
Chocolate Cherry Recovery Shake
A thick, dark chocolate cherry shake with banana and chocolate protein powder. About 10 g of protein per serving and no added sugar, for after a workout.
- Hands-on
- 10 min
- Freeze
- 24 h
- Program
- Milkshake
- Makes
- 4 glasses6 glasses
Good forHealthy
Nutrition
Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 122 g), estimated
Whole tubpint: 434 kcal, 41 g protein651 kcal, 62 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk.
Ingredients
7 ingredientsTap an ingredient when it is in the bowl
459 of 473 ml688 of 709 ml
In the tubpintScale reads
Put the empty tubpint (or your pan) on the kitchen scale and press zero. Add each ingredient until the scale shows the number on the right.
Add right before spinning
Mix everything in one big bowl, then divide it evenly between 2 tubspints.
Steps
- Blend 120 g pitted dark sweet cherries180 ml pitted dark sweet cherries¾ cup pitted dark sweet cherries180 g pitted dark sweet cherries280 ml pitted dark sweet cherries1 cup + 3 tbsp pitted dark sweet cherries, 60 g ripe banana½ ripe banana½ ripe banana90 g ripe banana1 ripe banana1 ripe banana, 2 tbsp cocoa powder2 tbsp cocoa powder2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder3 tbsp cocoa powder3 tbsp cocoa powder3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, 40 g chocolate protein powder100 ml chocolate protein powder¼ cup + 3 tbsp chocolate protein powder60 g chocolate protein powder150 ml chocolate protein powder⅔ cup chocolate protein powder, 130 ml semi-skimmed milk130 ml semi-skimmed milk½ cup + 1 tbsp 2% milk195 ml semi-skimmed milk200 ml semi-skimmed milk¾ cup + 1 tbsp 2% milk and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt for about 1 minute, until completely smooth.
- Let it stand for 5 minutes so the foam settles, then skim off any that is left.
- Pour the base into an empty tubpint. It stays well below the max fill line, which leaves room for what you add before spinning. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
- Dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the frozen tubpint. Pour in 120 ml semi-skimmed milk120 ml semi-skimmed milk½ cup 2% milk180 ml semi-skimmed milk180 ml semi-skimmed milk¾ cup 2% milk, then lock it into the machine and run Milkshake.
To serve: Pour into tall glasses and top each with a fresh cherry.
My notes
Tips
- Frozen dark sweet cherries come pitted and work well. Thaw them for 20 minutes so they blend smooth. A frozen banana works in place of the fresh one.
- For a thicker, spoonable shake, pour in only half the cold milk at first. Too thick to sip? Add a splash more milk and run Re-spin.
- Freeze two or three tubspints at a time. They keep for up to a month, so a shake is ready to spin when you get home from training.
Why it works
Banana and cherries give the frozen base body and natural sugar, and protein powder and cocoa add solids that bind water, so the Milkshake program turns it thick and smooth with no added sugar. The cold milk loosens it to a drinkable shake.
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