Are you a coffee lover? How about a frappe lover?
I bet you're not a lover of high calories though, who is right? Adding a protein powder to your daily coffee is a great way to enjoy a frappe that also fills you up until your next meal. Whether you enjoy this in the morning before lunch or in the afternoon, it is a perfect solution to "have your cake and eat it too" no pun intended!
I recently decided I really needed to simply add more protein between my meals so I wouldn't be snacking so much and inevitably gain weight. But I also really love my coffee! I didn't want to have an ice coffee and then a protein shake so I thought, why not combine the two into one awesome frappe! WHA- LA! This recipe was born!
Thick, foamy and delicious!
I played around with the amounts to get the right taste and texture I wanted. If you've made my yummy 12 calorie Iced Coffee Vanilla Frappe you know how delicious that is so I was competing with a high standard to make this one just as good.
Here's the breakdown on the protein powder I decided to buy at Whole Foods. I went with one from Bluebonnet. In contains whey protein isolate, non-GMO lecithin, and natural vanilla flavor. It does not contain artificial flavors or sweeteners of any kind. It is made up of milk and soybeans. In one scoop it has 108 calories, 26 grams of protein, 110mg calcium, and 250mg of potassium. It tastes great with some unsweetened almond milk and a little stevia too!
- 1 scoop unsweetened whey protein powder
- 1 cup chilled brewed coffee
- 1 cup crushed ice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia or plain ( you may need to blend, taste and decide if you need more sweetener)
- Blend all ingredients in your blender and enjoy immediately!
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Katie
If you can't purchase the protein powder near you, you could try using protein coffee instead which is just like regular coffee but has protein in it!
You can buy it here: http://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/complete-protein-coffee.html
Anne
Can you tell me about how much this protein powder cost?
Brenda
Mine was 19.99 at Sam's club
mkkiki
Where did you get the protien powder ?? not sure i quite understand where to purchase it as only store i have close is a kroger and a food lion??
Brenda
Whole Foods is a healthy food market but you could find it online as well.
The Better Baker
Oh my goodness! You are soo brilliant! And creative too! I am making this soon...dunno why I didn't think of it before? Thanks so much for sharing your inspirations with us.
Minnie@thelady8home
This post made me smile :)) I have done this many times......I just can't drink my protein powder otherwise. I have even added rose syrup, and at times coco powder.
Geysa
OMG!!!!! This sounds devine! I'm making this for my afternoon snack tomorrow.