Strawberry Shortcake Protein Pancakes

In continuation of my waffle/pancake attempts.. I tried a new one this morning! Strawberry Shortcake  flavored! OMGGG, such a good choice on my part :p 

First I tried them in my waffle maker.. I was hesitant because the mix was super liquid-y but I figured wharves that's what the recipe says! Well.. here's how it turned out. 

Okay soo then I whipped out my pancake for beginners, if you will.. because like i said in my last post i just can NOT nail the pancake making and flipping on my own. 

This is a Bobby Flay pan from Kohl's I bought when I still worked there.. i wish though that the circles were bigger.. so I may have to do some Amazon shopping for a bigger pancake circle dealy. If anyone has any recommendations.. do share! 

The recipe I used was from a gal I follow on Instagram as of late, and love! She has been such an inspiration and posts the most amazinnggg waffles and pancakes and protein yogurt deals! I just bought her E-Book on flexible dieting i'm excited to receive! 

For the batter... 

1/2 cup plain non fat greek yogurt 

1 scoop strawberry protein powder (minus 1-2 TBSP) 

3 Egg whites 

2 tbsp coconut flour 

1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk 

1/4 cup rolled oats 

For the topping... 

1-2 TBSP Strawberry Protein Powder 

2-3 TBSP plain non fat greek yogurt

splash of almond milk 

1 packet stevia 

You can play around with the topping mixture to get the consistency you like.. next time i'll add more of each to make a little more to cover all the pancakes. Then I added 1/2 cup strawberries and 1/2 cup raspberries and topped with 3 TBSP on whip cream 

I thought it tasted just like Strawberry Shortcake!!!!! 

Let me know if you tried it! 

Cinnamon Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

Tis the season, for pumpkin everything! 

Last year was my first year that I actually got into the pumpkin trend..I mean I went all out last year. Though I'm not even a huge fan of the PSL. I had to swoop up some canned pumpkin and make some waffles! I picked up a waffle maker because i swear I don't know how to make pancakes... I can never flip them good and they become a mess. My first time making waffles turned out good.. my second time BAD. I feel like it's a hit or miss.. but making protein waffles/pancakes are so key and have such good maces, and you can make them in so many different ways! 

Here's the recipe I used! 

For the pancakes it's... 

1/2 cup oats chopped

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1 scoop of whey protein powder (I strongly recommend cinnamon protein) 

2 egg whites

1/2 c almond milk

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp stevia

( I blended the ingredients in my nutri-bullet) 

Then the topping is : 

1/2 c Greek yogurt

1/4 c almond milk

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

Next time I'll probably only use 1/4 cup or 1/3 cup for the topping, it was a little too much. Then I just threw on 2 tbls of lite whip cream! 

Let me know if you give them a try! I'll be trying all sorts of waffle & Pancake recipes and will share results on my blog! 

Sweet Potato Kale Pizza

I was at the gym Thursday night flipping through a mag on the treadmill when I came across this page with a sweet potato kale pizza recipe on it. Well.. I love sweet potatoes..I eat kale at least every other day..I always have feta in the fridge for salad..and I just bought flat/pita bread - I'm SO making this.

I may or may not have ripped the page out of the gym magazine and stuffed it in my bag.

 

It was easy enough, to make- first here are the Ingredients

• 1 Medium sweet potato
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil  
• Crushed red pepper flakes
• Pizza dough (or like me I used a whole pita pocket, can also find flatbread)
• Kale (about a handful)
• Goat Cheese (I used Feta, I'm sure blue cheese would work too)
• Sliced Almonds

The recipe calls for shredded parmesan and crushed walnuts, I skipped the extra parm because I already had a lot of feta- and calories were adding up- but I did use 1 tbsp. of sliced almonds I had in my cupboard I keep for salads

 

I diced up the sweet potatoes as good as I could and boiled them in water until soft enough (I'm sure you can microwave too- then let them cool for about 5 or so minutes- poured potatoes into my blender bullet adding 3/4 tbsp. olive oil with crushed red peppers and a dash of sea salt - and blended until smooth.  I'm sure you really don't need to blend it- if the potatoes are soft enough you'd be able to mash it yourself, I'm sure I'll do that next time to save some cleaning.

 

 

(don't forget to set oven to bake at 425 while doing this)

 

Peeled apart some kale pieces- poured the remaining 1/4 tbsp. of olive oil on them- then added sea salt.

 

Spread the blended potato/oil/pepper mix onto your bread of choice (again, I used a whole pita) ..top with kale, top with feta then sprinkle with almonds.

 

 

And. bake for about 10-15 minutes, I'm always bad at timing things- I just kept an eye on it and took it out when it looked good and the kale was crisp.

 



And there you go! It was really good, I was pleasantly surprised as.. it's sweet potato kale pizza, something I never would have thought twice about wanting to eat a year, or maybe even couple months ago. I will definitely make again. It came to 547 calories, so I had to lighten up my dinner in order to fit this into my daily! The Pita worked well too- I was a little worried it wouldn't bake very good- but it was just dandy! The pita was 200 cals it self, so I may look for a lower cal alternative if I can find something next time!

Protein Pancakes!

Pancakes are Delish! here's how I'm making mine lately;

• 1/4C Steel Cut Oats
• 1/2 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
• 2 Egg Whites
• 1/2 Banana

Topped with...

• 1/4 Cup Sugar Free Syrup (1/4 C was too much)
• 4 Dark Choco Chips

(Blended the Ingredients together in my bullet but only for a sec as I wanted it a little thicker)

 

= 308 Calories

= 24g Protein

  + 32 Calories for 1/2 Cup Raspberries on the side :)



 

 

So they may not be the prettiest looking pancakes..which also might be part my constant fail at making the perfectly un-burnt pancake.

 

And of course a side of my love, Raspberries!

Found on Pinterest_ Recipe inspired by: This!