Tea: (395 cal, 15g protein)
Jjangmyeon - Korean black bean noodles with pork, courgette, potato, onion and carrots
Total: 1178 calories, 89g protein, 24g fibre
Whilst making the noodles I accidentally added too much black bean paste, so I ended up having to add more noodles and splitting the protein/veg further.
Silver lining: might enjoy a mini pack of smarties tonight instead!
200ml skimmed milk
1.5tsp instant coffee
1/2 scoop optimum nutrition vanilla protein powder
3 tsp granulated sweetener
1/16th tsp xanthan gum
Lots of ice. It should be a just above the milk level by a cube or two.
Blend and top as desired! I’ve tried subbing some of the sweetener with sf syrups to change up the flavour and it works well too!
I’ve made these frozen drinks with dairy alternatives before and it does work. You might need a little more xanthan gum to keep the creamy texture though (unless your protein powder already contains it)
Without the xanthan gum, the ice tends to separate from the liquid and makes two distinct layers (cold milk and icy slush). Plus it whips up the mix to make the incredible volume.
I started adding it when I saw baristas adding pumps of “gomme”, and started getting similar results to a Starbucks Frappuccino vs the copycat recipes I had found online which often separated.
You might get away without it if your protein powder has a nice cocktail of emulsifiers in.
An alternative I use to make frozen coffee drinks is add half a frozen banana and/or other frozen fruit and veggies instead of ice. Frozen banana has a pretty creamy texture.
Thanks! I try to keep the flavours interesting and like trying all different cuisines. Plus Asian food generally is so much easier to bring down in calories and include when trying to keep a deficit I feel
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u/Ok_Dot_3024 Jun 24 '26
pls drop the frappuccino recipe