Protein Pancakes!

Cooler weather calls for warmer dishes!

Normally…… I love to create different morning post-workout shakes are my “go to,” because it is easy to drink while traveling (especially before work). But now with cooler weather, wanting to enjoy the same flavor but in a different form can still be done with protein pancakes!

By the way there are different ways to increase protein in pancakes/ oatmeal/ muffins/ shakes with and without protein powder.

1. Utilizing a protein powder: vegan powders are usually better for cooking/baking purposes (also can be easier to digest) than whey or casein protein. (Warning if you microwave oats with whey protein you will have a foam like puff).
2. Using egg whites or egg white substitute: If you are completely vegan using aquafaba (canned chickpea juice) can give you the same texture as using egg whites. Egg whites in general are used as a leavening agent for baking products, therefore with more egg white within the pancakes, oats, or muffin that your making will have a more fluffy texture as to compared to the regular version.
3. Using Greek yogurt or cottage cheese. These products are higher concentration of protein as compared to just milk. Greek yogurt serving of 100 gram is about 10 grams of protein and cottage cheese serving of 100 grams is about 11 grams of protein. The benefit here is there is less volume for more protein and can make your pancakes, muffins, or oats have a more creamier flavor to the foods.
4. Higher protein milk/ plant beverages. On average glass of 2% milk has about 8g of protein. However, your pancake recipe may not call for much milk to get a higher content of protein per serving. Replacing regular milk for a protein enhanced beverage can easily increase the protein content without changing too much flavor.

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Making these basic ingredient pancakes: 1 scoop of Vanilla Orgain protein powder, 1/2 C or 1/3 C of oats (depends on how much carbs or how hungry you are), 1/4 to 1/3 C of egg whites, and 100g to 1/2 C of fruit of your choice. You can alter the proportions of ingredients based on you calorie and macronutrient goals are for your meals and for the day.

Some different flavors I’ve used are in the photos above, top left banana and blueberry, bottom left vanilla and pumpkin with almond butter and cinnamon, and vanilla strawberry with honey. What’s nice is they are simple ingredients can make in a big batch and stick extra pancakes in the freezer to continue to enjoy for days/ weeks after they are made.

Toppings to use….. if you have a sweet tooth stick to natural sweets aka fruit, honey drizzle, or nut butter to add more nutritional value besides sugar from syrup.

What flavors would you try or which way would you include more protein? Comment below!