On the Tenth Day of Christmas my True Love Gave to Me…A Rich and Creamy Peppermint ‘Milkshake’ Packed with Protein and a Candy Cane Swirl!
In all of my shakes I use DESIGNER WHEY 100% Premium Whey Protein Powder! It tastes awesome, is affordable, and is 100% natural!
The estimated total time to make this recipe is 5-10 minutes.
Place all of the ingredients (except for the food coloring) in the blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Swirl in one drop of red food coloring just before serving, and top with whipped cream and crushed candy cane if desired!
| 1/2 cup | Low fat cottage cheese |
| 1 | Scoop plain or vanilla protein powder |
| 2-5 | Drops peppermint extract (or to taste) |
| 2-3 pkts | Stevia or sweetener of choice (or to taste) |
| 1tbs | Sugar free instant vanilla pudding mix (dry) |
| 5-10 | Ice cubes (more or less depending on how thick you like it) |
| 4-6 oz | Cold water (more or less depending on desired thickness) |
| 5-10 | A few drops of red food coloring for candy cane swirl! |
Cottage cheese is what gives shake the thick milkshake consistency! You will not taste the cottage cheese I PROMISE, but you could also use vanilla greek yogurt OR 1 additional scoop of protein powder instead! | 1 | Shake |
| 205 | Calories |
| 2 g | Fat |
| 10 g | Carbohydrate |
| 3 g | Sugar |
| 34 g | Protein |
| 5 | WWP+* |
*Weight Watchers Points per serving
25 Comments
Allison said:
Oh my goodness, that is one of the prettiest drinks I’ve ever seen!
riley said:
What brand protein powder do you use?
Jen@FoodFamilyFitness said:
Such a pretty drink and sounds easy enough to make too, I’m excited!
BettyAnn said:
How many WW points plus would this be?
Blaise Adkison said:
This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing. I can’t to try it!
Shaina said:
That sounds yummy and looks so pretty!!
Jennifer@ ItSuxToBeFat said:
This is 5 Weight Watchers points. All of her shakes are delicious!
Katrina said:
Drooool! This sounds awesome! Yum!
Kim said:
Not only does it look delicious, it’s beautiful!!
esmemerrie said:
I love that picture! And the red food dye is not “optional!” It looks way to good to leave it out! ;)
Shannon from Healthiful Balance said:
That candycane milkshake looks SO good! Candycanes are so hard to find in Germany though :(
Cassandra @ FrillyFabulous said:
Just made one of these this morning and oh my! SO tastey! I love anything peppermint flavored, but this will definitely be one of my usual go to breakfast shakes!
Sarah said:
I had leftover greek yogurt and so decided to use it instead of cottage cheese just this once…wah! The consistency was not the same! I love the cottage cheese and will never stray from it again!
Cory said:
Oh my goodness!!! I am such a PEPPERMINT girl and this was DELISH!!! My son was begging me to make him one and we are licking the cups clean! I am a fitness instructor so as a gift I am going to write out this recipe for my participants!!! Thank you so much for this!!!
Mara @ Super Savings said:
Hi Katie! I made this for my husband and myself this morning…well sort of….I used raspberry extract instead because I didn’t have any peppermint and didn’t want to wait to try it, lol! It was great!
I was just wondering if you know how many carbs are in it?
thanks!
Mara
Allison said:
This is WONDERFUL! I was kind of skeptical about the cottage cheese, but it really MADE the shake. Thanks for the wonderful recipe! I’m sharing it by others by putting it on pinterest.
Ashlee said:
It says 1 sugarfree instant pudding mix. The other recipes are 1 tbsp. is this one actually a whole box of pudding mix?
Dashing Dish said:
No just one tbs
Trixie28 said:
Okay, silly question..but is mint extract the same thing as peppermint extract?
Dashing Dish said:
not really…but close enough! :)
Katie Farrell said:
awesome cassandra! :)
Katie Farrell said:
yeah! love it cory~ thanks for sharing!
Katie Farrell said:
haha love this sarah! soooo true!
Katie Farrell said:
great idea mara! :) so glad you enjoyed it!
Katie Farrell said:
thanks allson! :)