300 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes (62 page)

This is far and away my favorite smoothie I came up with for this book. The combination of chocolate, vanilla, and cinnamon is classically Mexican and enchanting. Try this!

3/4 cup (165 g) cottage cheese

1/4 cup (80 g) sugar-free vanilla coffee flavoring syrup

1/4 cup (60 ml) water

1/4 cup (32 g) vanilla whey protein powder

1 tablespoon (6 g) cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

4 ice cubes

1 teaspoon guar, xanthan, or glucomannan or to taste

Throw everything from the cottage cheese through the cinnamon in your blender and start it running. Add the ice cubes one by one, waiting until one is ground up before adding the next. When all the ice is in, thicken to taste with guar, xanthan, or glucomannan—I used 1 teaspoon of glucomannan, and it was perfect.

Yield:
1 serving, with 388 calories, 8 grams fat, 67 grams protein, 14 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams dietary fiber, and 10 grams usable carb.

Almond Joy Smoothie

I wanted a smoothie recipe using coconut milk, and I had just gotten the Almond Roca syrup, so you see what the result was.

3/4 cup (175 ml) unsweetened coconut milk

1/4 cup (60 g) sugar-free Almond Roca syrup

2 tablespoons (12 g) cocoa powder

5 drops coconut extract

1 teaspoon guar, xanthan, or glucomannan, or to taste

1/4 cup (32 g) vanilla whey protein powder

4 ice cubes

Just assemble everything but the ice in your blender and run. Drop in the ice cubes one at a time and continue blending until the ice is pulverized. Pour into a glass and drink.

Yield:
1 serving, with 248 calories, 5 grams fat, 45 grams protein, 11 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams dietary fiber, and 6 grams usable carb.

Mounds Smoothie

3/4 cup (175 ml) unsweetened coconut milk

1/4 cup (60 g) sugar-free chocolate coffee flavoring syrup

2 tablespoons (12 g) cocoa powder

5 drops coconut flavoring (find this in the baking aisle, near the vanilla extract)

1/4 cup (32 g) vanilla whey protein powder

4 ice cubes

glucomannan

Just assemble everything but the ice in your blender and run. Drop in the ice cubes one at a time and continue blending until the ice is pulverized. Pour into a glass and drink.

Yield:
1 serving, with 248 calories, 5 grams fat, 45 grams protein, 11 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams dietary fiber, and 6 grams usable fiber.

Snickers Smoothie

This smoothie has chocolate, caramel, and peanut, just like a Snickers bar!

3/4 cup (165 g) cottage cheese

2 tablespoons (28 g) chocolate sugar-free coffee flavoring syrup

2 tablespoons (28 g) caramel sugar-free coffee flavoring syrup

1 tablespoon (6 g) cocoa powder

2 tablespoons (32 g) natural peanut butter

1 tablespoon (8 g) vanilla whey protein powder

1/4 cup (60 ml) water

4 ice cubes

1/2 teaspoon guar, xanthan, or glucomannan, or to taste

Throw everything but the ice and thickener in your blender and start it running. Add the ice a cube at a time and then thicken to taste.

Yield:
1 serving, with 405 calories, 20 grams fat, 42 grams protein, 17 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams dietary fiber, and 13 grams usable carb.

Almond Roca Smoothie

I thought of this the second I saw sugar-free Almond Roca syrup sitting on the shelf.

3/4 cup (165 g) cottage cheese

2 tablespoons (32 g) almond butter

2 tablespoons (28 g) sugar-free Almond Roca coffee flavoring syrup

2 tablespoons (28 g) chocolate sugar-free coffee flavoring syrup

2 tablespoons (16 g) vanilla whey protein powder

1 tablespoon (6 g) cocoa powder

4 ice cubes

3/4 teaspoon guar, xanthan, or glucomannan or to taste

Throw everything but the ice and thickener in your blender and start it running. Add the ice a cube at a time and then thicken to taste.

Yield:
1 serving, with 473 calories, 24 grams fat, 51 grams protein, 18 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams dietary fiber, and 14 grams usable carb.

Super Strawberry Smoothie

The strawberries make this a little higher carb than some smoothies, but they're awfully nutritious.

3/4 cup (165 g) cottage cheese

1/2 cup (128 g) frozen strawberries, unsweetened

1/4 cup (60 g) sugar-free strawberry syrup

1/4 cup (60 ml) water

4 ice cubes

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/4 cup (32 g) vanilla whey protein powder

Throw everything but the ice and thickener in your blender and start it running. Add the ice a cube at a time, waiting until one is pulverized before you add the next. When all the ice is in, it's done!

Yield:
1 serving, with 402 calories, 7 grams fat, 67 grams protein, 18 grams carbohydrate, 3 grams dietary fiber, and 15 grams usable carb.

Peach-Strawberry Smoothie

This has such a gorgeous color! It tastes great, too. It's also higher carb than some of the other smoothies, though, because of the fruit, so let your own personal body be your guide.

1 cup (230 g) plain yogurt

5 frozen unsweetened strawberries

1/2 cup (125 g) frozen unsweetened sliced peaches

1/4 cup (32 g) vanilla whey protein powder

8 teaspoons (4 g) Splenda, or the equivalent in liquid Splenda

1/2 teaspoon guar, xanthan, or glucomannan or to taste

Just put everything in your blender and run until it's smooth.

Yield:
1 serving, with 427 calories, 12 grams fat, 53 grams protein, 23 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams dietary fiber, and 18 grams usable carb.

Peaches and Cream Smoothie

This makes a great breakfast on a hot summer morning.

3/4 cup (165 g) cottage cheese

1/3 cup (83 g) sugar-free frozen peach slices

1/4 cup (60 g) sugar-free peach flavored syrup

1/4 cup (60 ml) water

1/4 cup (32 g) vanilla whey protein powder

1 teaspoon lemon juice

4 ice cubes

1 teaspoon guar, xanthan, or glucomannan or to taste

Throw everything but the ice and thickener in your blender and start it running. Add the ice a cube at a time and then thicken to taste—1 teaspoon glucomannan was about right for me.

Yield:
1 serving, with 399 calories, 7 grams fat, 67 grams protein, 18 grams carbohydrate, 3 grams dietary fiber, and 15 grams usable carb.