Healthy Key Lime Pie Milkshake (oh, and I graduated!)
Healthy Key Lime Pie Milkshake — sweet, tart and suuuper creamy, it’s like Key Lime Pie filling in smoothie form! You’d never know it’s refined sugar free, low carb, low fat, high protein and gluten free. Yes, really!
And this is a damn good recipe to share as my first post as a university graduate! Yes, I graduated on Saturday, May 16th. I’m done everybody.
BOOM. DONE. FINITO. *balloons fall from sky*
Graduation turned into a stadium-wide party:
But before this huge celebration? The entire week was incredibly hectic. Not only was it finals week, I had to move out of my apartment and pack up to travel across the US — Arizona to New York. I packed up my closet, all my (800-pound) textbooks, my pantry, etc.
The only appliance I kept out until the very end was my blender. But, that didn’t mean I had to make a boring smoothie everyday. I made some deeeelicious smoothies and milkshakes throughout that week, I can’t wait to share the recipes with y’all 🙂
I decided to start with this Key Lime Pie Milkshake.
Pie in a milkshake? Totally! It’s faster (and way easier) than baking a pie, and this version is totally healthy too. It’s seriously amazing guys. It’s so thick and creamy, sweet and tart, addicting and chug-worthy… I know I’ll be making it time and time again.
This Healthy Key Lime Pie Milkshake is perfect for when you’re craving a slice of Key Lime Pie but don’t want a whole pie sitting around to tempt you 😉
Healthy Key Lime Pie Milkshake
Ingredients
- 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1 tsp Key Lime Zest
- 1 tsp Liquid Stevia Extract
- ½ tsp Vanilla Paste
- 30 drops Liquid Chlorophyll (just for color, you could use spinach instead)
- 1 cup Ice Cubes
Instructions
- In a high-speed blender (I used my Vitamix), add all of the ingredients and blend until completely smooth.
- Refrigerate for later or serve immediately with natural whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs (try my Gluten-Free Graham Crackers!)
Only 130 calories and 3g of fat, plus 19g of protein?! YES PLEASE.
Maybe I’ll take both servings while I’m at it 😉
After graduating and all, the only thing I want to eat is DESSERT five times a day. And this totally qualifies as dessert. And breakfast. And lunch and snacks. And dare I say DINNER?? 😉
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With love and good eats,
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– Jess
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Indulge − no strings attached!
OMG no way! Congratulations girl!! I’m thinking of applying to UA for undergrad school 🙂 BTW this recipe looks amaaaaazing! Can I sub the cottage cheese for more Greek yogurt?
Cassie-
Awww thanks so much! What major are you thinking about?
As for the substitution, I’m sure more Greek yogurt will sub for the cottage cheese just fine! 😀
-Jess
So cool! Our graduation is reaaaaally boring! 🙁 You finish all your courses, fill in a form, send it to university and two weeks later you can come to the office at 10 a.m. where a secretary hands you your certificate xD You sign a sheet that you receivedyour degree and go home. No party, no celebration, no firework, nooooothing!!!! 🙁 So disappointing!
I love the idea of pie flavoured milk shake, I will give it a try 🙂
Julia-
Whaattt?! No ceremony?! Well, in a way that’s kinda nice because you can get the heck outta there as soon as possible 😉
Anyways, if you try out the recipe, I hope you LOVE it 😀
-Jess
omg I totally forgot: CONGRATZ!!!!!! <3
I am so excited and looking forward to following your journey! Wish you all the best, hun! 🙂
Ahhhhh congratulations!!! 😀 You deserve all of the success in the world!! And this smoothie looks so fantastic. Give me ALL the smoothies!
Marina D-
Thank you thank you thank you!! You’re so kind Marina 😀
More healthy smoothies coming your way!
-Jess
Jess,
Congrats on your graduation. I’m sure you will be opening your healthy bakery in NYC in no
time.
At least now you will have plenty of time to make more cake!
Terri Chrisman-
Thank you so much! I hope I can open a bakery soon 😀
For now, though, homemade cakes (and even more cakes) will have to do 😉
-Jess
Congrats (again!). Great day for a graduation – my hubby’s b-day! I love the pics of you in the crowd and how you stand out from everyone else – great photographer!
Secondly, this is Saturday morning breakfast. I’m only waiting that long because it’s forcing me to finally get around to making my own cottage cheese (plus I need to buy a lime to zest!). Wish me luck!
The Golden Graham Girl-
Thank you so much! I’ll tell my sister you like her photography 😉
And DIY cottage cheese?? I didn’t know that was possible! I hope you like the recipe 😀
-Jess
PS: Happy birthday to The Golden Graham Girl hubby! 😀
Congratulations Jessica, I wish you all the best personally and professionally, great job!
Great pictures! I bet they were not taken with a cellphone 😉
Laura-
Awww thanks Laura! 😀
And yup, those pics were taken with my camera. My family is THAT family with all the huge cameras and lenses 😉
-Jess
Congratulations!!!
This milkshake looks so yummy!
Congrats on graduating!! That’s so exciting! I won’t be graduating from college in a LOOOONG time (read: I’m not even IN college yet)… but I’ll get there someday 😀
Emily @ Hazelnuts and Bolts-
Thank you Emily!! Don’t worry about the whole college thing right now. The time will come, it will be great, and then it will all be over 🙁
Good luck on your endeavors though! 😀
-Jess
Thank you for sharing milkshake loves us.
Of COURSE you can make your own cottage cheese (like all of the other miraculous creations that come out of your kichen at home): http://thegoldengrahamgirl.com/2015/05/25/how-to-make-cottage-cheese-at-home/ courtesy of Alton Brown at The Food Network. 🙂
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Wow! Looks amazing, will have to give it a try! Congrats on graduating
Are the graham cracker and whipped cream included in the calorie count?
Thanks!
No, the graham cracker crumbs and whipped cream are not included in the calorie count. Everyone prefers a different brand of both, and some may choose to use homemade versions, so it would be impossible to create an accurate number for everyone 🙂
-Jess
Bear Down my fellow Wildcat Alumna! I graduated in 2003 with my undergrad Materials Science & Engineering degree and in 2006 with my Biomedical Engineering MS degree. Congrats on your graduation, and thanks for the great recipe!
Actually, I’m quite jealous. When I graduated in 03, the ceremony was in the McKale basketball arena, and it was rushed to get the next group of grads in and out. We didn’t get the massive party with fireworks in the football stadium! 🙁 Glad you got to experience it, though.
It’s awesome to meet another Wildcat!! 🙂
Graduation was awesome, I think every year they need to beat the last year… so I’m sure in another 10 years it’s gonna be crazy huge and GRAND. Hope you’re doing well!
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This recipe is witch craft! It tastes just like a key lime pie. So delicious!! I added a scoop of vanilla protein powder and some xanthan gum to make it more of a fluff, so I could eat it rather than drink it. delicious