Strawberry Shortcake Protein

# Components:

01 - 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, hulled

02 - 1 small ripe banana

03 - 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

04 - 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

05 - 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

06 - 1 tablespoon rolled oats

07 - 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup

08 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

09 - 1/2 cup ice cubes

01 - Place strawberries, banana, almond milk, Greek yogurt, and protein powder into blender.

02 - Add rolled oats, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract, and ice cubes to blender.

03 - Blend on high speed until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides as needed.

04 - Taste and adjust sweetness or thickness by adding additional honey, maple syrup, or milk as desired.

05 - Pour into two glasses and serve immediately.

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It genuinely tastes like strawberry shortcake had a protein-packed baby, making your post-workout meal feel indulgent rather than obligatory.
Five minutes from craving to glass means this actually gets made on weekday mornings instead of becoming another good intention.

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The order you load the blender actually matters—wet ingredients first prevents the protein powder from clumping into little pockets that won't blend out no matter how long you go.
Your protein powder brand will change the flavor profile, so if the first batch tastes chalky or off, that's a sign to try a different one rather than assuming the recipe is wrong.

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If your protein powder is grainish or chalky tasting, try blending it with just the liquid first for a few seconds before adding the fruit and yogurt—this breaks it up and distributes it more evenly.
Add the ice last rather than first, right before blending, so it doesn't compress everything else toward the sides of the blender and create dead zones where some ingredients don't blend.