This thick and creamy breakfast smoothie is made with cocoa powder, Greek yogurt and instant espresso powder to create the ultimate protein-packed cafe mocha smoothie recipe.
I’m going to level with you all about something: I love adding cocoa powder to my smoothies. Full of antioxidants and with very few added calories, almost all fruit-based smoothies taste better with a little chocolatey goodness added in the background, am I right?
For a healthy spin on the coffee-house classic, I decided to turn my husband’s favorite mocha into a healthy protein-packed smoothie recipe. The secret ingredient? Instant espresso powder!
Very early on in life I learned the art of using coffee to accentuate the flavor of chocolate. In fact, to this day, my mom adds a tablespoon or so of instant espresso to her famous chocolate duck-shaped birthday cake.
This protein-packed cafe mocha breakfast smoothie has over 21 g of protein per serving and is around just 250 calories. To make it extra thick and creamy, try using frozen bananas. Want to top with whipped cream? I certainly won’t stop you.
Your straw is waiting.
Cafe Mocha Protein Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup chocolate protein protein
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a high speed blender along with 1/2 cup water. Pulse until it starts to break down, about 30 seconds, then add in enough ice to thicken - about 1-2 cups, depending on preferred level of thickness.
Recipe Notes:
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Linda
August 7, 2017 at 5:24 amOMG Liz! This is such a very delicious and enjoying drink. I really love this smoothie. It’s one of my favorite. Thanks for the recipe. Your smoothies are always the best!
Liz DellaCroce
August 7, 2017 at 9:30 pmThank you so much Linda!!
Susan
May 8, 2017 at 12:49 pmThis smoothie sounds wonderful, but unless there is such a thing as decaf espresso, I’d have to use decaf regular instant coffee to make it, since I can’t handle caffeine. I’ve been away for a couple of months, and just noticed your new recipe format – I like it a lot. It’s nice to be able to scale recipes before printing (or saving) them.
Liz DellaCroce
May 12, 2017 at 3:08 pmYes there is decaf espresso!!! You can definitely find it! I’m so glad you like the new recipe format as well. :) My husband works hard to keep our recipes easy to use!
Linda Johnston
April 27, 2017 at 1:20 pmJust had gastric sleeve surgery and protein shakes are a must! But this has a lot of calories for the meal plan I have to follow. Assume the banana makes up about 100. . . any suggestions for something else to go in it?
Liz DellaCroce
April 30, 2017 at 11:38 amBananas are 120 calories and the protein powder is about 160 or so. :) It’s meant to be a meal replacement.