As the year slowly draws to a close and the final months before New Year's Eve have begun, everyone in the food and beverage industry seems to be creating some kind of Christmas-flavoured speciality. Yet every year there is a certain trend that many follow - and most of them are quite delicious.

Christmas just has that certain something and all those Christmas drinks and foods are not the least responsible for that. So why not bring a little Christmas into the otherwise relatively humdrum realm of protein shakes? Imagine what those delicious flavours taste like in a post-workout shake. It'll put you right in the Christmas spirit ;-)

Enjoy tasting these holiday-inspired post-workout shake recipes.

Eggnog Protein Shake

Ingredients

• 240 ml egg liqueur
• 120 - 180 ml unsweetened almond milk (or skimmed milk)
• 1 scoop of protein powder
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• Vanilla pulp from a vanilla pod

Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until they combine.

Pumpkin Protein Shake

In English-speaking countries, pumpkin-flavoured food and drinks are very popular at Christmas time. Here is a shake recipe that was inspired by it.

Ingredients

• 350 ml almond or skimmed milk
• ⅓ cup of pumpkin puree
• 1 scoop of protein powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Vanilla pulp from a vanilla pod
• A handful of ice cubes (optional)

Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until they combine.

Gingerbread-Flavoured Protein Shake

Ingredients

• 350 ml unsweetened almond milk (or skimmed milk)
• 1 scoop of protein powder
• 1 teaspoon of maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1 pinch of ground nutmeg

Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until combined.

Winter comes with all its flavourful facets and you can now enjoy them with your post-workout shakes. Give these recipes a chance and build muscle mass in a deliciously Christmassy way.