Basic vanilla protein shake
2 min · 34 g protein · 218 cals / serving
Creamy, cold and softly sweet: vanilla whey and milk blended with a drop of real vanilla, a pinch of cinnamon and ice into a pale, frothy shake that tastes like a melted vanilla milkshake.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups skim milk, cold
- 1 scoop whey protein, vanilla
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
- 4 ice cubes water
Steps
- Pour the cold milk into the blender, then add the protein powder, vanilla, cinnamon if using, and the ice.
- Blend for 20–30 seconds until smooth and foamy. Taste, add a few drops of sweetener if you like, and drink while it is cold.
Good to know
Thicker and colder?
Freeze half the milk in an ice-cube tray the night before and blend it with the rest; you get a soft-serve thickness without watering it down. A teaspoon of casein protein thickens it too.
Plain vanilla tastes flat?
The pinch of salt trick works here as in baking: a few grains make the vanilla taste rounder. A little nutmeg or cardamom in place of the cinnamon changes the whole shake.
Shake or a meal?
Being a drink, it goes down fast, and some people find something they eat with a spoon or chew more satisfying. Protein overnight oats make a good spoonable version of the same flavours.
Alternatives
Per
- Calories
- 49
- Protein
- (64%)
- 8 g
- Fat
- (3%)
- <1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (33%)
- 4 g
- of which sugar
- 4 g
- Fiber
- <1 g
- Sodium
- 39 mg
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Both directions are legitimate — the score measures fullness per calorie, not virtue. Every version is the same dish, rebalanced.
As written, 218 kcal goes into the pot and 443 g of ingredients comes out as about 443 g of food: 49 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.