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Almond Butter Date Shake

By Kristina LaRue, RDN 18 Comments

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This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It's creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake. | @KristinaLaRueRD

Almond Butter Date Shake 

This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It’s creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake.

This post is part of a sponsored campaign with California Almonds. I was asked to participate in the #CrunchOn campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I was compensated for my time and also received free samples for recipe testing. 

This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It's creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake. | @KristinaLaRueRD

Things are settling in over here with the move and I’m feeling more normal again. These last two months have been really challenging with packing up our entire house and moving it across town and a lot of other life happenings that I’ll be sure to fill you in on soon. 

This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It's creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake. | @KristinaLaRueRD

With my kitchen supplies in boxes for a good week, one appliance that I didn’t pack away was my blender so that I could whip up tasty little snacks like this Almond Butter Date Shake. What I love about this recipe is it uses pantry staples like dates and almond butter, perfect for me as I’ve been really busy and didn’t grocery shop that last week we were in the old house.

This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It's creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake.| @KristinaLaRueRD

This is a tried and true recipe that I’ve made like 20 times, and I’ve finally taken a picture of it to share with you. WIN! What I love most is the delicious and creamy taste the almond butter adds to this smoothie. Almonds are a powerful snack, just one ounce of almonds has 6 ounces of protein, 4 grams of fiber, heart healthy fats, plus 35% Vitamin E, 20% magnesium, and 8% calcium. Snacking on almonds or almond butter is super satisfying keeping hunger at bay.

My kind of snack.

I hope you enjoy!

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Almond Butter Date Shake


  • Author: Kristina LaRue
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 1 shake 1x
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This Almond Butter Date Shake is just what you need to help you power through your day! It’s creamy and dessert-like and makes a healthy protein rich snack or post workout recovery shake.


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Ingredients

  • 2 medjool dates
  • 1 tablespoon almond butter
  • 1 scoop no sugar added vanilla protein powder
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 1/2 cups ice

Instructions

  1. Place dates, almond butter, protein powder, and almond milk in a blender and blend until smooth. Add ice slowly and blend until all ice is incorporated and shake is creamy.

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Kristina LaRue, RDN

Hi I’m Kristina LaRue, RD (registered dietitian nutritionist), Peloton addict and mama to two active and hungry boys. On Love & Zest, you’ll find healthy-ish recipes that fuel the whole family. I’m all about veggie-filled breakfast, meal prep recipes, healthier sweets, and easy weeknight dinners made in the Instant Pot or sheet pan.

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Comments

  1. Vasu Thorpe says

    May 14, 2015 at 6:40 am

    Yum! How good are medjool dates? I love them in everything!

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  2. Julia | Orchard Street Kitchen says

    May 9, 2015 at 8:38 pm

    Yum, Kristina! I love adding almond butter and dates to my smoothies. Dates are so healthy and add such a nice natural sweetness to things. I always think of them as nature’s candy! Good luck with your move!

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      May 11, 2015 at 11:52 am

      They are like crazy sweet— love the subtle taste of AB to smoothies.

      Reply
  3. Heather says

    May 8, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    My husband and I are huge fans of date and banana shakes — this will be a nice variation on the theme! Great for him post-run, too. Thanks, Kristina!

    Reply
  4. Sally at Real Mom Nutrition says

    May 8, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    Yum–this looks perfect for warm weather! I love using dates in my shakes and smoothies. A really good tip I got from a reader is to keep dates in the refrigerator in a small container of milk. They’ll blend much more easily once they’ve been soaking overnight or so. I keep a dish of dates in my fridge to use all week.

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:41 pm

      Genius for real. I never thought to soak them in milk. I bet they are amazingly creamy after an overnight soak. Thanks for sharing that tip.

      Reply
  5. Abigail says

    May 7, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    Ohhhh my goodness, this sounds soooo yummy!! And your photos are absolutely stunning!! Can’t wait to make this! ~Abigail

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:33 pm

      Thanks Abigail 🙂

      Reply
  6. Beth D. says

    May 6, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    Looks great! What kind of protein powder do you use? I have trouble knowing which is best ( whey, soy, etc), not to mention finding one that tastes good without artificial sweeteners. Just wondering! Does this use artificial sweetners or none? Thanks.

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:34 pm

      Thanks Beth– I use Publix GreenWise Whey Protein Powder, i love the simple ingredient list and the flavor because it blends well and isn’t chalky. It’s sweetened with stevia.

      Reply
  7. Jessa says

    May 6, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    Beautiful photography!

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:35 pm

      Appreciate that.

      Reply
  8. Melanie @ Nutritious Eats says

    May 6, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    I feel your pain. We are moving 2500 miles away and I don’t even know where to begin! This looks so refreshing!

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    • Kristina LaRue says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:35 pm

      OMG! Melanie. I don’t even know how you’re managing. That has to be tough.

      Reply
  9. Katie @ Mom to Mom Nutrition says

    May 6, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Now THIS is my kind of shake— so glad I have all of the ingredients on hand.

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:42 pm

      YAY! Winning.

      Reply

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