Protein Pancakes
Tonight I had the desire to make pancakes (yes, pancakes for dinner!) — but don’t be fooled by the picture! These are not your traditional, carb-heavy pancakes. This is a recipe that I invented in my kitchen tonight, and it’s one that will certainly be used again! My favorite thing about these pancakes is that the pancakes alone are a balanced meal (protein, fat and carbohydrate!)
Ingredients (makes 6 large pancakes)
- 6 organic eggs
- 2 cups milk of your choice (almond, coconut, soy, etc.)
- 1 1/2 cups flour of your choice (almond, coconut, wheat, etc.)
- 2-3 cups spinach
- 1/2 stick real butter (use 1/4 in the batter & the rest for frying)
- - whole milk cheese (optional, use up to 1/2 cup)
Add-in options
- -Flax seed (up to 1/4 cup)
- -Chia seeds (up to 1/4 cup)
- -1 teaspoon Stevia
I mixed everything in a bowl, fried the pancakes in butter (additional butter than the 1/2 stick , served them with cinnamon sprinkled on the top and a side of peas for a little extra carb. Then, I wrapped saran wrap over the last two sets of two pancakes and put them in the fridge for quick, easy breakfasts or snacks for tomorrow and the day after.
My goal with these pancakes was to get plenty of protein — and I wanted to use up my leftover half bag of spinach :) You can modify this recipe as much as you want, adding in other veggies, cottage cheese or even pureed pumpkin or a nut butter! But be sure to use enough eggs (or you could sub protein powder for some of them.) Be creative :)
