A thick & creamy chocolate milkshake that’s healthy enough for breakfast! Just 5 ingredients & no protein powder necessary!
During my early middle school years, my mom drove my younger brother and me to a college about 30 minutes away to watch weekend basketball games. With our ages, we qualified for the cheap kid’s ticket prices, and we sat in the upper bleachers so we could see the whole court.
Since I played basketball in elementary school, we attended the women’s games more than the men’s. (Plus their team fared much better that year!) The arena filled with energy as the ladies sprinted up and down the court, led by lots of college kids shouting and even a senior citizen band playing pep songs in the grandstand.
Every once in a while, I invited my best friend along. Although she never played, as a cheerleader, she still understood the game. Shortly before the starting whistle blew, we would run downstairs to the snack stand to buy extra cheesy nachos, our favorite stadium food, to fuel us for the next few hours of cheering.
Back then, my brother was fairly selective about the foods he ate (some might call that “picky”), so Mom always stopped at In-N-Out on our way out of town. He’d order a plain hamburger, ketchup only; my best friend and I would ask for a basket of fries; and if Mom was feeling generous, she would buy a chocolate milkshake to split around the car. As a chocoholic even at that age, I usually tried to sneak an extra sip or two!
When I tasted this Healthy Chocolate Milkshake, those memories began flooding back. Just like In-N-Out’s, this is thick, creamy and extra chocolaty. But with just 5 ingredients (including ice!), it’s actually healthy enough for breakfast!
Normally I’m not a big smoothie-for-breakfast type of person. Even during the summer, my fingers and toes turn white and lose their circulation while I sip, leaving me crawling under thick fuzzy blankets and pulling on warm woolen socks. But this one… This one just may have converted me!
For starters, it’s super simple and uses ingredients you probably store in your pantry and fridge already. No protein powder necessary! The big protein boost comes from Greek yogurt, which also makes the smoothie thick and creamy like a milkshake.
Protein-packed milkshakes… That almost sounds too good to be true!
Cocoa powder and vanilla crème stevia provide the sweet chocolaty taste. I chose vanilla crème stevia because it’s a plant-based, no-calorie sweetener (aka it isn’t artificial or refined!). Feel free to use whatever you prefer instead! Adjust the amount to suit your tastes too: less for a darker, richer smoothie or more for a sweeter, dessert-like milkshake.
Milkshakes for breakfast? That’s definitely something I can get behind! ?? And when you make your own, remember to snap a picture and share it on Instagram using #amyshealthybaking and tagging @amyshealthybaking IN the photo itself! (That guarantees I’ll see your picture! ?) I’d love to see your milkshake and feature it in my Sunday Spotlight series!
| Healthy Chocolate Milkshake | 3.6 from 5 reviews |
Yields: 1 milkshake
This thick and creamy chocolate smoothie tastes like a slightly healthier version of a milkshake! The recipe is easily doubled or tripled to serve more.
- ¾ cup (180g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- ½ cup (120mL) unsweetened cashew or vanilla almond milk
- 2 tbsp (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp vanilla crème stevia OR 1 tbsp (13g) Truvia (or adjusted to taste)
- 1 cup (130g) ice cubes
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender in the order listed, and pulse until thick and creamy. Serve immediately.
Notes: Any milk and sweetener may be used.
Any sweetener may be substituted for the vanilla crème stevia or Truvia. (But vanilla crème stevia is one of my favorite ingredients, and you'll use it in all of these recipes of mine, too! I buy it online here because that's the cheapest price I've found.) You'll want the equivalent of 1-2 tablespoons of granulated sugar.
To help prevent the smoothie from separating, add ⅛ teaspoon xanthan gum.
{gluten-free, clean eating, low fat, low calorie, sugar-free, high protein}
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