Vegan protein shake
3 min · 33 g protein · 293 cals / serving
A smooth, chocolatey plant shake: pea or soy protein blended with unsweetened soy milk, cocoa and half a frozen banana, which takes the chalky edge off plant protein and makes it creamy and frosty.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups unsweetened soy milk, cold
- 1 scoop plant protein powder, pea or soy protein, chocolate or vanilla
- 2 tsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1/2 medium banana, peeled, sliced and frozen
- 4 ice cubes water
Steps
- Put the soy milk in the blender, then the protein powder, cocoa, frozen banana and ice.
- Blend for 45–60 seconds, a little longer than you would a whey shake, until completely smooth; plant protein needs the extra time to lose its grain. Taste, add a few drops of sweetener if you like, and drink straight away.
Good to know
Which protein powder?
Pea protein and soy protein isolate both work; a pea and rice blend is the smoothest. Check the label for whey, milk or honey if you need it fully vegan, and pick an unsweetened soy milk with nothing but soybeans and water.
Thicker and colder?
Use a whole frozen banana or a handful of frozen cauliflower rice (you will not taste it), and two more ice cubes. Plant protein thickens as it stands, so a 2-minute rest helps too.
Shake or a meal?
Like any shake it is quick to finish, and some people find a bowl they eat with a spoon, or a meal they chew, more satisfying.
Per
- Calories
- 59
- Protein
- (44%)
- 7 g
- Fat
- (26%)
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- (30%)
- 5 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 77 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. General guidance, not medical advice. Talk to your prescriber. How
Both directions are legitimate — the score measures fullness per calorie, not virtue. Every version is the same dish, rebalanced.
As written, 293 kcal goes into the pot and 495 g of ingredients comes out as about 495 g of food: 59 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.