Smoothie Week Day #4: Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
It's Day 4 of Smoothie Week! Today's recipe features another potentially unexpected ingredient... but don't knock it til you try it! The combination of strawberries + dates + cottage cheese (yes, cottage cheese!) tastes like you are drinking strawberry cheesecake- it's my latest obsession! Of course, you can always replace the cottage cheese with vanilla protein powder-- but it's not the same, trust me! I love cottage cheese as one of my favorite inexpensive protein powder-free ways to get in a ton of protein (about 13-15 grams for a half cup!). Scroll down for the recipe!
Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie: β¨
- 1/2 cup (heaping) frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup cauliflower rice
- 1 date (more if you want it sweeter)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup full-fat cottage cheese (donβt knock it til you try it!)
- 1-2 cups milk of choice to blend
- Crushed graham cracker to top!
Blend & enjoy!
Make it your own: Click here to download the smoothie template if you haven't already.
psst... don't forget to share your own smoothie combination on Instagram using the hashtag #HMKsmoothieweek for a chance to win a digital prize on Saturday!
I'll catch you tomorrow for the last recipe in the series! π
Happy Blending,
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Healthy Mama Kris
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