Have you seen Hallie Klecker’s new book The Pure Kitchen?
This cookbook is a lovely collection of healthy gluten free, dairy free recipes. I absolutely love the “Energizing Breakfasts” section which contains quick and easy smoothie recipes full of superfoods; the book also contains wonderful recipes such as Spring Pesto Drizzle, which is packed with healthy greens.
I had the pleasure of meeting Hallie at a conference last year, and can assure you she is every bit as lovely in person as she is on her blog, Daily Bites.
The smoothie below is a slight adaptation of the recipe in Hallie’s book for a Pure Power Smoothie. Hallie and I both like to make smoothies with protein powder in order to start the day off with a nice energy boost. This quick and healthy smoothie is great for breakfast and also makes a delicious afternoon snack.
Breakfast Power Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- ½ cup kevita sparkling probiotic drink, coconut flavor
- 1 tablespoon creamy roasted almond butter
- 5 drops vanilla stevia
- 1 scoop egg white protein powder
- 1 tablespoon ground chia seeds
- 3 ice cubes
Instructions
- Combine strawberries, coconut water, almond butter and stevia in a vitamix and blend on high
- Blend in protein powder and ground chia seeds, then blend in ice cubes until smooth
- Serve
Equipment
Here are some of my other favorite quick and healthy smoothie/shake recipes:
–Nut Butter Protein Shake
–Ginger Cilantro Green Shake
–Protein Powder Piña Colada
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What’s your favorite vitamix recipe?
Holly says
Elana, Thank you for all these yummy recipes, books and especially health tips. After reviewing the protein shake recipes here, I wonder what type of protein powder you use today? Has your go-to protein powder changed? I’m doing keto, have celiac, and my goal is a minimum of 50g of protein per day, which is challenging. I’ve used Vital Proteins Collagen Shake, Egg White protein powder, Sun Warrior Blend Organic Vegan Plant Protein. Thanks!
Elana says
Holly, I still love egg white protein powder. Also really into the Be Well By Kelly Chocolate Collagen Fuel :-)
Sandra says
What can I use to replace the egg protein powder? I can’t find this in canada
Elana says
Sandra, I haven’t tried that so not sure. I think you can order it from amazon to Canada :-)
Sarah says
What can I use to substitute the almond flour in your recipes? I’m allergic to all nuts, but I can use coconut flour if that works.
Elana says
Sarah, here’s a link to my Nut-Free Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/nut-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
Tony says
Great smoothie recipe. Love that natural boost of energy early morning from smoothies. Thanks for sharing with us.