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5.27.18

Vanilla Cheesecake Paleo Smoothie with Protein {Vegan, No Added Sugar}

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Vegan Egg Free No Added Sugar

This amazingly delicious Vanilla Cheesecake Paleo Smoothie is thick, creamy, and loaded with good stuff!  It’s sweetened with dates and is completely dairy free, paleo, and vegan.  Add a scoop of your favorite protein or collagen for a nourishing snack or dessert!  

This amazingly delicious Vanilla Cheesecake Paleo Smoothie is loaded with good stuff!  It's sweetened with dates and is completely dairy free, paleo, and vegan.  Add a scoop of your favorite protein or collagen for a nourishing snack or dessert!  

Until April 10 of this year, I did not have a good blender.  As a food blogger, it’s honestly embarrassing for me to admit.

Not only did I not have a good blender, but I really didn’t have a blender at all, at least not one that actually made smoothies smooth.

Which meant I never actually used it.  So, this old, sad blender was reserved for those rare times that we had guests over and Adam insisted we make frozen margaritas.  See?  That doesn’t really count as having a blender at all.

This amazingly delicious Vanilla Cheesecake Paleo Smoothie is loaded with good stuff!  It's sweetened with dates and is completely dairy free, paleo, and vegan.  Add a scoop of your favorite protein or collagen for a nourishing snack or dessert!  

Of course, I’ve had my life-saving immersion blender for years to make mayo and sauces, as well as my food processor to make cashew cheesecakes and Whole30 sauces sweetened with dates.

Now, as much as I love those two gadgets (appliances?), smoothies were still missing from my life without a good blender.

My dilemma was always this – I wanted a GOOD blender, but didn’t want to spend $600.  Or even $400, really.

So I wound up blender-less, making the best of what I had and trying to forget about all the possibilities that a really good blender could open up for me.

Here’s what wound up happening – and a true desperate-mom moment it was.  You see, my middle daughter decided to stop eating breakfast.  I was frustrated, and of course ran straight to Instagram stories to chat about it.

I got probably 50 messages, at least, telling me I should start making her smoothies.  Really, it was more like 100 messages.

The overwhelming response made me realize that I needed a blender, finally!  Even if the smoothies didn’t actually work.  It didn’t matter at that point – it was the final straw that led me to the way overdue blender.

And, like I said, in desperate mom fashion, I went for the refurbished Vitamix right then and there.

I started throwing anything and everything in that blender, just to experiment.

Side note, Emily started eating her scrambled eggs again a few days later and NOT the smoothies, but oh well, I was happy to have a big world of pureed stuff open up right in front of my eyes.

Besides, it turns out my little guy, Drew, likes smoothies, which is awesome since he is my pickiest eater!  The good blender truly lets you “hide” things in a smoothie – score!

Anyway, forget the kids for a minute and my (yawn) blender story, and let’s discuss this vanilla cheesecake smoothie!

I followed a similar formula as when I made actual cashew cheesecake, but of course made it drinkable, sweetened completely with dates (thank you blender!) and decided to throw some cookie crumbs on top to go with the cheesecake theme.  In the recipe box, I give you a paleo cookie as well as a vegan cookie recipe to go with the smoothie – of course, they’re both entirely optional.

Without the protein added, this paleo smoothie is also vegan, and to keep it vegan you can simply add your favorite plant based protein.  For those who are collagen protein fans, a scoop or two of collagen protein/peptides will be perfect here!

Blender ready to go?  Let’s get started – you’re going to love it!

Vanilla Cheesecake Paleo Smoothie with Protein {Vegan, No Added Sugar}

Vanilla Cheesecake Paleo Smoothie with Protein {Vegan, No Added Sugar}

This amazingly delicious Vanilla Cheesecake Paleo Smoothie is loaded with good stuff!  It's sweetened with dates and is completely dairy free, paleo, and vegan.  Add a scoop of your favorite protein or collagen for a nourishing snack or dessert! 

