Sneaky faux frappacino riced cauliflower protein smoothie
Serves 1
Ingredients
12 fl oz “milk” (dairy or non) or liquid of choice (I like cashew with some leftover coffee for a mocha!)
1 handful of frozen riced cauliflower
1 serving of your favorite flavored protein powder (I like chocolate when I make mocha. I vary. I might also use berry or vanilla. I will have a good list of flavor variations in the “Fix it fast” ebook I’m writing.
ice (optional)
Instructions:
Blend the heck out of it. Enjoy!
Notes:
This recipe really only works with frozen riced cauliflower due to the goal of making it a cold frothy special drink. Pre-riced fresh cauliflower tastes a little stronger. It can work but you need to adjust your ultimate texture expectations and manage the stronger cauliflower taste by including add ins like stevia, spices, extracts, etc.
Here’s a recipe to use riced cauliflower in a icy cold creamy drink (call it a smoothie, call it a fake frappuccino, call it whatever suits). Riced cauliflower is my biggest tip for getting extra vegetables into your diet, especially if you hate vegetables. It has a mild, nearly neutral, taste. It blends well. And there are a few different ways to riced cauliflower lends itself to being prepared with a different
I love riced cauliflower, especially the frozen kind. I’ve been a fan since I became a raw vegan chef back in the aughts. It got popular and there were fans fighting each other for the supply of pre-riced veg. Now I see it everywhere in fresh and frozen forms. Yay. Easier cheesier peasier.
It’s easy to rice your own cauliflower at home but pre-riced is the way to go. Ricing your own is messy, takes time. It is one of my key foods to have on hand that I recommend in the “Fix it fast” series. I will be posting more sneak-in-the-veg recipes to the blog which use riced cauliflower.