The best low calorie chocolate milkshake

Say goodbye to worrying about liquid calories and say hello to 74 calorie thick, creamy and ultra rich chocolate milkshake! This low calorie chocolate milkshake has just 74 calories for a large and very filling serving! A great alternative to it’s 600+ calorie counterpart for sure.

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Chocolate milkshakes are a very well loved beverage and understandably so. Thick, creamy and chocolaty – what more could you want? Although a chocolate milkshake every now and again isn’t going to hinder weight loss, these drinks can contain upwards of 600 calories for a single serving! That’s almost half of my calorie deficit when I was on my weight loss journey – can you imagine?

There’s no need to miss out on delicious treats like chocolate milkshake though, you can easily make a lower calorie alternative that tastes just as delicious for a fraction of the calories. This low calorie chocolate milkshake recipe is just that – a delicious but super low calorie alternative to traditional chocolate milkshake. By swapping out high calorie, sugar-loaded ingredients like chocolate spreads and ice cream, you can make a pretty delicious milkshake for very few calories.

This chocolate milkshake differs slightly from traditional chocolate milkshakes. It doesn’t require any ice cream or chocolate spread and it calls for unsweetened almond milk to really cut down on the calories. This recipe can easily be made vegan too which is always a plus!

Low calorie chocolate milkshake

This milkshake is easily one of my favorite low calorie beverages. It is so easy to make and has just 74 calories for a pretty big serving! The best part? You can have this delicious, creamy milkshake ready in under 10 minutes!

Why you’ll love this recipe:

• Requires just 5 ingredients!
• Delicious, creamy, rich and super chocolaty milkshake for just 74 calories!
• Simple, quick and easy recipe ready in under 10 minutes!
• This recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, added sugar-free and can easily be made vegan.
• The BEST low calorie chocolate milkshake ever!

Ingredients

Exact ingredient quantities can be found at the bottom of this page.

To make this low calorie chocolate milkshake you will need:

• Unsweetened almond milk – Unsweetened almond milk is perfect for low calorie beverages. It is super low in calories but still tastes delicious!
• Unsweetened cocoa powder – To get a really rich, dark and intense chocolate flavor, this recipe calls for unsweetened cocoa powder. It is super intense and chocolaty but really low in calories.
• 0 calorie syrup – To sweeten this milkshake, 0 calorie liquid sweetener is the way to go. My favourite syrup for this recipe is good ‘ol 0 calorie vanilla syrup. You can go for any flavor you would like though. Granulated sweetener won’t work for this recipe but 0 calorie powdered/icing sweetener will work!
• Fat-free yogurt – Traditional milkshake recipes use ice cream to get that thick and creamy milkshake consitancy. There are tons of low calorie ice creams out there but fat-free yogurt works perfectly for milkshakes. It is really low in calories, has a neutral flavor and makes the milkshake delicious and creamy! Opt for vegan yogurt for a vegan alternative.
• Vanilla extract – Optional but a delicious little addition.
• Ice – Since we won’t be using ice cream, blending this milkshake with ice will give it that thick and ice-cream like consistency! Make sure you use lots of ice and a blender that is capable of blending ice.

How to make low calorie chocolate milkshake

You won’t believe how simple this recipe really is – it has just 1 step! 1 SINGLE STEP!

1. Place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend on high until smooth and well combined. Add less milk for a thicker, creamier milkshake. If you want a thinner milkshake, add more milk. Transfer to a glass and serve with a little cream or cherries and enjoy!

Substitutions

Milk – The calories for this recipe are so low mainly due to the use of almond milk. You can use any milk you would like but the milkshake will be higher in calories. 2% fat milk is probably the closest to unsweetened almond milk in terms of calories.

Yogurt – There is no substitute for yogurt in this recipe other than low calorie ice cream. Halo top and Jude’s both do delicious low calorie ice creams which you can substitute for the yogurt in this recipe. Use 100g of ice cream in place of yogurt.

0 calorie syrup – Liquid syrups work best for this recipe. You can use any syrup of your choosing but the calories only reflect 0 calorie syrups so if you use a syrup that contains calories, make sure to include it in your own calculation. I have an entire post on 0 calorie syrups including lots of different options for any drink!

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