Pecan Pie Protein Shake – Healthy & Sugar Free

Fall-perfect Pecan Pie Protein Shake with all the cozy flavor and nutrition! Low fat, high protein pecan smoothie uses sugar-free ice cream and a brown sugar alternative too.

While most pecan pie smoothies use the actual pie as an ingredient, this healthy and high protein smoothie uses protein powder, pecans, sugar-free brown sugar and some cinnamon to get that flavor.

Not even kidding, the flavor really was so rich and beautiful, I finished ¾ of the shake in one giant sip!

Ingredients in Pecan Pie Protein Shake

This pecan pie protein shake is made with clean and healthy ingredients, and had no added sugar either!

• Vanilla Protein Powder: This is the core ingredient to this pecan protein shake. Make sure you use a good quality one. I recommend Whey-Casein from Quest Nutrition for this recipe to make it thick and smooth.
• Vanilla Ice Cream: This is what makes the plain old drink a thick milkshake! Add as much or little as you like.
  I recommend Nick’s since it’s got no added sugar and is Keto-friendly too. 
• Greek Yogurt
• Zero Calorie Brown Sugar – This is the Brown Monkfruit 1:1 Sugar Substitute from Lakanto, and keeps this recipe sugar free;  (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)
• Cinnamon
• Chopped Pecans
• Unsweetened Almond Milk: The base, and also keeps this dairy free! Use unsweetened because the sweetness of the protein powder should be enough for the recipe. 
• Crushed Ice

How do you make the Perfect Pecan Protein Shake?

This pecan protein shake really is a one step process; Just blend everything in a blender, but here’s some tips to get it right.

• Use whey-casein protein powder as specified. It works well with the ratio of ingredients here.
  Whey-casein absorbs more liquid, and whey absorbs less, so you need to adjust the liquid accordingly.

• Put the wet ingredients in the blender first, then ice, the dry ingredients. This prevents the dry ingredients from sticking to the bottom of the blender.

• Scrape down the sides of the blender as needed so everything mixes well.

• Blend until all the ice is crushed and you have a smooth shake; It might take a bit longer depending on the blender, but it will work out.

More options for Healthy Pecan Smoothie

I made this a low-calorie and healthy protein pecan smoothie with the list of ingredients I mentioned, but here’s some other alternatives.

• Zero Calorie Brown Sugar Alternative: Regular coconut sugar or brown sugar (this won’t be sugar free though, and also higher in calories)
• Greek Yogurt: Regular yogurt, or Coconut Yogurt
• Sugar-Free Vanilla Ice Cream: Regular vanilla ice cream
• Almond Milk: Other non-dairy or regular milk

If you’re Vegan, use a dairy-free ice cream and yogurt, as well as plant based protein powder to make this pecan protein shake; I recommend Dymatize Complete Plant Protein Powder.

More Healthy Protein Shake Recipes to try:

• Peanut Butter Banana Protein Shake
• My All Time Favorite Protein Mexican Hot Chocolate
• Iced Vanilla Latte Protein Shake
• Banoffee Pie Protein Shake
• Homemade White Hot Chocolate with Protein Powder
• Double Chocolate Oatmeal Protein Smoothie

More High-Protein Pecan Recipes

• Protein Pecan Dip – 3 Ingredients and Easy
• Pecan Pie Protein Mug Cake
• Butter Pecan Protein Ice Cream

Pecan Pie Protein Shake – Healthy & Sugar Free

Print recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time0 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

Servings: 1 shake

Calories: 219kcal

Course: Dessert, Post-Workout

Cuisine: American, Thanksgiving

Fall-perfect Pecan Pie Protein Shake with all the cozy flavor and nutrition! Low fat, high protein pecan smoothie uses sugar-free ice cream and a brown sugar alternative too.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Vanilla Protein Powder, Whey-Casein, 22g
• ⅓ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, 80ml
• 3 tablespoon Cold Water, 45ml
• 2 tablespoon Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt, 28g
• 2 tablespoon Vanilla Ice Cream, Low Calorie, Sugar Free, 30g
• 1 teaspoon Zero Calorie Brown Sugar Substitute, 4g
• ⅛ teaspoon Cinnamon
• 2 teaspoon Pecans, 11g

Instructions

• Combine all the ingredients – vanilla protein powder, milk, water, yogurt, ice cream, brown sugar substitute and cinnamon – in blender and blend on high for about 30-45 seconds until desired consistency is obtained.
• Add ice to make it thicker, or a splash of almond milk to make it thinner.
• Add pecans and blend 10 seconds.
• Transfer to glass, top with more pecans and crushed graham crackers.

Notes

• Nutrition value is calculated using products recommended below.
• See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.

Product Recommendations:

• Quest Nutrition Vanilla Whey-Casein Protein Powder
• Lakanto Brown Monkfruit Sweetener
  • Use code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount off your order
• Nick’s Ice Cream (Low Calorie, No Added Sugar)

Nutrition:

• Servings: 2 cups | Serving size: 2 cups
• Calories: 219kcal
• Fat: 11.9g | Saturated fat: 1.6g
• Carbohydrates: 11.6g | Fiber: 2.4g | Sugar: 2.2g
• Protein: 22.3g