Healthy eating doesn't have to mean salads and suffering. Strap on your (manly) apron and flex your chef muscles with these physique-friendly, protein powder recipes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (3 scoops) chocolate Metabolic Drive® Protein
- 16 ounces (two blocks) cream cheese, 1/3 less fat
- 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 whole eggs
- 1/4 cup almonds or raw nuts of choice
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, no sugar added
- 1/4 cup water, plus 1 tablespoon
- Pinch of salt
- Option: 1 tablespoon Splenda, monk fruit extract, or sweetener of choice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (163 Celsius).
- Make a protein powder slurry. Whisk one scoop of Metabolic Drive® Protein into the water. Add the second scoop and whisk. Add the third scoop along with the salt and sweetener (if using); whisk again. Rest for 10 minutes to thicken.
- Now let's get the crust ready. Add the nuts and chocolate chips to a food processor and whiz them together. Spread evenly into a 9-inch pie pan.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the cream cheese (softened), eggs, and yogurt.
- Add the slurry to the cream cheese batter and hit it with a hand mixer. Pour over your crust. Add a few more chocolate chips to the top to make it sexy.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes. The middle should still be slightly wobbly when you take it out of the oven. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight to allow it to set.
Options
- For a more traditional cheesecake, use vanilla Metabolic Drive® Protein and leave out the chocolate chips.
- Want a no-bake option? Try this.
Calories & Macros
Cut into 6 slices and each serving contains:
- Calories: 350
- Protein: 25 grams
- Carbs: 10 grams
- Fat: 25 grams
- Fiber: 4 grams
Think of this as grab-and-go oatmeal with a protein kicker. It's moist, dense, and tastes so decadent you'll feel guilty. But you shouldn't.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin (canned, not pie filling)
- 1 cup (3 scoops) vanilla Metabolic Drive® Protein
- 1 cup liquid egg whites
- 1 banana (sliced)
- 1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Splenda or equivalent low-calorie sweetener
- Pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
- In a bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients together: oats, Metabolic Drive® Protein, cinnamon, sweetener, and salt.
- Stir in all the wet ingredients except the blueberries: pumpkin, egg whites, and banana.
- Using an immersion blender, whiz everything together until a batter forms. A powerful pitcher-style blender will work too.
- Stir in the blueberries.
- Lightly spray a foil, glass, or silicone loaf pan with coconut oil or whatever you have handy. Add batter.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Poke a toothpick into the top. If it comes out clean, it's probably ready to go.
Options
- Add a handful of raw walnuts or seeds.
- Use raspberries instead of blueberries.
- Make this naked and put it on your OnlyFans.
Calories & Macros
Cut into 6 slices and here's about what you'll get per piece:
- Calories: 168
- Protein: 18 grams
- Carbs: 21 grams
- Fat: 1.5 grams
- Fiber: 4 grams
Ingredients
- 1 whole egg
- 1 scoop chocolate Metabolic Drive® Protein
- 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (or nut butter of choice)
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 banana, medium, sliced
- Coconut oil spray or similar for coating mug
Directions
- Whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl, except the banana.
- Lightly spray a large mug with coconut oil. Spoon the batter into the mug. Layer the sliced banana on top. The banana will sink into the batter as it cooks.
- Microwave for around 60-75 seconds. Your microwave's power level and the thickness of the mug with affect cooking time, but a minute is about right. If it's hard on the bottom, decrease cooking time.
- Your cake is going to rise to the top as you nuke it. If your mug is too small, it's going to spill over the top. Hey, I said to use a large mug, right? After it cooks, it'll calm down. Let it cool for a minute and dig in.
Options
- Use vanilla Metabolic Drive® Protein and toss it on some mixed berries.
Calories & Macros
- Calories: 335
- Protein: 33 grams
- Carbs: 20 grams
- Fat: 14 grams