Easy Protein Powder Recipes – 5 High Protein Ideas

Yo, 

It’s time we dive into the creative side of protein powder. That is, some recipes!

Protein powder can be used in numerous recipes. Some ‘complex’ and some simple and easy. The recipes we’ll look at today are quite simple, so you don’t have to be an expert in cooking, as I’m aware most of you would prefer to spend your time doing other things, like training. 

As the name suggests, they are all quite high in protein and will be a good asset to achieving your protein goals for the day. Furthermore, the recipe’s described do not have to be followed exactly. Rather, I’d prefer you to experiment with them so you learn new things and have fun with them. 

View the recipes below as a bit of a foundation and then expand from there. 

Some of the recipes I have tried on numerous occasions, some I have only tried once, and some I will eventually try myself. I find them all to be quite convenient and hope they can be of use to you. 

As always, it is important to remember that protein powder is not an essential supplement to achieve your goals. It is certainly possible to build muscle, lose fat and achieve your other fitness endeavours without it. 

(Be wary of dietary requirements and allergies)

Smoothie

This is a classic for me. You can never go wrong with a smoothie. 

It’s simple, easy, creative and the combinations are infinite. Let’s begin. 

What you’ll need are:

– 1.5 glass of milk (360mL)

– A whole banana

– 1 Scoop of your favourite protein powder (about 32g)

– 1/2 cup raspberries 

– 1/2 cup blueberries

– 1 cup strawberries

Steps:

– Blend and mix until it’s smooth. It’s that easy!

That is around 40g of protein that’s ready to go. 

I told you it was easy. However, this is only a sample. The point is to gather your favourite fruits, protein powder, milk and then blend them all. 

If you are bulking, you may want to add in more. You could add oats, meusli, more banana’s, milk, peanut butter and many more. If you are cutting, you want to reduce some calories, such as milk and half a banana for example. 

Moreover, you could ignore the berry theme altogether. You could use pineapples, mangoes, spinach, kale, youghurt, ice cream, egg whites, water, chocolate and so much more. Take what you will and experiment. In fact, here are two more ideas:

– 100g of frozen acai

– 1 banana

– 1/2 cup strawberries

-1/2 raspberries

– 1 cup full cream milk. 

– 1 Scoop of your favourite protein powder (about 32g)

And the next

– 350 mL Milk

– 1 banana

– 1/2 chopped apple

– 3 cups of Spinach

– 1/2 tablespoons of chia seeds

– 1/2 cup of kale

– 1 Scoop of your favourite protein powder (about 32g) (Vanilla might be best)

As usual, you blend and mix. Adjust as you will.

Never feel restricted and enjoy yourself.

Pancakes

Many people enjoy pancakes. They’re sweet, fluffy and easy to stack, so it’s no surprise that they’re so popular. 

Unfortunately, they have minimal amounts of protein and don’t contribute well to the caloric/macronutrient goals for the day. However, we can make a few adjustments, as seen with the recipe below, to ensure that they help us to feel full and filled with protein. Let’s get into it. What you’ll need is:

– 2 whole eggs

– 25g of protein powder

– 30g of oats

– 2 tablespoons of milk

– 1 tbsp of baking powder

– 1 tbsp of vanilla extract

– Olive oil spray 

Instructions

1. Blend the oats and protein powder until thoroughly mixed

2. Mix the eggs, oats, protein powder, baking powder, milk and vanilla extract into a large bowl until mixed well. 

3. Heat your pan over medium heat and spray your oil. 

4. After about a minute, pour your batter into your preferred size. 

5. Let it sit for about 2 minutes, or until bubbles appear on top. Then flip and wait about 1 to 2 minutes. 

That’s it. High protein (40g of protein !), filling and maybe even more enjoyable then the classic pancakes. 

You may be wondering, “where are the toppings, why are they not in the recipe? Are they unhealthy?” The answer is that I only wanted to lay out a foundation and starting point for you. 

You could easily just eat them the way they are now, but please feel more than welcome to add chopped banana, strawberries, maple syrup, some ice cream and whatever else. Have fun with it.

Proats

This is probably the fastest and easiest recipe we’ll go into today. I go straight to this recipe whenever I can’t be bothered making anything else, because it still has a good amount of protein desipte the minimal effort. However, there is so much you can do with it. 

“Proates” essentially is ‘oats’, with protein powder. It’s scarily simple. Here are the ingredients

– 35g of your favourite protein powder. 

– 1 cup of Milk (water is fine, the protein count at the end will assume that you used milk)

– 45g of oats

Steps:

1. Pour the milk into a bowl, along with the oats and stir it slightly. 

2. Place in the microwave for approximately 1 minute (or until it is half done. The oats being half done is important for later on)

3. After the oats are halfway cooked, place your protein powder in the oats and stir. As a result of the protein powder, the oats should then thicken to the point where it is thick enough to eat. If we place the protein powder when the oats are fully cooked, it would most likely be too thick and dry to stir in (resulting in needing more milk and/or water)

4. Let it cool and enjoy. 

The protein for this recipe is around 43g!

Again, the recipe we have outlined does appear certainly bland. However yet again, I have done this on purpose. This recipe, like the pancakes, is a starting and foundation point for you to start. 

It is perfectly fine to eat it the way they are now. However, if you want to spice it up or want to add more protein, here are some of my suggestions:

– Chopped banana

– Ground cinnamon

– Sugar free Maple syrup

– Frozen berries

– Almond butter

– More protein powder

– More milk

– Peanut butter

Let’s move onto the final recipe

Protein Balls

Here we are, the final recipe. Protein balls are quite convenient; you make them, stick them in the fridge and take some out whenever you’re ready. They’re very filling, high in protein and simple to make. The ingredients you’ll need are:

– 100g of rolled oats

– Ground cinnamon

– 55g of your favourite protein powder

– 110g of Peanut butter (almond butter works fine as well)

– 1 tbsp of chia seeds

– 1tbsp of sugar free maple syrup

– 3 tbsp of milk or water

Steps

1. Add and mix in all the dry ingredients (oats, cinnamon, protein powder and chia seeds) until combined well. 

2. Mix in the remaining ingredients in the same bowl (use your hands!) until combined well. This may take some time. 

 If you find the mixture to be too dry, add in more milk or water. If it is too wet, add in more oats. 

3. Pick up handfuls of the mixture and roll them into desirable sizes. Place them in the fridge on top of baking paper for about 2 hours. 

4. Eat some whenever you’re hungry (the hard work is done!)

There we have it. This whole BATCH consists of around 87g of protein! (Although, it’s highly unlikely that you eat all of them in one sitting)
This is incredibly filling, so I hope you enjoy it. 

Conclusion

That brings us to a close. I hope you find some use in these recipes. 

You may decide not to use any of them, you may just want to keep these in the back of your head and you may want to try some or even all of them. Whatever you choose to do, I hope these are of some service to you. 

Let me know your thoughts on the recipes, maybe you added an alteration that was worth sharing, or maybe you have some suggestions yourself. Feel free to let me know your experiences. 

Until we meet again, thank you for taking the time to read. 

Declan