High-Calorie Peach Smoothie Recipe for Weight Gain

Since peaches are not high-calorie fruits, they are inefficient snacks for people who want to gain weight. Yet, you can enjoy the savory taste of peaches and boost your weight gain efforts at the same time by making a delicious but high-calorie peach smoothie.

As proficient makers of high-calorie smoothies, we came up with the recipe for the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie by using our blueprint for creating weight gain smoothies, a process verified by Iulia Serban, RDN.

Moreover, to make it easy for you to follow the recipe, we bought the necessary ingredients, blended them, and illustrated the whole process with photos.

Smoothie's calories

The standard version of the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie yields one serving of 537 calories. If you need more calories from the smoothie, however, you can adjust ingredient quantities by following these guidelines:

• For 1000-calorie smoothie: multiply ingredient quantities by 1.86;
• For 1500-calorie smoothie: multiply ingredient quantities by 2.79;
• For 2000-calorie smoothie: multiply ingredient quantities by 3.72.

Now, let's explore the recipe.

Equipment

To prepare the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie, you need four pieces of kitchen equipment:

• Blender
• Knife
• Teaspoon
• Scoop (for protein powder)

Ingredients

• 2 medium (10.6 oz or 300 g) peaches
• 0.5 oz (14 g) cashews
• 1/2 tsp (0.08 fl oz or 2 ml) vanilla extract
• 1 scoop (1.13 oz or 32 g) whey protein powder
• 1/2 cup (4.06 fl oz or 120 ml) peach juice
• 1 cup (8.12 fl oz or 240 ml) whole milk

Role of each ingredient

Every ingredient in the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie plays a specific role.

First of all, peaches and peach juice are the ingredients that give a peach flavor to our smoothie.

Secondly, cashews have the role of increasing the total calories of the smoothie without affecting its peachy taste too much.

Moreover, whey protein powder has the mission of boosting the smoothie's protein content.

When it comes to vanilla extract, its role is to improve the smoothie's overall aroma.

Lastly, whole milk brings more calories, proteins, and a creamier texture.

Ingredient substitutions

If you are lactose intolerant, you can make the following substitutions:

• Replace whey protein powder with a plant-based protein powder, such as the ones made from peas or rice;
• Replace whole milk with plant-based milk, like almond milk or oat milk.

Instructions

1. Adapt ingredients to blender size

2. Add ingredients

3. Blend

4. Serve

When it comes to taste, the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie comes with a creamy texture and a peachy but slightly vanilla flavor.

How to store

As a general rule, although we recommend drinking the smoothie right after blending it to have the best experience, you can safely store it in the fridge for about a day.

Nutrition facts

• Volume: 24 fl oz (708 ml)
• Calories: 537
• Protein: 38 g
• Carbs: 64 g
• Fat: 16 g

Out of the 537 calories found in the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie, 47% come from carbohydrates, 27% from protein, and 26% from fats.

Therefore, this smoothie is a low-fat source of muscle-building proteins and energizing carbohydrates.

Since less than 30% of its calories come from fats, the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie counts among the high-calorie foods for low-fat diets.

For more nutritional details, let's explore the contribution of each ingredient to the smoothie's overall nutrition facts.

Benefits of drinking this smoothie

Besides helping you gain weight, the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie has many other health benefits. Find out all of the smoothie's benefits below.

1. Gain weight easier

Firstly, the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie can help you gain weight easier because it is abundant in calories and it fills you up only for a short time.

As social proof, according to the top of the best weight gain foods for females, 91% of the women who gain weight successfully drink smoothies regularly.

Increase caloric intake

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie boosts your caloric intake because it delivers 537 calories per serving. All of these calories will make it easier for you to achieve a daily caloric surplus, the essential condition for gaining weight.

Keep your appetite

Besides increasing your total caloric intake, the High-Calorie Peach Smoothie enables you to eat more food because, unlike many solid foods, it keeps your appetite satisfied only for a short time.

As evidence, a University of Bristol study compared fruit smoothies with fresh fruits and other drinks in terms of satiety. The researchers concluded that fruit smoothies are more filling than drinks that are less alike to food (e.g., water and milk) but less filling than solid foods.^[7]

2. Increase energy levels

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie grows your energy levels because it's rich in carbohydrates, the majority of which come from the peaches and the peach juice in the smoothie's composition.

After all, according to a University of Lausanne study on the energy potential of carbs, carbohydrates are the main energy source for humans.^[8]

3. Support muscle growth

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie is fantastic at helping your muscles grow because it has 38 g of protein. The majority of these proteins come from the whey protein powder and the whole milk in the smoothie's composition.

To contextualize, a pre-workout serving of 20 g of protein, according to a University of Birmingham trial on protein ingestion effects, is sufficient to support muscle growth.^[9]

Take into consideration that depending on your weight goals and current body weight, you will need to eat a certain amount of proteins per day to build muscle efficiently.

4. Strengthen bones

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie can strengthen bones because it contains whole milk, a good source of calcium.

The whole milk in the smoothie brings 295 mg of calcium, which is around 30% of the daily recommended intake of calcium.

5. Fortify immunity

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie fortifies immunity because it contains five sources of antioxidants:

• Peaches
• Peach juice
• Cashews
• Whole milk
• Vanilla extract

Antioxidants, according to a scientific review of antioxidants, increase health protection and disease prevention.^[10]

6. Enhance heart health

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie brings benefits to your heart because it contains three sources of potassium: peaches, cashews, and whole milk.

As scientific proof, a review of the effects of potassium says that potassium lowers blood pressure.^[11]

7. Hydrate body

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie is great for hydrating your body because it contains three significant sources of water: peaches, peach juice, and whole milk.

8. Improve digestion

The High-Calorie Peach Smoothie can improve digestion because it's made with two sources of fiber: peaches and cashews.

One of the benefits of eating fiber, as stated in a 2009 review of the health benefits of dietary fiber, is a lower risk of gastrointestinal diseases.^[12]

Recipe summary

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Other high-calorie smoothie recipes for weight gain

If you want to try other homemade smoothies that can help you gain weight, visit our full list of high-calorie smoothie recipes.

And in case you feel creative, you can build your own high-calorie smoothie recipes. Learn what can you add to your smoothie and how to bring extra calories to it from our guide on how to make high-calorie smoothies for weight gain.

And if it happens to get bored of smoothies...

Try switching high-calorie smoothies for high-calorie shakes or other weight gain drinks.