Homemade Protein Powder
It's very hard to find a protein powder with ingredients you can pronounce, as well as avoiding artificial sweeteners and other undesired ingredients. It's a cinch to make your own!
Servings: 36 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned organic oats Buy organic hemp seeds here
- 8 tablespoon Hemp seeds
- ⅔ cup pumpkin seeds (I used raw, but you could use roasted or salted) Buy raw pumpkin seeds here
- 4 tablespoon chia seeds Buy organic chia seeds here
- 2 ½ tablespoon cacao powder or vanilla powder Buy vanilla powder here
- ⅛ teaspoon pink salt optional
Instructions
- If you have a Vitamix, you could blend all the ingredients together. I have a Nutri-Bullet, so because of the size, I used this method:
- Blend the oats and add to a medium mixing bowl.
- Then blend the hemp seeds and add to the bowl.
- Then blend the chia and pumpkin seeds and add to the bowl.
- Whisk in the cacao powder and salt.
- Whisk out any lumps.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Keep refrigerated, or freeze. It will last longer in the freezer.
- Blend into your favorite smoothie. 3 heaping tablespoon has approximately 9-10 grams of protein.
Notes
- Do not store on the countertop because the oil from the nuts can go rancid.
- I like to add a little maple syrup or honey to my smoothie, but if you like your protein powder sweet you can buy maple syrup powder or stevia.