Ultimate Protein Pancakes... omg.

LaurenAOK
LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
edited October 29 in Recipes
Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve done it.
I’ve created the ultimate protein pancake recipe.

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Pancakes are great. Protein pancakes are even better. For about a year now I’ve been trying to find the perfect pancake recipe; one that’s healthy, packed with protein, and amazingly delicious. I came pretty close with the original greek yogurt pancakes recipe, but I wasn’t satisfied with the high carb content. All the other lower carb/higher protein recipes I found online just didn’t taste as good.

Finally, an idea struck me. I decided to combine the greek yogurt recipe with a protein powder recipe, by replacing some of the flour in the greek yogurt recipe with protein powder. The result is a pancake recipe that has less carbs, more protein, and tastes even better.I swear, these taste better than the pancakes my mom used to make. I would eat those by the dozen, and they were about 1238484720 times less healthy than this.

Okay, here we go.

Ultimate Protein Pancakes

You’ll need:

6oz plain greek yogurt
1 large egg white
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (about 2/3 scoop) vanilla whey protein powder
1 tsp baking soda
Anything else you’d like to add for flavor (I like adding in strawberries and vanilla extract)
In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients (protein powder, flour, and baking soda), and mix with a fork until well combined. In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients (egg white and yogurt) and mix until well combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, stirring as you go. The batter should become thick. Add in any extras for flavor, and keep mixing until everything is totally combined.

Heat a skillet over medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Drop batter by the spoonful into the pan. Pancakes will expand as they cook, so don’t put them too close together. When little bubbles start to form all throughout the pancake, it’s time to flip it. Flip it a couple of times until it’s thoroughly cooked. Transfer pancakes to a plate, and top with whatever you’d like. They’re plenty flavorful on their own, but adding a couple tablespoons of syrup made them even better!

Makes 6 large pancakes. Nutritional information:

Calories: 314 | Carbs: 34g | Fat: 1g | Protein: 43g (!!!)
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Replies

  • affacat
    affacat Posts: 216 Member
    sound tasty, but i'd need to replace the yogurt with rice milk and i think that might wreck the consistency.

    good job, though.
  • vashnic
    vashnic Posts: 93
    Thank you for the recipe, and these look delicious! :smile: Going to try for dinner tonight. All my experimental protein pancake attempts have not yielded anything super edible. :sad:
  • caterpillardreams
    caterpillardreams Posts: 476 Member
    Bumpity bump bump bump
  • Kristierlong
    Kristierlong Posts: 163 Member
    bump
  • frenchfacey
    frenchfacey Posts: 237 Member
    DROOLS

    i need these with so much butter in my mouth right now
  • halips
    halips Posts: 134 Member
    sounds great!
  • dewgirl321
    dewgirl321 Posts: 296 Member
    wow, looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
  • carlsoda
    carlsoda Posts: 3,427 Member
    yum looks good! I only have chocolate protein powder at home right now but I do foresee chocolate strawberry pancakes in my future!
  • debrajdavid
    debrajdavid Posts: 31 Member
    Bump
  • GPSHEALTHCOACHING
    GPSHEALTHCOACHING Posts: 497 Member
    So trying these!!!!
  • ddzubow
    ddzubow Posts: 65 Member
    Definitely giving these a try this weekend! Thanks!
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    Bump!!! Which brand of powder did you use? Vanilla can be bad
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    Bump!!! Which brand of powder did you use? Vanilla can be bad

    I use different kinds, but today I used Six Star brand. The vanilla is 160 cals a scoop, with 30g protein. Not too terrible.

    Edit: You could also use unflavored powder, and add in some more vanilla extract for flavor.
  • norakcarolan
    norakcarolan Posts: 17 Member
    Awesome! Think it would work with GF flour blend?
  • missmidge84
    missmidge84 Posts: 100 Member
    Yum! Thanks for sharing
  • mmoister79
    mmoister79 Posts: 20
    Yummy! Those sound and look delicious!
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    Awesome! Think it would work with GF flour blend?

    I don't see why not! :)
  • WDEvy
    WDEvy Posts: 814 Member
    bump
  • dawn1801
    dawn1801 Posts: 117 Member
    bump
  • saxmaniac
    saxmaniac Posts: 1,133 Member
    That 43g per serving looks really high... what brand powder and yogurt? Or is that 43g for the whole recipe?

    My powder is only 25g for a single scoop, let alone 2/3.
    6 oz. yogurt = 14g
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    That 43g per serving looks really high... what brand powder and yogurt? Or is that 43g for the whole recipe?

    My powder is only 25g for a single scoop, let alone 2/3.
    6 oz. yogurt = 14g

    It's 43g for the whole recipe... the whole recipe IS one serving :P

    The powder I used was 30g a scoop, so 20g went into the recipe. Plus 17g from the yogurt I used (walmart brand plain greek yogurt) is 37g. 3g from the egg white, and 3g from the flour. 43g! :)
  • wareagle8706
    wareagle8706 Posts: 1,090 Member
    bump
  • Seraphemz
    Seraphemz Posts: 84 Member
    That 43g per serving looks really high... what brand powder and yogurt? Or is that 43g for the whole recipe?

    My powder is only 25g for a single scoop, let alone 2/3.
    6 oz. yogurt = 14g

    It's 43g for the whole recipe... the whole recipe IS one serving :P

    The powder I used was 30g a scoop, so 20g went into the recipe. Plus 17g from the yogurt I used (walmart brand plain greek yogurt) is 37g. 3g from the egg white, and 3g from the flour. 43g! :)

    314 calories and 43g of protein for all those pancakes!!! thats amazing... I definately want to try these out..
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    314- cal
    im just gonna have the real thing
  • twestla70
    twestla70 Posts: 28 Member
    bump - thank you!!!:flowerforyou:
  • mummamckay
    mummamckay Posts: 12 Member
    I'm a bit new to the calorie counting, is that 314 cals for the whole recipe? Or per pancake? Xxx
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    I'm a bit new to the calorie counting, is that 314 cals for the whole recipe? Or per pancake? Xxx

    Whole recipe! :)
  • TheStephil
    TheStephil Posts: 858 Member
    I wonder how well chocolate protein powder would taste? That's the only powder I have.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    kinda stuck on sweet potato protein pancakes right now, but definitely want to try these. thanks!
  • mommyz722
    mommyz722 Posts: 26
    Sounds yummy! Thank you!
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