Protein Blend
A versatile protein blend that can be added to various dishes for a nutritional boost.
Prep
0
min
Cook
0
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- 1 cup cocoa powder
📦Other(4)
- 1 cup chia seeds
- 1 cup flax
- 1 cup hemp hearts
- 16 scoops of protein powder
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
271
Protein
31g
Carbs
13g
Fat
12g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Combine all ingredients in a large container.
- 2
Mix well until evenly distributed.
- 3
Use as desired: add to water and sweetener, oatmeal, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, or cereal.
- 4
For a baking option, mix with black beans, pumpkin, or banana and baking powder to make brownies.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Sift your cocoa powder through a fine mesh (100-120 micron) before blending to break up clumps caused by moisture absorption during storage, ensuring even distribution and preventing bitter flavor pockets in the final blend.technique100-120 micron mesh
- ✓Toast hemp hearts and chia seeds at 300°F for 8-10 minutes before mixing to reduce their water absorption capacity by ~15%, which prevents the blend from clumping during storage and improves shelf stability to 4-6 weeks.timing300°F for 8-10 minutes
- ✓Grind flax seeds to a 2:1 ratio with whole flax in your blend because ground flax oxidizes in 2-3 days (losing up to 30% of ALA omega-3s), while whole seeds remain stable for 3-4 months.ingredient2:1 ratio (ground:whole)
- ✓Store your protein blend in an airtight container with a food-grade oxygen absorber packet, as the high lipid content (hemp/chia/flax = ~35% fat) oxidizes in open air and develops rancid flavors within 1 week at room temperature.equipment1-2 oxygen absorber packets per 1 lb blend
- ✓For the brownie application, use a 1:1:0.5 ratio of black bean purée to your protein blend to banana to leverage the bean's 20% starch content, which gelatinizes and traps moisture for fudgy texture without drying out from the protein powder's hygroscopic nature.ingredient1:1:0.5 ratio
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Prep
0
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0
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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Protein Blend
A versatile protein blend that can be added to various dishes for a nutritional boost.
📝 Ingredients
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- 1 cup cocoa powder
📦Other(4)
- 1 cup chia seeds
- 1 cup flax
- 1 cup hemp hearts
- 16 scoops of protein powder
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
271
Protein
31g
Carbs
13g
Fat
12g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Combine all ingredients in a large container.
- 2
Mix well until evenly distributed.
- 3
Use as desired: add to water and sweetener, oatmeal, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, or cereal.
- 4
For a baking option, mix with black beans, pumpkin, or banana and baking powder to make brownies.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Sift your cocoa powder through a fine mesh (100-120 micron) before blending to break up clumps caused by moisture absorption during storage, ensuring even distribution and preventing bitter flavor pockets in the final blend.technique100-120 micron mesh
- ✓Toast hemp hearts and chia seeds at 300°F for 8-10 minutes before mixing to reduce their water absorption capacity by ~15%, which prevents the blend from clumping during storage and improves shelf stability to 4-6 weeks.timing300°F for 8-10 minutes
- ✓Grind flax seeds to a 2:1 ratio with whole flax in your blend because ground flax oxidizes in 2-3 days (losing up to 30% of ALA omega-3s), while whole seeds remain stable for 3-4 months.ingredient2:1 ratio (ground:whole)
- ✓Store your protein blend in an airtight container with a food-grade oxygen absorber packet, as the high lipid content (hemp/chia/flax = ~35% fat) oxidizes in open air and develops rancid flavors within 1 week at room temperature.equipment1-2 oxygen absorber packets per 1 lb blend
- ✓For the brownie application, use a 1:1:0.5 ratio of black bean purée to your protein blend to banana to leverage the bean's 20% starch content, which gelatinizes and traps moisture for fudgy texture without drying out from the protein powder's hygroscopic nature.ingredient1:1:0.5 ratio