Lemon Cream Pie Protein Shake

This healthy Lemon Cream Pie Protein Shake is so creamy, zesty and sweet - you will feel like your drinking a slice of lemon cream pie or lemon meringue pie! The perfect healthy shake to fuel up with after a workout!

Ingredients

• ¾ cup almond milk or your favorite nut milk
• 1 cup frozen banana slices about 1 large banana
• 2 Tablespoons BCRX Vanilla Nourish Protein powder
• 3 tablespoons thick plain or vanilla Greek yogurt or cottage cheese or coconut yogurt for vegan
• 1 - 1 ¼ teaspoon lemon zest or bit less
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• ¼ - ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon lemon extract highly recommended but see notes for substitutions
• ¼ cup or more sweetened coconut whipped cream homemade or store-bought (or classic whipped cream, for a treat!)
• crushed cookies graham cracker or pie crust crumbs – to serve, optional
• pinch of salt optional - brings out the sweetness some more

Instructions

1. Add frozen banana, protein powder or yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract and lemon extract to a blender. Add milk, starting with ½ cup. Blend until smooth, adding some milk (up to 1 cup) until you reach your favorite consistency (I prefer my shake thick so added only ¾ cup). Taste for sweetness (see notes)
2. Pour into a glass and top with whipped cream and cookie crumbs, if desired.

Notes:

• If serving without the sweetened coconut whip, you might want to add some sweetener to the shake, to taste
• Lemon extract really brings out the lemon flavor so it's highly recommended but if you don't have lemon extract on hand you can up the zest to 1 ¼ teaspoons and use ½ teaspoons vanilla extract.
• To make vegan: use coconut yogurt and coconut whipped cream.