Snack

Cherry and Cocoa Protein Shake

Name: Cherry and Cocoa Protein Shake
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 scoop, about 30 g Whey protein isolate; 100 g Cherries; 2 tsp, about 6 g Cocoa powder; 200 ml Skimmed milk; A few cubes Ice

Frozen cherries, cocoa and whey blended with skimmed milk. Black Forest in a glass. 33 g of protein for 257 kcal.

Calories: 257kcal
Protein: 33g
Fat: 2g
Carbs: 25g

Per serving, makes 1. 3 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Milk

Most whey powders contain soya lecithin, which counts as soya. Check the tub.

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

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.
Cherries100 g
Frozen and pitted. Pitting fresh cherries for a shake is a job nobody wants. Stoned weight.
Cocoa powder2 tsp, about 6 g
Skimmed milk200 ml
IceA few cubes

Method

Pour the milk into the blender, add the cherries, cocoa and whey.
Blend for thirty seconds until smooth and dark pink. Add ice and blend again if the cherries were not frozen.
Drink straight away.

Worth knowing

Cherries are sweeter than berries and give this a good deal of its carbohydrate. Raspberries in their place make a sharper, lower shake.
Chocolate whey doubles the cocoa and makes it taste like a milkshake. Unflavoured whey with the cocoa listed is the more grown-up version and the one the figures describe.

Other snack recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every snack under 300 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.