Author: Michele Rosen
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: Paleo, Vegan
Servings: 4
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4.75 from 16 votes

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup raw cashews I did not soak them first, you can if you prefer
  • 4 medjool dates pitted (softened first, if necessary)
  • 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk *
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk *
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice about 1 lemon
  • handful ice
  • 1 scoop protein powder or collagen peptides optimal
  • Crumbled vanilla wafer cookies optional**

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients (except for the cookie crumbles) in a high speed blender <---what I have and love, and blend until very smooth. Serve right away topped with cookie crumbles if desired

Recipe Notes

*If you use all coconut milk, make sure it’s the “light” version since full fat will be too thick. Using all almond milk will result in a thinner, less creamy smoothie. **For vegan cookie crumbles, use my n'oatmeal raisin cookie recipe without the raisins!

Nutrition

Calories: 282kcal
Carbohydrates: 26g
Protein: 5g
Fat: 18g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 50mg
Potassium: 411mg
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 17g
Vitamin A: 35IU
Vitamin C: 4mg
Calcium: 68mg
Iron: 3mg

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More than a little into running and paleo recipes (yoga now too!) but I'm not here to rain on your grains (or anything else) so come along for the ride! I do a little too much of everything (except cleaning), and I enjoy laughing at myself. As long as I'm the one making the jokes, that is. Just kidding. So bring me your angst, your appetite and your frying pan and climb aboard!

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  1. Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite says

    May 27, 2018 at 5:11 pm

    Looks like a delicious cookie in smoothie form! YUM. Hope you’re enjoying your Vitamix! I love mine.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      June 1, 2018 at 10:32 pm

      Really loving it!

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    May 28, 2018 at 1:37 am

    5 stars
    This smoothie looks and sounds absolutely delicious and so refreshing! YUM!

    Reply
  3. run 3 says

    May 29, 2018 at 8:56 am

    5 stars
    Hello, Excellent writing!
    Thanks for delicious recipe. This dish looks yummy and healthy.

    Reply
  4. Kate says

    May 31, 2018 at 4:40 am

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness…this is soooooooo yummy! It really does takes like cheesecake!!! Super easy to make, especially since I didn’t have to soak the cashews. I have a Blendtec and had no problems getting a totally creamy smoothie. I made it with my kids and followed the recipe exactly, but without the wafers. I think next time I’ll add strawberries for a strawberry cheesecake! Yum!!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      June 1, 2018 at 10:19 pm

      I’m so thrilled you liked it and yes – amazing how it tastes like cheesecake! And strawberries would be awesome!

      Reply
  5. Stick war hacked says

    June 3, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    5 stars
    Ooh this is awesome !! I was searching this. thanks

    Reply
  6. y8 says

    June 6, 2018 at 8:25 am

    5 stars
    Ohh my dogg. you share just amazing content . I started throwing anything and everything in that blender, just to experiment.

    Reply
  7. Emily says

    June 6, 2018 at 2:07 pm

    This is sooooo good! I love it! However it definitely isn’t enough for 4 servings. I only maybe 2 8 oz cups full and I added extra almond milk. That would make this like 500 calories if it made 2 servings only. Not a deal breaker but just to be aware.

    Reply
  8. Mary says

    September 11, 2018 at 10:44 am

    Delicious!! Switched out cashews for macadamia nuts and added 1 c frozen strawberries and a frozen banana..no ice.

    Reply
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    December 15, 2018 at 2:44 am

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    Its so healthy and very useful post for us.

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  10. Alice says

    February 26, 2019 at 10:44 am

    5 stars
    incredibly delicious and naturally sweetened!

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  11. GamePlayer says

    May 3, 2019 at 11:39 pm

    Think it’s a great replacement for the protein shake which coasts high, definitely needs to try to cook it and use after the training session in the gym.

    Reply
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  17. Tracy says

    April 23, 2020 at 8:38 pm

    5 stars
    So I was skeptical because how can something taste like cheesecake without cream cheese, right? But OH MY GOSH!! This is amazing! Thank you so much! Everything we have made from your site has always been amazing!! We appreciate you so much!!

    Reply
  18. Ashley G says

    January 9, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    5 stars
    So delicious and I was surprised how much it tasted like cheesecake! I used frozen spinach in place of ice, vanilla Nutpods for all of the milk and two scoops of collagen and it was great!

    Reply
  19. Audra M says

    January 28, 2021 at 11:41 am

    5 stars
    Thank you for the vanilla cheesecake smoothie recipe! I cannot eat banana or avocado and I limit dairy. It has been difficult to find a smoothie recipe with good sweetness and texture. This is a winner!!!

    Reply

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