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Cinnamon Horchata Coconut Protein Shake

A creamy, cold shake with warm cinnamon, toasty almond and a light coconut richness, like a frosty horchata with a protein boost.

Cinnamon Horchata Coconut Protein Shake

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gSkim milkcold
  • ¼ cup60 gCoconut milk, cannedwell stirred
  • 2 scoops40 gWhey protein powdervanilla or unflavored
  • 3½ oz100 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfat
  • 2 tbsp whole20 gAlmonds
  • 36 gMedjool dates, pittedchopped
  • 1⅛ tsp3 gGround cinnamondivided
  • ¾ tsp3 gVanilla extract

Steps

  1. Chop the dates and stir the coconut milk in its can until smooth.
  2. Add the almonds and the chopped dates to the blender with half of the skim milk, then blend on high until the almonds are very finely ground, about 1 minute.
  3. Add the remaining half of the skim milk, the coconut milk, the Greek yogurt, the vanilla and two-thirds of the cinnamon to the blender.
  4. Add the whey protein powder to the blender last, on top of the liquids, so it doesn't stick to the bottom.
  5. Blend until thick and completely smooth, about 30 seconds.
  6. Pour the shake into two glasses over ice and dust the tops with the remaining third of the cinnamon; serve cold.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy whey protein powder labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten, soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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