Holiday Recipe Book
Table of Deliciousness
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Optim® Nutrition Udder Bliss® New Zealand Whey, a 100% all-natural whey
protein from grass fed cows, is hormone-free (rBGH and rBST free), antibiotic-free,
pesticide-free, chemical-free, soy-free and grain-free. Plus, it contains non-GMO
protein - pure, all-natural protein your body can feel good about. Each serving of
Udder Bliss® New Zealand Whey is loaded with 20 grams of protein, 7 grams of
fiber yet is light on calories.
Udder Bliss® New Zealand Whey comes in four varieties – Unflavored, Vanilla,
Chocolate and Strawberry. It tastes amazing on its own, or can be added to your
favorite recipes to boost the protein and make them taste even better. Here are
some of our favorites recipes to enjoy.
Breakfast
Spiced Apple Oatmeal Muffins
Breakfast Casserole Bites
Pumpkin Spice Waffles
Cinnamon Bliss Buns
Apple Pie Pancakes
Beverages
Blissful Iced Vanilla Latte
Blueberry Banana Smoothie
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Dessert
Blissful Pumpkin Bars
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Chocolate Udder Nut-Butter Cups
Udderly Delicious Gingerbread Cookies
White Chocolate Cheesecake
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Spiced Apple Oatmeal Muffins
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11g
Ingredients:
calories protein
2 ½ cups oats, uncooked
24 ounces unsweetened apple sauce
1 cup almond milk
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon nutmeg
cup honey
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup dried cranberries or raisins
4 scoops Unflavored Udder Bliss® protein powder
9g
fat
42g
carbs
Preparation:
Makes 12 muffins
1. Pre-heat oven to 375˚F. Line muffin pan cups with paper or aluminum foil baking cups.
2. In a bowl, mix together oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, walnuts, dried fruit and protein powder.
3. Add apple sauce, almond milk, egg, and honey to the oat mixture and mix until fully incorporated.
4. Fill each muffin cup to the top. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes
out clean.
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Breakfast Casserole Bites
Ingredients:
382 35.5g 20g 15g
calories protein
1 pound lean ground turkey
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
8 eggs, beaten
2 scoops Unflavored Udder Bliss® protein powder
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 zucchini, diced
½ cup skim milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
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Preparation:
Makes 6 servings
1. Preheat oven to 420˚F. Spray a 6 cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes.
3. In a medium skillet over low heat, cook ground turkey, minced garlic and Italian seasoning until meat is no
longer pink. Drain away excess grease.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and protein powder until combined.
5. Place some of the cooked turkey in the bottom of each muffin cup, dividing it evenly among the six cups.
Add the cooked sweet potatoes, bell peppers and zucchini on top of the turkey.
6. Fill each muffin cup the egg mixture and top with cheddar cheese.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the eggs are set.
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Pumpkin Spice Waffles
361 15g 15g 40g
calories protein
fat
carbs
Ingredients:
1 cup pancake/waffle mix
¼ cup of Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
¾ cup almond milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons coconut oil
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ cup canned pumpkin puree
Preparation:
Makes 2-3 waffles
1. Heat and lightly grease a waffle iron.
2. Stir waffle mix, protein powder, coconut milk, eggs, oil, pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin puree together
with a wire whisk until smooth.
3. Pour about cup of batter onto waffle iron.
4. Cook waffles 3-4 minutes until golden brown (or follow waffle iron manufacturer’s cooking instructions)
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Cinnamon Bliss Buns
Dough Ingredients:
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6g
calories protein
2g
fat
13g
carbs
2 cups of oat flour
2 scoops Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
1-¼ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons honey
2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
8 teaspoons liquid egg whites
Icing Ingredients:
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ounce fat free cream cheese
Filling Ingredients:
½ scoop Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
¼ cup sugar free maple syrup
2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
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Preparation:
Makes 16 rolls
1. Preheat oven to 350˚F.
2. For the dough, mix dry ingredients together first then add in wet ingredients. Mixture will be crumbly.
Knead together until you get a stiff dough. Roll dough on floured surface into a long rectangle.
3. Mix together the maple syrup and cinnamon and spread the filling mixture onto dough. Starting from the
long end of the rectangle, roll dough into a long tube. Cut roll into 16 slices.
4. Place rolls on greased baking dish, evenly spaced. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
5. In a bowl, mix together cream cheese, protein powder, and vanilla extract with a mixer. Add enough
almond milk to get the desired icing consistency.
6. Remove cinnamon rolls from oven and drizzle with icing.
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Apple Pie Pancakes
Ingredients:
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6g
calories protein
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 scoop Unflavored or Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein
powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 large egg
2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
2 tablespoons agave syrup
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
1-½ cups almond milk
2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
5g
fat
25g
carbs
Preparation:
Makes 12 pancakes
1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, protein powder, salt and cinnamon.
2. In a separate large bowl, whisk together egg, coconut oil, agave, yogurt, and milk until smooth. Whisk
flour mixture into liquid until batter us just combined. Fold in chopped apples.
3. Pour ¼ cup batter per pancake onto a greased hot skillet or griddle and cook 1-2 minutes on each side,
turning only once. Repeat with remaining batter.
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Blissful Iced Vanilla Latte
Ingredients:
1 scoop Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
1 cup vanilla almond milk (unsweetened)
1/2 banana
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon espresso powder or instant coffee
1/2 cup ice
Preparation:
293 20.5g 4g
calories protein
fat
40.5g
carbs
1 Serving
In a blender, combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth.
