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Primal Pink Protein recipes

Cooking with everyone’s favourite protein, whey, just became even more convenient!

We all love whey for its versatility – it’s great for super smoothies and better-for-you baked treats – but using the flavoured options meant you had to buy multiple products to match the flavour profile of your recipe.

With Primal Pink’s new unflavoured and unsweetened Naked Whey product you can give any recipe a protein boost without the hassle of matching flavours. And you’ll also get an additional health benefit because Primal Pink Naked Whey contains added prebiotics and digestive enzymes.

Like all Primal Pink products, Naked Whey has been scientifically-formulated and designed specifically for women, and is also lab tested by SANAS-accredited laboratories to ensure the highest standard and that every tub lives up to the Primal quality guarantee.

Available exclusively in all Dis-Chem stores and on dischem.co.za

Primal Whey smoothie

Smoothies

High protein oaty breakfast smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 scoop Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  • 150ml milk
  • 150ml home-brewed iced tea
  • 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
  • ½ cup muesli
  • ½ cup raw rolled oats
  • 1 frozen banana
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2-3 pitted dates

Directions:

  1. Mix the milk and ice tea with the berries, yoghurt, and whey into a blender and blitz.

  2. Add the oats and muesli and blitz again until preferred consistency is achieved.

Very berry protein smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 scoop Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup frozen blueberries
  • ½ cup frozen strawberries
  • ½ cup fresh raspberries
  • ½ cup ice

Directions:

  1. Place the ice, berries and milk in a high powered blender for 30-45 seconds, then add the protein powder and blend for a further 30-45 seconds.

naked whey berry smoothie

Tropical surprise protein smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 scoop Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  • 125ml coconut milk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 frozen bananas
  • 1 cup chopped mango
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Place coconut milk and frozen bananas in a high-speed blender and blitz until desired consistency is achieved. Add water if too thick.

  2. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

Nut butter bliss protein smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 scoop Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp natural almond butter
  • Handful of assorted unsalted nuts
  • 2 frozen bananas
  • 1 cup ice
  • 1 tbsp honey (optional)

Directions:

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a high-speed blender, except milk, and blitz at high speed.

  2. Add milk ½ cup at a time as you continue blending until desired consistency is achieved.

naked whey choc smoothie

Choc peanut butter smoothie

Ingredients:

  1. 1 scoop Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  2. ½ cup milk
  3. ½ cup almond milk
  4. 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
  5. 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
  6. 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
  7. 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  8. 1 cup ice

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender and blitz until desired consistency is achieved.

Post-workout recovery smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 2 scoops Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  • 1 scoop Primal Creatine powder
  • 1 sliced green apple
  • 1 cup packed spinach
  • 1 ripe kiwi, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1 cup ice
  • 1 cup water

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender and blitz until desired consistency is achieved.

Baked goodies

naked whey

Protein power up pre-workout cookies

Ingredients:

  1. 4 scoops of Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  2. ½ cup of apple sauce
  3. ¼ cup of honey
  4. ¼ cup natural peanut butter
  5. ¼ cup water
  6. 1 whole egg
  7. ½ cup whole wheat flour
  8. ¼ cup ground flaxseed
  9. 1½ cups of oats
  10. 1 cup of high fibre cereal
  11. ½ cup raisins
  12. Cinnamon
  13. ½ tsp of baking soda
  14. Pinch of salt
  15. ½ tsp of vanilla extract

Directions:

  • Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.

  • Spoon mixture onto non-stick cooking sheet spaced 3 cm apart. If you feel the consistency of the mixture is too runny, add more oats to the mix.

  • Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown.

  • Allow to cool before removing from the baking tray.

Blueberry protein muffins

Ingredients:

  1. 3 scoops of Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder
  2. 1 cup brown rice flour
  3. ½ tsp baking soda
  4. 1 tsp baking powder
  5. ¼ tsp salt
  6. 7-8 large pitted dates
  7. ½ cup soy milk
  8. 1½ tbsp flax seeds, coarsely ground
  9. ⅓ cup applesauce
  10. ½ tsp vanilla extract
  11. ½ cup fresh blueberries
  12. ½ cup almond flakes (optional)

Directions:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Prepare a muffin pan with liners or Spray and Cook.

  • Place the dates in a small blender and pulse until the dates are finely chopped. Add the applesauce and blend until the mixture turns into a smooth paste.

  • Combine all of the wet ingredients, add the flax seeds and mix well.

  • Whisk together the whey powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the wet ingredients and mix until the ingredients are well combined.

  • Gently stir in the blueberries.

  • Bake for 22-25 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow the muffins to cool completely before serving.

Bolder brownies

Instructions:

  1. 2 scoops of Primal Pink Naked Whey protein powder  
  2. 1 egg
  3. 10 pitted dates 
  4. 40g almond flour
  5. 30g coconut flour
  6. 1 tbsp coconut oil
  7. 1 tbsp raw cacao
  8. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  9. 100ml almond milk
  10. 1 tsp baking powder

Directions:

  • Pre-heat oven to 180°C and grease a baking tray.

  • Mix dry ingredients together and add almond flakes.

  • Slowly add almond milk, egg and vanilla extract with the coconut oil to the mixture.

  • Bake in oven for 30 minutes.

  • Allow to cool before serving.