Protein iced mocha
Cold coffee blended with milk, cocoa, cottage cheese and Greek yogurt into a thick, creamy mocha.
- Hands-on
- 3 min
- Total time
5 min, show breakdown
- Prep 3 min
- Cook 0 min
- Clean up 2 min
- Pans
- 0
- Ingredients
- 7
- Cost/serving
- $1.91
Per serving
- Calories
- 189
- Protein
- 21 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Net carbs
- 12 g
- Fat
- 5.7 g
High in (% Daily Value per serving): Riboflavin (B2) 55%, Vitamin B12 55%, Selenium 39%, Calcium 22%
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Already vegetarian, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free.
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¾ cup brewed coffee (178 g), cold brew or strong coffee, chilled
Same amount as: 180 mL.
½ cup cottage cheese, 2% (113 g)
Same amount as: 120 mL.
¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2% (61 g)
Same amount as: 60 mL.
¼ cup milk, 2% (61 g)
Same amount as: 60 mL.
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (5.4 g)
Same amount as: 15 mL.
1 tbsp allulose (12 g)
Same amount as: 15 mL.
¼ tsp vanilla extract (1.1 g)
Same amount as: 1 mL.
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Quantities are for 1 serving. Brew coffee the night before and keep it in the fridge. Hot coffee melts the ice and thins the drink.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving per recipe
Serving size 1 plate (431 g raw)
| Nutrient | Per serving | % DV* | Whole recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 189 | ||
| Total fat | 5.7 g | 7% | |
| Saturated fat | 3.3 g | 17% | |
| Cholesterol | 23 mg | 8% | |
| Sodium | 402 mg | 17% | |
| Total carbohydrate | 26 g | 9% | |
| Dietary fiber | 2 g | 7% | |
| Total sugars | 9.9 g | ||
| Net carbs† | 12 g | ||
| Protein | 21 g | 42% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.84 mcg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 280 mg | 22% | |
| Iron | 0.99 mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 484 mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin A | 63 mcg | 7% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.12 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.06 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin K | 0.49 mcg | 0% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.09 mg | 7% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.71 mg | 55% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.8 mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.14 mg | 8% | |
| Folate | 26 mcg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.3 mcg | 55% | |
| Magnesium | 58 mg | 14% | |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg | 14% | |
| Selenium | 22 mcg | 39% |
Estimated, not verified. These numbers are calculated from typical ingredient data and haven't been checked against a lab or your brands. Check the labels of what you buy and confirm anything that matters to you, especially sodium, sugar and allergens.
* % Daily Value shows how much one serving adds to a 2,000-calorie day. † Net carbs is not on US labels; it is total carbs minus fiber, allulose, erythritol and half of other sugar alcohols. "To taste" amounts are counted as written. Counted items (eggs, cloves, spoons) use the rounded amount shown in the ingredient list. Vitamins and minerals are from raw ingredients; cooking lowers some, especially vitamin C and folate. How this is calculated.
Steps
Put the cottage cheese, yogurt, milk, cocoa, allulose and vanilla in the blender. Blend on high for 30 seconds.
Done looks like: Completely smooth and chocolate brown, with no white curds left. Add the cold coffee and 4–5 ice cubes. Blend 10 more seconds.
Done looks like: Thick, frothy and light brown, like a milkshake. Taste. Add allulose if you want it sweeter. Pour into a tall glass. It has about 70 mg of caffeine.
Equipment
Blender $30–100
What to look for
- Handles frozen fruit without stalling
- Jar that is easy to take apart and rinse
Skip: Expensive high-speed blenders unless you blend every day. A personal blender works for one serving.
What goes wrong
| What | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Grainy, bits of curd | The cottage cheese wasn't blended long enough before the coffee went in. | Blend the cottage cheese, yogurt and milk alone until silky, then add the coffee. |
| Tastes a little salty | Cottage cheese carries salt. | Add another 1 tsp cocoa and allulose; the chocolate covers it. Low-sodium cottage cheese works too. |
Notes
Allergies: removing an allergen from the recipe does not remove it from your kitchen or from other products. Check labels for "may contain" warnings.
Pregnancy: About 70 mg of caffeine per glass. Count it toward the 200 mg a day usually advised in pregnancy. Use cottage cheese made from pasteurized milk.