With just a handful of ingredients, you can make a short stack of Chocolate Chip Protein Pancakes as a simple protein-packed breakfast. Add your favorite toppings or substitute your favorite mix ins!
The world would be a better place if there was enough time every morning to make pancakes. It would be a happier and tastier place.
Protein pancakes are a gym goer's best friend. These protein pancakes will fill you up for the morning and help repair your muscles from all those weights you lifted!
For the health conscious folk, you might have found yourself having a smoothie and eggs for breakfast in the name of health. I, too, have experienced this. I'm really groggy in the morning so the first thing I want is coffee to perk me up. Lots of coffee!
For those of you that are looking for the mashed banana and oats pancakes, this is not the recipe for you. Sorry! This is my favorite simple protein pancake recipe, with only five ingredients that can be made in a personal sized blender.
I used a vanilla protein powder, which gives the pancakes a slightly sweet taste. The oats ground down to oat flour make these pancakes gluten free. If you're really trying to cut back on calories, skip the chocolate chips in favor of something healthier, like blueberries as an add-in, or honey almond granola as a topping to give the pancakes a little crunch.
If you love peanut butter but have a borderline obsession/addiction, may I suggest PB2 or (my personal favorite) chocolate PB2? For those of you who don't know about PB2, you're missing out! It's half the fat and half the calories of regular peanut butter for a 2 tablespoon serving.
Top these pancakes off with your favorite maple syrup and dig in! This single serving recipe makes one large or two small protein pancakes, but the recipe could easily be doubled.
What's your favorite way to make breakfast tasty and healthier?
Chocolate Chip Protein Pancakes
These protein pancakes will fill you up for the morning and help repair your muscles from all those weights you lifted! This single serving recipe makes one large or two small protein pancakes, but the recipe could easily be doubled.
Ingredients
- ½ cup oat flour, old fashioned oats ground into a fine powder
- ½ scoop vanilla protein powder, 25 grams, or pick your favorite comparable flavor
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup milk, I usually use unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tablespoon chocolate chips (or other add-ins, if desired)
- Maple syrup, for topping, optional
Instructions
- Add oats, protein powder and baking powder to a small cup of a personal sized blender. (I actually use whole oats and grind them down as I make each batch, but having oat flour on hand eliminates this step.) Process until oats have turned into oat flour, usually 20 seconds but this may depend on your blender.
- Add milk to dry ingredients and blend until well combined.
- Spray a nonstick frying pan with cooking oil and heat over a medium high flame.
- Pour pancake mixture into frying pan, making either one large or two small pancakes.
- Add chocolate chips or other desired add-ins. Cook until pancakes start to bubble, about a minute or so. Flip the over and cook until done, about another minute.
- Remove from heat and transfer to your plate.
- If using PB2, prepare according to package.
- Top with maple syrup and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 350Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Love getting your protein in at breakfast? Try these yummy Protein Waffles!
Katherine
This recipie is completely wrong you have to add 1/4 cup more milk to even start to get a pancake like texture before cooking