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Blueberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients:
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1 scoop Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder*
½ banana
½ cup blueberries (frozen)
¾ cup vanilla almond milk (unsweetended)
¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
2 cups ice
37g 4.5g 65g
calories protein
fat
carbs
Preparation:
Makes 1 serving
In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Ingredients:
2 scoops Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
2 cups almond milk
½ banana
15 ounces canned pumpkin puree
Pumpkin pie spice to taste
2 cups ice
271 12g
calories protein
2g
fat
48g
carbs
Preparation:
Makes 2 servings
In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.
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Blissful Pumpkin Bars
Ingredients:
¼ cup brown sugar
¾ cup zero calorie sweetener
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons sugar-free maple syrup
½ stick butter, softened
½ cup coconut oil
1 egg, beaten
2½ cups of canned pumpkin puree
Cream Cheese Topping:
4 oz fat free cream cheese
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
Preparation:
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Dry Ingredients:
233
8g
calories protein
14g 22g
fat
½ cup flour
2 scoops Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon all spice
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
carbs
1 scoop Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
2 tablespoons almond milk
Makes 12 bars
1. Pre-heat oven to 350˚F. Spray an 11x7 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a bowl or mixer, combine sugar, sweetener, vanilla, maple syrup, oil, and softened butter. Mix until the
ingredients are fully incorporated. Add the pumpkin puree and egg to the mixture and mix until combined. Set
aside.
3. Place the dry ingredients into a bowl, stir with a whisk until combined. Add pumpkin mixture and whisk
together until the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into an 11 x 7 in baking pan. Set aside.
4. In a bowl, combine the softened cream cheese with the Greek yogurt, almond milk, and Udder Bliss® protein
powder. Mix together until smooth. With a spatula, spread the cream cheese mixture across the top of the
pumpkin batter in the baking pan.
5. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool and cut into
squares.
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 stick butter, softened
½ cup sugar*
cup coconut oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 ounces fat free cream cheese, softened
½ cup canned pumpkin puree
Cream Cheese Topping:
Dry Ingredients:
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8g
calories protein
14g 17g
fat
carbs
½ cup flour
1 scoop of Vanilla Udder Bliss®
protein powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
4 oz fat free cream cheese 1 scoop Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
½ cup plain Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons almond milk
Preparation:
Makes 12 cupcakes
1. Pre-heat oven to 350˚F. Line muffin pan cups with paper or aluminum foil baking cups.
2. In a bowl or mixer, combine sugar, vanilla, oil, cream cheese, and butter. Mix until the ingredients are fully
incorporated. Add the pumpkin puree and mix to combine. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each egg.
3. Place the dry ingredients into a bowl, stir with a whisk until combined. Add pumpkin mixture to the dry
ingredients and whisk together until smooth.
4. Fill each muffin cup three-quarters full. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until cupcakes are set or until a toothpick
inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
5.In a bowl, combine the softened cream cheese with the Greek yogurt, almond milk, and Udder Bliss® Vanilla
protein powder. Mix together until smooth. Frost cupcakes with the cream cheese mixture once they have cooled.
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Chocolate Udder Nut-Butter Cups
145
3g
calories protein
9g
fat
13g
carbs
Ingredients:
¼ cup nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew,
sunflower)
2-3 tablespoons Unflavored Udder Bliss® protein
powder
1 cup dark chocolate chips
1 tablespoon coconut oil
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Preparation:
Makes 12 servings
1. Line mini muffin pan cups with paper or aluminum foil baking cups. Spray with non-stick cooking spray
and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl mix nut butter with protein powder, adding protein 2 tablespoons at a time until the
mixture is the consistency of a cookie dough. Form the nut butter mixture into 12 balls and set aside.
3. In a small sauce pan over low heat, stirring constantly, melt the chocolate chips and mix in the coconut oil.
4. Spoon 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate into each mini muffin lined cup, place muffin pan in the freezer for
10-15 minutes or until the chocolate hardens.
6. Put one nut butter ball into each frozen chocolate muffin cup and press down to flatten the balls.
7. Pour the remaining melted chocolate over each nut butter ball and place the muffin pan in freezer for
another 15-30 minutes or until the chocolate hardens.
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sunflower seed butter
Udderly Delicious Gingerbread Cookies
93
4g
calories protein
6g
6g
fat
carbs
Ingredients:
1 scoop Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder*
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon molasses
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup almond butter
Preparation:
Makes 12 cookies
1. Preheat oven to 350˚F.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients to form a dough.
3. Drop dough in heaping tablespoons or in desired shape onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake for 10 minutes or until set.
5. Remove cookies from the oven and let them cool completely before transferring to a plate.
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molasses
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White Chocolate Cheesecake
Crust Ingredients:
4 chocolate graham crackers
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon honey
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9g
calories protein
5g
fat
22g
carbs
Filling Ingredients:
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
½ cup stevia baking sweetener
1 scoop Vanilla Udder Bliss® protein powder
½ package sugar free white chocolate pudding mix
Topping:
1 ounce fat free cream cheese
Fresh berries of your choice
1 egg
Preparation:
Makes 6 cheesecakes
1. Preheat oven to 350˚F and line 6 cup muffin pan with paper or aluminum foil baking cups.
2. In a food processor, blend graham crackers into crumbs.
3. In a small bowl, mix honey and coconut oil and add graham cracker crumbs.
4. Press crumbs into muffin cups to form the crust. Set aside.
5. In a mixing bowl, combine all filling ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour on top of crusts and bake for
20 to 25 minutes.
6. Remove cheesecakes from oven and let cool. Add fresh berries to the top of each cheesecake before
serving.
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