Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean salads and suffering. Strap on your (manly) apron and flex your chef muscles with these physique-friendly, protein powder recipes.
Protein Powder Recipe 1: Low Carb Chocolate-Chip Cheesecake
Ingredients
1 cup (3 scoops) chocolate Metabolic Drive® Protein
16 ounces (two blocks) cream cheese, 1/3 less fat
1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
2 whole eggs
1/4 cup almonds or raw nuts of choice
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, no sugar added
1/4 cup water, plus 1 tablespoon
Pinch of salt
Option: 1 tablespoon Splenda, monk fruit extract, or sweetener of choice
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (163 Celsius).
Make a protein powder slurry. Whisk one scoop of Metabolic Drive® Protein into the water. Add the second scoop and whisk. Add the third scoop along with the salt and sweetener (if using); whisk again. Rest for 10 minutes to thicken.
Now let’s get the crust ready. Add the nuts and chocolate chips to a food processor and whiz them together. Spread evenly into a 9-inch pie pan.
In a separate bowl, mix together the cream cheese (softened), eggs, and yogurt.
Add the slurry to the cream cheese batter and hit it with a hand mixer. Pour over your crust. Add a few more chocolate chips to the top to make it sexy.
Bake for 50-55 minutes. The middle should still be slightly wobbly when you take it out of the oven. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight to allow it to set.
Options
For a more traditional cheesecake, use vanilla Metabolic Drive® Protein and leave out the chocolate chips.
Want a no-bake option? Try this.
Calories & Macros
Cut into 6 slices and each serving contains:
Calories: 350
Protein: 25 grams
Carbs: 10 grams
Fat: 25 grams
Fiber: 4 grams
Protein Powder Recipe 2: Blueberry Protein Breakfast Bread
Think of this as grab-and-go oatmeal with a protein kicker. It’s moist, dense, and tastes so decadent you’ll feel guilty. But you shouldn’t.
Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup pure pumpkin (canned, not pie filling)
1 cup (3 scoops) vanilla Metabolic Drive® Protein
1 cup liquid egg whites
1 banana (sliced)
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup Splenda or equivalent low-calorie sweetener
Pinch of salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
In a bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients together: oats, Metabolic Drive® Protein, cinnamon, sweetener, and salt.
Stir in all the wet ingredients except the blueberries: pumpkin, egg whites, and banana.
Using an immersion blender, whiz everything together until a batter forms. A powerful pitcher-style blender will work too.
Stir in the blueberries.
Lightly spray a foil, glass, or silicone loaf pan with coconut oil or whatever you have handy. Add batter.
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Poke a toothpick into the top. If it comes out clean, it’s probably ready to go.
Options
Add a handful of raw walnuts or seeds.
Use raspberries instead of blueberries.
Make this naked and put it on your OnlyFans.
Calories & Macros
Cut into 6 slices and here’s about what you’ll get per piece:
Calories: 168
Protein: 18 grams
Carbs: 21 grams
Fat: 1.5 grams
Fiber: 4 grams
Protein Powder Recipe 3: One-Minute Protein Mug Cake
Ingredients
1 whole egg
1 scoop chocolate Metabolic Drive® Protein
1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (or nut butter of choice)
1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 banana, medium, sliced
Coconut oil spray or similar for coating mug
Directions
Whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl, except the banana.
Lightly spray a large mug with coconut oil. Spoon the batter into the mug. Layer the sliced banana on top. The banana will sink into the batter as it cooks.
Microwave for around 60-75 seconds. Your microwave’s power level and the thickness of the mug with affect cooking time, but a minute is about right. If it’s hard on the bottom, decrease cooking time.
Your cake is going to rise to the top as you nuke it. If your mug is too small, it’s going to spill over the top. Hey, I said to use a large mug, right? After it cooks, it’ll calm down. Let it cool for a minute and dig in.
Options
Use vanilla Metabolic Drive® Protein and toss it on some mixed berries.
Calories & Macros
Calories: 335
Protein: 33 grams
Carbs: 20 grams
Fat: 14 grams
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