5 high-protein nut butter smoothies

A scoop of nut butter does more for a smoothie than most protein powders. It brings 25 grams of protein per 100 grams, healthy fats that keep you full through the morning, and a texture that makes even skim milk creamy.

Jarred butter with palm oil and sugar drags every recipe down. Fresh-ground butter blends smoother, tastes stronger and contains nothing extra. Each recipe below makes one large glass. Blend everything until smooth, about 45 seconds.

1. Peanut banana, the classic

• 250 ml milk
• 1 ripe banana
• 2 tablespoons fresh peanut butter
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• Ice

The banana sweetens, the peanut butter carries it, and fresh butter vanishes straight into the base. Roughly 35 grams of protein.

2. Almond and oats for recovery days

• 250 ml oat milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh almond butter
• 30 g rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Cinnamon

Slow carbs from the oats, vitamin E and magnesium from the almonds. Blend the oats dry first for a smoother finish. Good after a long run or a leg day you regret.

3. Hazelnut chocolate, the dessert one

• 250 ml milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh hazelnut butter
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
• 1 date, pitted

Fresh hazelnut butter with cocoa is the flavor a certain famous spread imitates, minus the 55 percent sugar. This one converts people who claim they do not like protein shakes.

4. Cashew and spinach, the green one

• 200 ml coconut water
• A handful of spinach
• 2 tablespoons fresh cashew butter
• Half a frozen mango
• Squeeze of lime

Cashew butter is the mildest of the four and rounds off the green edge that scares people away from spinach smoothies. Creamy, slightly sweet, and nothing in it but cashews.

5. Mixed nut breakfast

• 250 ml milk
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter and 1 tablespoon almond butter
• Half a banana
• 30 g oats
• 1 scoop unflavored protein powder
• Pinch of salt

Around 40 grams of protein, so it works as a full breakfast. Mixing two butters gives more depth than doubling one.

Grind the butter fresh

Every recipe here leans on nut butter that is nothing but nuts, and the surest source is butter ground fresh to order. Shops and juice bars with our WB02 nut butter mill grind a smoothie-sized portion in seconds, from whatever nut the recipe calls for.

Running a juice bar, gym cafe or breakfast spot? A grinder on the counter means every smoothie on the menu can say fresh-ground, and customers can taste the difference. Request a quote and we will help you size the machine for your daily volume.

No juice bar of your own? Tip your local zero waste store or deli about WEnutbutter and your smoothie supply gets ground fresh around the corner.