen fruit and the protein shake. Blend until smooth.
- If wanted add the malted milk powder and blend into shake.
- Pour milkshake into glass and top with whipped cream, sprinkles and a cherry if desired!
Notes
- Chocolate Mint: Try mixing mint chocolate ice cream, vanilla Greek yogurt, frozen banana or strawberries, chocolate or vanilla protein shake.
- Chocolate Peanut Butter: Try mixing a chocolate peanut butter ice cream, vanilla Greek yogurt, frozen banana, chocolate or vanilla protein shake.
- Berries 'n Cream: My favorite and the one pictured in this post! Try mixing a berry cheesecake ice cream, vanilla Greek yogurt, frozen strawberries and a vanilla protein shake.
Nutrition
(Nutrition values are calculated by third-party software and an estimate that can vary based on product brands and cooking methods.)
Monica Nedeff says
I'm loving the berries n' cream flavor combo! Such a fun sweet treat!