Almond Butter Date Shake
This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It’s creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake.
This post is part of a sponsored campaign with California Almonds. I was asked to participate in the #CrunchOn campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I was compensated for my time and also received free samples for recipe testing.
Things are settling in over here with the move and I’m feeling more normal again. These last two months have been really challenging with packing up our entire house and moving it across town and a lot of other life happenings that I’ll be sure to fill you in on soon.
With my kitchen supplies in boxes for a good week, one appliance that I didn’t pack away was my blender so that I could whip up tasty little snacks like this Almond Butter Date Shake. What I love about this recipe is it uses pantry staples like dates and almond butter, perfect for me as I’ve been really busy and didn’t grocery shop that last week we were in the old house.
This is a tried and true recipe that I’ve made like 20 times, and I’ve finally taken a picture of it to share with you. WIN! What I love most is the delicious and creamy taste the almond butter adds to this smoothie. Almonds are a powerful snack, just one ounce of almonds has 6 ounces of protein, 4 grams of fiber, heart healthy fats, plus 35% Vitamin E, 20% magnesium, and 8% calcium. Snacking on almonds or almond butter is super satisfying keeping hunger at bay.
My kind of snack.
I hope you enjoy!
PrintAlmond Butter Date Shake
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 shake 1x
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This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It’s creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake.
Ingredients
- 2 medjool dates
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 1 scoop no sugar added vanilla protein powder
- 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 1/2 cups ice
Instructions
- Place dates, almond butter, protein powder, and almond milk in a blender and blend until smooth. Add ice slowly and blend until all ice is incorporated and shake is creamy.
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Yum! How good are medjool dates? I love them in everything!
Yum, Kristina! I love adding almond butter and dates to my smoothies. Dates are so healthy and add such a nice natural sweetness to things. I always think of them as nature’s candy! Good luck with your move!
They are like crazy sweet— love the subtle taste of AB to smoothies.
My husband and I are huge fans of date and banana shakes — this will be a nice variation on the theme! Great for him post-run, too. Thanks, Kristina!
Yum–this looks perfect for warm weather! I love using dates in my shakes and smoothies. A really good tip I got from a reader is to keep dates in the refrigerator in a small container of milk. They’ll blend much more easily once they’ve been soaking overnight or so. I keep a dish of dates in my fridge to use all week.
Genius for real. I never thought to soak them in milk. I bet they are amazingly creamy after an overnight soak. Thanks for sharing that tip.
Ohhhh my goodness, this sounds soooo yummy!! And your photos are absolutely stunning!! Can’t wait to make this! ~Abigail
Thanks Abigail 🙂
Looks great! What kind of protein powder do you use? I have trouble knowing which is best ( whey, soy, etc), not to mention finding one that tastes good without artificial sweeteners. Just wondering! Does this use artificial sweetners or none? Thanks.
Thanks Beth– I use Publix GreenWise Whey Protein Powder, i love the simple ingredient list and the flavor because it blends well and isn’t chalky. It’s sweetened with stevia.
Beautiful photography!
Appreciate that.
I feel your pain. We are moving 2500 miles away and I don’t even know where to begin! This looks so refreshing!
OMG! Melanie. I don’t even know how you’re managing. That has to be tough.
Now THIS is my kind of shake— so glad I have all of the ingredients on hand.
YAY! Winning.