Breakfast

Carrot Cake Protein Smoothie

Name: Carrot Cake Protein Smoothie
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 80 g Carrot; 1 medium, about 130 g Orange; 1 scoop, about 30 g Whey protein isolate; 250 ml Skimmed milk; 40 g Rolled oats; 15 g Walnuts; 15 g Raisins; Half a teaspoon Ground cinnamon; A small piece, grated Fresh ginger

Grated carrot, orange, oats, walnuts and raisins blended with milk and vanilla whey. Carrot cake with a straw in it. 42 g of protein for 585 kcal.

Calories: 585kcal
Protein: 42g
Fat: 14g
Carbs: 68g

Per serving, makes 1. 8 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk
Tree nuts

Most whey powders contain soya lecithin, which counts as soya. Check the tub.
Oats count as a gluten cereal under UK labelling and ordinary oats are milled alongside wheat. Certified gluten-free oats are a separate ingredient here.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Carrot80 g
Grated first, or a small blender leaves chunks.
Orange1 medium, about 130 g
Peeled weight.
Whey protein isolate1 scoop, about 30 g
Values for an unflavoured or lightly flavoured isolate. A concentrate or a blend carries more fat and carbohydrate at the same scoop.
Skimmed milk250 ml
Rolled oats40 g
Dry weight.
Walnuts15 g
Raisins15 g
Ground cinnamonHalf a teaspoon
Fresh gingerA small piece, grated

Method

Blend the oats and walnuts dry for ten seconds to break them down.
Add the milk, whey, grated carrot, ginger and cinnamon and blend for a full minute. Carrot takes longer than fruit to go smooth.
Peel the orange, add it with the raisins and blend for another thirty seconds. Strain it through a sieve if you want it silky; unstrained is fine and has more in it.

Worth knowing

Over 500 kcal and every bit of it is a breakfast: oats, nuts, fruit, milk and whey. It is meant to be the whole meal, drunk slowly.
Ready-grated carrot from a bag is fine. Carrot juice is a different thing and loses the pulp that makes this thick.

Other breakfast recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every breakfast between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.