Pumpkin Cheesecake Protein Shake

I want fall to be here so bad! I usually always have pumpkin in the house because I eat it year round. I have been having lots of protein shakes lately because I finally figured out the best recipe for them! I had lots of help from Katie at DashingDish.com. She is a protein shake fan like me and has tons of flavors to choose from. I wanted to make my own flavor, and I came up with the pumpkin cheesecake shake. This shake is seriously like eating my double layer pumpkin pie that I make for Thanksgiving! Don’t be freaked out by the cottage cheese either, it really gives it the thickness of the shake. Enjoy:)

Ingredients:

½ cup low fat cottage cheese

½ cup water

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

5-10 ice cubes

½ cup pumpkin

1 tbsp sugar free cheesecake jello instant pudding mix

½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp pumpkin pie spice

Optional: crushed graham cracker to put on top

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients except toppings in blender and blend on high until combined

                * I like to eat mine with a spoon so I make them thick! You can alter the consistency by adding more or less ice and water.

Servings-1/Calories-250/Carbs-32g/Fat-6g/Protein-34g