German Chocolate Cake Meal Replacement Shake

Kyra Williams for The Upside Blog

by | Updated: December 4th, 2016

Ideally, you would sit down and enjoy every meal slowly and with mindfulness, but…it’s just not always possible. Some days you have to multitask, which may mean eating on the run. To keep you out of the drive-thru and on track to finish your lengthy to-do list, mix up a dessert-inspired meal replacement shake. The rich flavor you recognize from German chocolate cake comes together in a sippable solution that travels as well as it satisfies – no energy slumps or missed meals!

German Chocolate Cake Meal Replacement Shake

German Chocolate Cake Meal Replacement Shake

Serves 1

Ingredients

1 scoop About Time Birthday Cake Whey Protein Isolate
8 oz. unsweetened coconut milk
1 Tbsp. cacao powder
1/3 cup coconut flakes
1 tsp. non-alcoholic vanilla extract
½ cup frozen banana
1 cup ice

Directions: In a blender, add all ingredients and process until smooth. Add more coconut milk, if mixture is too thick for your liking.

Kyra Williams

Kyra Williams hasn’t always been fit. She used to be quite the opposite, in fact. During her college years, she lived on pizza and beer and packed on an unhealthy amount of pounds, due to total inactivity. One day, something clicked, and Kyra knew it was time to lose the weight. Since that time, she’s fallen so in love with fitness that she’s made it her life’s work to help others to make the changes they need to become fit, active and healthy.

Kyra is a self-employed, NASM-certified online personal trainer and nutrition expert, Crossfit Level One Trainer, USA Weightlifting and USA Powerlifting Coach, and she’s helped women all over the world through her online training services and training programs. For more info or to connect with Kyra, visit kyrawilliamsfitness.com.