Peanut Butter Protein Shake – No Banana!

This peanut butter protein shake is the perfect meal replacement or light, midday pick-me-up. Made with protein-packed, fat-free milk, peanut butter powder, collagen powder, protein powder and a special ingredient to keep it extra smooth. You’ll love this shake! 

Easy Snack or Meal Replacement Shake

Let’s talk about how much I hate cooking sometimes. I know, I have a food blog and I’m rambling on about how sometimes I seriously cannot even bother making myself a meal. 

HOWEVER, the good news is that I have come up with a few meal replacement shakes that make my world go round. Sometimes you just need a quick and easy shake or smoothie recipe that’s nutritious and filling.

Ingredients for this Peanut Butter Protein Shake

• Milk – I use a fat-free, high-protein milk, such as Fairlife, but you could also use almond milk, coconut milk, or any milk of your choice.
• Powdered peanut butter – PB2 is amazing.
• Collagen peptides – Vital Proteins has been shown to reduce wrinkles and increase bone density. Can’t go wrong with that!
• Protein powder – I’ve been using UMP Vanilla Protein Powder. For a peanut butter chocolate protein shake – just use chocolate protein powder.
• Ice cubes – This will make it frosty.
• Xanthan gum – Since this is a peanut butter smoothie without banana, this ingredient helps thicken the shake so it’s smooth and creamy.

What are the macros on your favorite protein shake? This peanut butter meal replacement shake packs 61g of protein, 21g of carbs and 6g of fat!

Why You’ll Love PB2 Peanut Butter Powder

I’m a real peanut butter whore so that is why this protein shake is my all time favorite. It has TONS of peanut butter flavor because I used PB2 peanut butter powder. This stuff has 70% fewer calories and 90% less fat than traditional peanut butter!

If you were making a protein shake with peanut butter, you’d be consuming way more fat and calories than this PB2 smoothie.   

Plus I LOVE how peanut buttery powdered peanut butter actually tastes. Is “peanut buttery” an actual term?

I don’t know. All I know is that it’s amazing.

Customize Your Peanut Butter Shake

This peanut butter protein shake recipe can be customized to use whatever protein powder or collagen powder you personally like. Right now I’m loving UMP vanilla protein powder, but that is because it’s readily available at my gym and doesn’t taste super weird.

One of my friends loves using chocolate protein powder for her shakes because how freaking delicious are chocolate and peanut butter together?

Some people have asked if you can use the PB2 protein alone for this shake. While the powdered peanut butter is high in protein, it’s nowhere near the amount in protein powders. But feel free to experiment – smoothies and shakes are very forgiving. 

Oh, and I know I’m going to get lots of questions about xanthan gum. You truly only need a little pinch because if you use too much your shake will get so thick it will taste slimy and super weird.

TRUST ME! Start off with a pinch and add a little more if you want it thicker.

Looking for even more quick and easy meals like this peanut butter protein shake? Try my banana bread granola, baked blueberry oatmeal, healthy Greek yogurt curried chicken salad, or my lightly smothered chicken.