Coffee Protein Smoothie from the Pantry

Happy Monday! Ya know what kind of Monday’s are go-to? The kind where you don’t have to go to work. ah. oh, and the kind where it’s almost 60 degrees outside, in January. I like Monday’s like today particularly particularly much.

Today we’re joining Williams-Sonoma in celebrating smoothie week. They wanted a recipe with fun and unique smoothie ingredient ideas. I simply chose my go-to ingredient in life: coffee.

I truly like smoothies. I mean, who doesn’t, truly? Problem is, any breakfast smoothie needs to be an on-the-go smoothie and in the mornings, I’m already carrying a bottle of water and a mug of coffee. Seeing as I’m not ditching the coffee, ever, (and lets be honest, waking up earlier to eat breakfast at home simply isn’t an option either) I needed to find a way to have my coffee AND my smoothie, all on the go. Tada:

oh, and yea, this has protein powder in it. So, like I mentioned last week, I’m working on getting simply the right amount of protein in my diet and this smoothie completely hits the spot! Coffee + Protein + bfast on the go = a completely balanced morning meal. Genius, I know!

Naturally, I made this coffee protein smoothie while drinking a cup of coffee. I’m pretty pro.

You might remember from my first smoothie recipe here on B. Britnell, I add my daily vitamins right into the smoothie as well. So yea, coffee, protein PLUS vitamins. This is one beautifully balanced smoothie.

and for a little extra kick, chopped up coffee beans stirred in. It adds a welcome little crunch and kick.

In other news, I genuinely need a new blender. I’ve gotten a lot of grown-up appliances lately and a good blender is certainly next! I’ve genuinely genuinely been wanting this fancy Vitamix. I’ve heard so many standout things about the Vitamix blenders and I want one!! Do you have a blender that you love?? I want to love my blender.