Mass Gainer Shake with 2,060 kcal: The Recipe from the Video, Fully Calculated

A mass shake with 2,060 kcal and 57 g of protein in a single glass needs no special ingredients: 400 ml whole milk, 200 g cream, 100 g CaloVital chocolate, 100 g peanut butter, one banana and two tablespoons of honey, 60 seconds in the blender. That is as much energy as a whole day's worth of food for many people. That is exactly what it is designed for: for anyone who wants to gain weight or has to, and who simply cannot eat any more. Here you will find the recipe from our video, the nutritional values of each individual ingredient, all the vitamins and minerals in the glass, the cost and the honest answer as to who such a shake is suitable for and who it is not.

The recipe: 6 ingredients, a blender, 60 seconds

1. Liquids first. Pour the milk and cream into the blender. This prevents the powder from sticking to the bottom and allows the blades to spin freely immediately.
2. Add the powder and peanut butter. Sprinkle in the CaloVital chocolate, then add the peanut butter spoon by spoon. If the butter is very firm, hold the spoon under hot water for a moment.
3. Banana and honey. Break the banana into pieces, and add the honey last so it does not stick to the bottom of the blender.
4. Blend for 60 seconds. Start on low speed, then increase to high until nothing is chunky and the surface is smooth and shiny. Add four ice cubes for a colder shake.
5. Drink immediately or share. The whole blender jar is one glass of around 970 g. If you cannot finish it all at once, refrigerate half and drink it in the afternoon.

Where the 2,060 calories come from: each ingredient individually

Most shake recipes online state a number rather than showing the calculation. Here is the calculation. The values for each ingredient come from the USDA FoodData Central nutritional database and typical German label information (cream 30%, whole milk 3.5%), while the values for CaloVital chocolate come from the product label. All figures have been rounded to the nearest whole kcal.

Two things stand out in the table. First: cream and peanut butter are the calorie engine. Together they provide almost 1,200 kcal, or 58% of the glass, although they only make up 300 g of the 972 g. Fat has more than twice the energy of carbohydrates and protein at 9 kcal per gram, which is why 100 g of peanut butter contains as much as five bananas. Second: The protein content is high at 57 g, but the shake is not a protein shake. Protein provides around 11% of the energy, while the rest comes from fat (57%) and carbohydrates (29%). If you are mainly looking for protein, you are better off with a quark shake; if you are looking for calories, you have come to the right place. Which foods provide particularly high energy in a small volume is shown in our extensive table of high-calorie foods.

Vitamins and minerals in the glass

The difference from a pure cream-peanut shake lies in the powder: CaloVital contains 12 vitamins with 40% each and 9 minerals with 30% each of the daily reference intake (NRV) per 100 g. In addition, there are the micronutrients from milk, cream, peanut butter, banana, and honey. The balance for the whole glass: eight nutrients exceed 100% of the daily reference intake (vitamin E 135%, niacin 127%, vitamin B12 127%, manganese 124%, vitamin B6 119%, vitamin A 118%, potassium 117%, calcium 112%), with another eleven between 40 and 110%. The complete list is available in the expandable block.

Important for context: These values are calculated, not measured in a laboratory, and apply to the whole glass of 2,060 kcal. If you drink half the portion, you also get half of the micronutrients. A homemade shake is also never as "balanced" as a ready-made medical food, where every bottle has exactly the same composition. What this means in practice is explained in the post Making Your Own Medical Food: 7 Recipes and Their Limitations.

Who the shake is designed for and who it is not

2,060 kcal in a glass is a lot. For some, this is exactly the solution, for others simply too much. Three groups for whom this recipe is designed:

• Hardgainers and athletes in the bulking phase, who need 3,500 kcal or more daily and cannot get enough from solid food. The shake is drinkable without feeling stuffed, and it provides one-third to half of the daily requirement.
• People with a small appetite, for whom large portions on the plate cause resistance. Drinking is easier for many than chewing, and a cold chocolate shake doesn't taste like "bulking food".
• Anyone who wants to gain weight quickly and predictably: A calorie surplus of 300 to 500 kcal per day results in around 1 to 2 kg per month. Half a portion of this shake covers this surplus on its own. How high your personal requirement is is shown by the Calorie Requirement Calculator.

Variants: half portion, without peanuts, lactose-free, more protein

The basic recipe is modular. If you swap an ingredient, you should know what happens with the calories and the nutritional values. The figures are approximate values per whole glass.

What the glass costs

A mass shake with 2,060 kcal is not a cheap recipe, but cheaper per calorie than almost every ready-made nutritional drink. The prices are estimates for supermarket ingredients (as of September 2026); CaloVital is calculated at the regular shop price of €23.95 per 500 g.

That is around €0.37 per 100 kcal. For comparison: ready-made nutritional drinks from the pharmacy are estimated at €0.90 to €1.65 per 100 kcal depending on the brand, a simple homemade oat-banana shake at about €0.15 to €0.25. The mass shake is somewhere in between, because the powder makes up the largest item. If you mix it without powder, you save €4.79, but lose 382 kcal, 15 g of protein and all the vitamin and mineral content from the table above.

How the shake fits into the day

Timing: in two halves instead of all at once

A whole glass with 972 g at once is too much for most, even for experienced eaters. It has proven effective to split it: one half in the morning between breakfast and lunch, the second in the afternoon or after training. This way, the shake does not interfere with normal meals, and the stomach has time. If you want to add calories in the evening, you will find the suitable night variant in the post Gaining weight in your sleep.

Shelf life: 24 hours in the refrigerator

Once blended and sealed, the shake lasts one day in the refrigerator. The banana discolors it slightly brown after a few hours, but that is just cosmetic, not spoilage. Shake briefly before drinking, because the peanut butter settles a bit. Freezing is also possible: portioned as ice cubes and later blended into milk.

If the shake is too thick

With 200 g of cream and 100 g of peanut butter, it becomes very thick. If you prefer it thinner, replace 100 ml of the milk with water or add four ice cubes; the calories do not change as a result. A blender with at least 600 watts is useful; a shaker cannot handle the peanut butter.

Control: weigh, don't guess

If you want to gain weight, you should measure the result: once a week, in the morning, on an empty stomach, using the same scale. If the weight remains the same after three weeks, the surplus is not enough, then increase the half portion to a whole one. If it rises faster than half a kilo per week, rather go back to the half. The complete roadmap with requirements, meal structure, and typical mistakes is available in the comprehensive guide to weight gain.

Frequently asked questions about the mass shake

The shake from the video is deliberately at the upper end of what fits in a glass. If you start with it, you should start small: the half portion, every day, for three weeks, then check the scale. That is the whole trick with gaining weight: not the one big shake, but the surplus that is there every day.