
Green Power Shake
A thick, bright green shake of spinach, banana, mango and vanilla protein powder. Sweet from the fruit, high in protein, with no added sugar.
- Hands-on
- 10 min
- Freeze
- 24 h
- Program
- Milkshake
- Makes
- 4 glasses6 glasses
Nutrition
Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 118 g), estimated
Whole tubpint: 401 kcal, 41 g protein602 kcal, 62 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk.
Ingredients
6 ingredientsTap an ingredient when it is in the bowl
445 of 473 ml667 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 25 g baby spinach190 ml baby spinach¾ cup + 1 tbsp baby spinach40 g baby spinach290 ml baby spinach1¼ cups baby spinach with 100 ml semi-skimmed milk100 ml semi-skimmed milk¼ cup + 3 tbsp 2% milk150 ml semi-skimmed milk150 ml semi-skimmed milk⅔ cup 2% milk until no leafy bits remain.
- Add 40 g vanilla protein powder100 ml vanilla protein powder¼ cup + 3 tbsp vanilla protein powder60 g vanilla protein powder150 ml vanilla protein powder⅔ cup vanilla protein powder, 80 g frozen ripe banana slices130 ml frozen ripe banana slices½ cup frozen ripe banana slices120 g frozen ripe banana slices190 ml frozen ripe banana slices¾ cup + 1 tbsp frozen ripe banana slices and 80 g mango chunks110 ml mango chunks½ cup mango chunks120 g mango chunks170 ml mango chunks¾ cup mango chunks. Blend for about 30 seconds, until smooth and bright green.
- Let it stand for 5 minutes so the foam settles.
- 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 140 ml semi-skimmed milk140 ml semi-skimmed milk½ cup + 1 tbsp 2% milk210 ml semi-skimmed milk210 ml semi-skimmed milk¾ cup + 2 tbsp 2% milk, then lock it into the machine and run Milkshake.
To serve: Pour into tall glasses and serve with a straw.
My notes
Tips
- Keep pineapple and kiwi out of this shake. Their enzymes break down milk protein and turn it bitter; mango and banana are safe.
- A whey and casein blend makes the thickest shake. Plant protein works too but turns out a little grainier.
- Freeze two tubspints at once for busy mornings. Want it thinner? Add 2–4 tbsp cold milk and run Re-spin.
Why it works
Protein powder and banana bind water, so the lean base freezes smooth and the Milkshake program blends it thick with very little fat. Blending the spinach into the milk first breaks the leaves down completely.
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