Name: Raspberry Milkshake Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk ((Note 1)); 1 cup crushed ice; 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/4 cup fresh raspberries ((Note 2)); 2 tablespoons confectioners swerve or sweetener of choice; 1 tablespoon cream cheese; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; pinch of table salt (<1/8 teaspoon)

Summary:

This is an easy recipe for making a creamy raspberry smoothie, and with only 2g net carbs it's perfect for a keto diet. It satiates your fruit cravings without going overboard, and has the indulgent texture of a milkshake. This grab-and-go breakfast only takes 5 minutes to gather the ingredients together and blend.

Raspberry Milkshake Smoothie

4.9 from 12 votes

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Prep: 5 mins

Yield: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS

▢ 1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk (Note 1)
▢ 1 cup crushed ice
▢ 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
▢ 1/4 cup fresh raspberries (Note 2)
▢ 2 tablespoons confectioners swerve or sweetener of choice (Note 3)
▢ 1 tablespoon cream cheese
▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ pinch of table salt (<1/8 teaspoon)

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend: Microwave cream cheese in small bowl for 5 seconds or until very soft, so that it blends easily. Add all ingredients to blender cup (Note 4); blend until very smooth.
Adjust & Serve: Taste and adjust accordingly by adding more Swerve for a sweeter taste, or another tablespoon of cream cheese for a creamier finish. Serve immediately (Note 5).

NUTRITION

Makes 2 Servings (Note 6)

Amount Per Serving (8-ounce drink):

Calories 150 (87% from fat)
Total Fat 15g	23%
Saturated Fat 8g	42%
Cholesterol 41mg	14%
Sodium 250mg	10%
Net Carb 2g
Total Carb 3.5g (Note 7)	1%
Dietary Fiber 1.5g	6%
Sugars 1.5g
Protein 2g

Vitamin A 15% · Vitamin C 4% · Calcium 8% · Iron 2%

PHOTOS

low carb smoothie ingredients in blender cup

NOTES & TIPS

(1) Almond Milk. Almond milk is used for its lower carbs compared to dairy milk. You can substitute with other nut milks, ideally unsweetened and plain. Find them in the refrigerated fresh milk section of a grocery store. To determine if your nut milk is unsweetened, look at the carton’s nutrition facts — it should only have 1 gram of total carbs per 1 cup serving. Anything more than that and it’s likely sweetened with a lot of added sugars (meaning it’s not low carb) and your drink will end up tasting too sweet.

(2) Raspberries. You can substitute with another kind of berry, like strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries. In general, berries tend to be lower in carbs compared to other fruits. I use fresh ones, but frozen ones should also work well. If you’re looking for non-fruity flavors, check out other keto drink recipes like Chocolate Avocado Smoothie and Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake.

(3) Sweetener. Confectioners Swerve is a dry erythritol blend that measures the same as regular powdered sugar. Note that in terms of volume, confectioners (powdered) sweeteners measure differently than granulated sweeteners since they pack differently into a measuring cup. Either powdered or granulated will work for this recipe. Substitute your preferred dry or liquid sweetener by blending in small amounts at a time until your desired sweetness is achieved.

(4) Blending. I use a Nutribullet to blend the smoothie; it’s a personal blender, not a full-sized one. The blender container is actually a cup that’s inverted onto the blender base. It works great for small liquid amounts, and produces a very smooth drink.

(5) Serving. If not serving right away, keep the smoothie chilled in an ice bath. Separation is normal so give the smoothie a stir before drinking. In the photos on this page, the smoothies are served in 8 fluid ounce glass “milk bottles.” They come with lids, which makes it easy to shake up the smoothies if they’re made ahead of time.

(6) Adjusting Yield. You can halve or double the ingredients proportionally. If increasing the yield, check that your blender has enough capacity for the increased amount of ingredients.

(7) Carbs. The nutrition calculation assumes you are using Swerve or a similar erythritol-based sweetener that uses sugar alcohols, whose carbs are non-impact and therefore not included in the nutrition estimate. Apps that count sugar alcohols will show a higher number of carbs.

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Tracy Cox

Delicious! I substituted the raspberries with cacao and reduced the Swerve to 1 1/2 tbl sp. And it was the most delicious chocolate shake! Thank you!

Tory

WOW is the only word that can describe the taste of this drink. I really can’t believe it’s Keto. You need to sell your recipe to Starbucks for a Keto version of the pink drink!

Michelle Weimann

Didn’t have any eggs this morning so was searching for a breakfast idea and needed to use ingredients I had on hand. What a great find. My husband loved it.

Rachel

Oh my gosh, you are my hero! This is amazing! Thank you for such a great recipe. I didn’t have cream cheese but ironically had mascarpone on hand which worked perfectly! Can’t wait to make again!

Sarah

How do I cut back on cream cheese/shredded cheese in shakes/chaffles/etc, please. It’s causing me migraines and I’m only on day 3. I don’t want to quit but the vegan cheese is extremely high carbs. Ty!

Julia

Can you avoid making recipes that use cream cheese or shredded cheese? There are plenty of dairy-free recipes out there. In this case, cream cheese can’t be easily substituted because it’ll significantly affect the texture of the smoothie, unfortunately. So you might be better off looking for dairy-free recipes instead of trying to figure out how to modify a recipe.

Carol

Can I make this with low fat milk?

That should be fine; I don’t see why it wouldn’t work out. If you give it a try, please let me know how it turns out.

Mike

Absolutely wonderful . Made these today. And wow!

Bernie

Your recipes are great but could you do them in gms as well as cups please?

Joy Stashonsky

This smoothie is absolutely amazing. I made it as directed and wouldn’t change a thing!

Gerardo

This was an awesome drink!! Have to try all of the others that you have posted!

stephanie

What are your thoughts on splenda?

Splenda is fine to use in this recipe. It uses sucralose and measures the same as sugar. I usually opt for erythritol-based sweeteners but sucralose is a great alternative.

Kelly

Can you freeze this?

zion

love this! i use less sweetener for a more smoothie feel, and more for a milkshake taste

Janet Lyon

I make the smoothies for my family, and myself. So good.

So I have an issue, you have 150 calories or kcal but in actuality, a 1/4 cup of heavy cream is 200 calories alone so the drink is around 400 calories. It is delicious but I hope I can omit the heavy cream.

Sounds like you’re assuming the recipe yields 1 serving? The recipe actually yields 2 servings, and the calorie information is for each serving.

Jojo

Yum!

Jessica

This was delicious!! Can it be stored in the fridge for the next day?

I haven’t tried that before. I imagine there will likely be quite a bit of separation, so you’ll need to shake it up again.

Clare

Did you try this?

Amanda

I am trying this. I made it tonight to drink in the morning 🙂 I’ll post an update! But I had a taste and it’s delish!!

Jessie

Very good! I needed something fruity and creamy for a hardcore craving I was experiencing. Thank you! I’ll definitely be making this again!

Dawne Poole

Loved this smoothie! Very comforting. 1/2 tsp of swerve was enough for me.

Kapu

This drink is amazing!

Beth kelley

hi, can i use honey for sweetener? sorry, very new at this… thanks.

If you’re trying to follow a low carb diet, then no I wouldn’t recommend using honey as a sweetener unless you plan to use a very small amount of it.

Raspberry Milkshake Smoothie