Homemade Protein Powder Recipe
Tired of high-priced protein powders? Here’s a homemade protein powder recipe that’s easy on the budget, but still gives you a dose of protein to fuel your day. With its peanut butter and chocolate flavor, we easily enjoy this mix, thanks to the perfect flavor combination.
Be sure to make my Healthy Reese’s Cups recipe next!
Homemade Protein Powder Recipe
I love making a good smoothie in the morning, but oftentimes I add too much fruit and very little protein. Protein and carbs are really important in the morning to help jump-start your day. Eating protein when you first wake up helps stabilize your blood sugar and helps reduce hunger and build muscle, while carbs help fuel your brain and body. This combination is essential in the morning and helps you feel fuller longer.
Now as you go about your day, you should start consuming less and less carbs, but in the morning, it’s best to have a good 25 carbs for breakfast. I have been researching pre-made protein powders for months now. I’ve been trying to find one without refined white sugar, and with ingredients that I could pronounce.
UPDATE 2025: Since writing this recipe post, I have found Just Ingredients. This is the ONLY brand of protein powder I would recommend for purchasing. The ingredients are of the highest quality, and comes in 100% grass-fed whey or vegan options. We have tried both and love them. My husband’s favorite flavor is Strawberries & Cream. If you want variety, purchase a few bags of them. I wrote an article about Just Ingredients, read it here. Favorite Just Ingredients Products I Use Daily
Homemade Protein Powder Cost
So this is the homemade protein powder recipe that I came up with. It fuels my husband and me, it’s high in protein, it’s all ingredients that I can pronounce, and I feel great after drinking it!!! I am so excited to share my recipe with you, and I really hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Below, I want to share with you the breakdown in cost. It’s all mapped out for you, so you can enjoy this protein shake too.
I made this a monkey-style shake by using peanut butter powder, cocoa powder, and adding frozen bananas. I use peanut butter powder because it TASTES AMAZING, it’s very high in protein, very low in fat because they remove the oil, and low in calories as well. It really does taste like a chocolate peanut butter ice cream, and we just love the flavor.
Protein Shake Cost Breakdown:
- Trader Joe’s Raw Shelled Hemp Seed, 8oz – $5.99 at Trader Joe’s
- PBFit Organic Peanut Butter Powder (sweetened with coconut sugar), 30oz – $11.99 at Costco
- Cocoa Powder – prices vary depending on your favorite variety
- Coconut Sugar, 7.05oz – $.99 at 99 Cent Store
This shake may be higher in calories and fat than other pre-made purchased shake powders, but it’s nutrient dense, and gives you good healthy fats that your body can use as fuel! There is 1 Tablespoon of coconut sugar and I wouldn’t add any less. That 1 Tablespoon gives you the perfect balance of sweet, but not too sweet. If you want to try it with another sweetener go ahead, but coconut sugar has become our favorite alternative sweetener (and honey) to regular white sugar.
Nutrition Facts for Powder Mix Only:
If you add 1 cup of organic milk to the mix, you get an additional 8 grams of protein! That’s over 20 grams of protein per serving of this protein shake!!! That is what I like about this mix. It can easily keep you full with a great balance of carbs and protein!
Here is the mix I have made up into individual containers for my husband, so that he can quickly make himself a shake when I’m gone, and it’ll taste the same every time. I bought these containers at Walmart.
My plan is to have a week’s worth of meals prepped each Sunday when I am meal prepping school lunches. So there you go, friends! My homemade protein shake in all its glory! I hope you enjoy this simple recipe and the way it makes you feel!
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- Lazy Night Korean Beef and Broccoli Bowls
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- Chia Seed Yogurt Pudding
- Healthy Black Bean Brownies – V & GF
Homemade Protein Powder Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. hemp seeds
- 2 Tbsp. peanut butter powder
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp. coconut sugar
Instructions
- Put the protein powder mix together and place it in a single-serving blender.
- Add 1/2 cup packed spinach leaves to the blender, along with 1/2 chopped banana. Both of these ingredients can easily be frozen.
- Add 1 cup of milk; any kind will work.
- Blend all ingredients together for the perfect protein shake!
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This looks really good, but the instructions for the Homemade Protein Shake uses ingredients not listed in the ingredient list. Can you confirm the necessary ingredients? Thanks
The ingredients list is strictly for the protein powder mix. You can add whatever you’d like to complete the shake. I gave you the ingredients in the directions for what I use. I hope that clears things up. Have a great day!
Qould flax seed or chai seeds be a good alternative to the hemp seed? If not what would be a good alternative?
You could definitely use either one, but hemp seeds have more protein. You can definitely customize this recipe to your liking with different seeds though. Enjoy!
These are great tips! Thank you for this wonderful recipe!
Thank you!!
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