Mexican Chocolate Smoothie Recipe

Submitted by Dana on Thu, 2010-06-24 11:39

I got the okay from my publisher to post a couple of recipes per month from the new ones I'm coming up with to expand 15 Minute Low-Carb Recipes. This morning's smoothie was so wonderful I had to share!

Mexican Chocolate Smoothie

The combination of chocolate, vanilla, and cinnamon is classically Mexican, and enchanting. Try this!

3/4 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup sugar-free vanilla syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup vanilla whey protein powder
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
4 ice cubes
guar, xanthan or glucomannan -- to thicken

Throw everything from the cottage cheese through the cinnamon in your blender, and start it running. Add the ice cubes one by one, waiting till one is ground up before adding the next. When all the ice is in, thicken to taste with guar, xanthan or glucomannan -- I used 1 teaspoon of glucomannan, and it was perfect. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

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One serving with: 388 Calories; 8g Fat; 67g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 10 grams usable carb

NOTES : DaVinci, Torani, and Monin all make sugar-free vanilla syrups (and myriad other flavors.) CarbSmart carries the full line of DaVinci Sugar-Free Syrups.

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