Tea and protein

I got my hands on a mango and I was all ready to use it for a shake. I wanted something fruity and super rich. And then I realized I didn't have regular vanilla protein powder. I had a vanilla chai flavor so I figured I'd play around with the ingredients for this shake. There have been a lot of protein shakes that used mango and some spices so I decided to try it out. Because the protein powder was already so strongly flavored with chai I wanted to go easy on the other spices I included: cardamom and nutmeg. The shake was exactly what I wanted. Next time, though, I'd just stick to a regular vanilla protein powder so the mix of the spices don't get too overwhelming. I only used half of a mango in this shake but I wouldn't mind using the entire fruit for my next version.

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Spiced Mango Almond Protein Shake

Total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 scoop vanilla protein powder, or vanilla chai
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 mango, peeled and diced
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp stevia, optional
1/2 cup ice, optional

Directions
Blend the ingredients together in a blender or food processor for about 2 minutes or until you no longer see mango chunks. Serve chilled or refrigerate overnight for a thicker shake. Adding the ice will give you a thicker consistency.

Calories: 204, Fat: 8g, Carbohydrates: 12g, Sugar: 1g, Protein: 14g

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xo,
k.