Protein Pancakes

Protein Pancakes

I'm a huge fan of pancakes, they're my favorite breakfast bread behind french toast. I used to make my pancakes from a box mix, but it has a lot of additives which aren't very clean. They also aren't usually super filling, I have to stuff myself in order to get full, so I wanted to make a pancake that will be more filling (which in turn means less pancakes I need to eat and most importantly less syrup). Here's how I made them:

1 1/3 cup 100% whole grain oats

3 tbsp whole wheat flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup water

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Grind the oats, flour, and baking powder in a food processor until oats are fine. Remove to a separate bowl, then add all of the wet ingredients to the food processor and blend until smooth. Add this to the bowl flour and oats and whisk everything together. Spray a skillet on medium heat with olive oil spray, and drop 1/4 cup batter to make each pancake. Flip when the bottom brown. Serve with pure maple syrup and fruit.

These pancakes were super filling, I struggled on the last few bites. They are denser than normal pancakes, but they have a lovely cinnamon flavor and I love the hearty wheat taste. These are a great way to start off your day without the mid-morning hunger setting in!

Sarah's Review

Ease: 4/5

Taste: 5/5

Banana Pancakes

Banana Pancakes, breakfast

Recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/20334/banana-pancakes-i/

This morning I made banana pancakes according to the above recipe....sort of. It was early morning, I hadn't had my coffee yet, and instead of reading the directions which say to mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, I just dumped everything into the bowl and whisked it all together before I read that part. So mine may or may not have come out differently than they were supposed to,  I'll let you know next time I make them. 

Now, I usually make my pancakes by melting butter in the pan and pouring the batter on top of that.  Do NOT do that with this recipe or you'll end up with the accordion-like beauties below.  Definitely spray your pan before you pour the batter in,  I used olive oil spray.

Sarah's Review

Ease: 4/5

Taste: 4/5

Comments: On their own these pancakes aren't super flavorful, so I would highly recommend adding additional flavors on top or in the batter. A dash of cinnamon, a mixing of walnuts, or a topping of chocolate chips like I did. Dark chocolate chips would have been delicious, but I only had milk chocolate on hand. I would also add a dash of vanilla extract to the batter next time to give it a little more flavor.