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Vanilla Cream Protein Shake

A healthy, creamy, thick protein shake that tastes like a vanilla cream frappe.

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Why it works: Vanilla and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 19,175 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Add the vanilla kefir or vanilla yogurt and the milk of choice to a blender.

  2. Add the vanilla extract, vanilla protein powder and stevia.

  3. Add the ice to the blender.

  4. Blend on high for 60 to 90 seconds until smooth and creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides if needed.

  5. Taste and add a little more stevia if you want it sweeter, then blend for 5 seconds more.

  6. Pour into a glass and serve right away.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Vanilla + milktop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together19,175 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs