Its a real smack in the face tho when I realize its a day that I don't get my pancakes! I only get them 4 days out of the week at the moment (only after weight lifting). They are sooo good. Before I went to sleep last night I told my husband that I was dreaming of my pancakes that I don't get in the morning!
So you want a recipe now don't you? Well of course I have one for you! Now I started out with one pancake that included cottage cheese but really wanted to cut out the dairy so I altered the recipe. The one with cottage cheese tasted much better but I loved both of them. Then I found my latest obsession... Angel food pancakes! Anyone else love Angel food cake batter? OMG I could make a bowl of it and eat the batter. All of it. By myself. I love it!
Original Protein Pancakes
1/3 C Old fashioned Oats
1/3 C egg whites
1/4 C Cottage Cheese
1/2 Scoop Protein Powder
I blended these in my Ninja shake bottle. Spread some coconut oil on a pan and fried 2 pancakes. Then I added 1/4 C Blueberries and 1.2 ounces of maple syrup to get the macros that I needed.
Adjusted Protein Pancakes
1/3 C egg whites
1/3 C Old fashioned Oats
1/2 Scoop protein powder
I blended these in my Ninja shake bottle. Spread some coconut oil on a pan and fried 2 pancakes. Then I added 1/4 C Blueberries and 1.2 ounces of maple syrup to get the macros that I needed.
Angel Food Pancakes
3 egg whites
1/2 scoop protein powder
1/2 cream of tartar
6 drops stevia
This requires a little bit more work and the reason why I think that is I have to bring out my hand mixer but it is so worth it. I beat the egg whites (they suggest doing this at room temperature but I do them cold because that requires a lot of thinking before my early morning workout) then add the rest of the ingredients and stir gently until it is all combined. Now I have baked this in a glass bread pan that was greased with coconut oil at 350 for 16 minutes but this last weekend when I was stuck in a hotel I didn't have an oven but I was determined to have these so I tried frying them like I would an omelet. Turned out great and it didn't take as long! The oven version does give it a little bit more fluff and I am able to get the kids lunches ready when I have it in the oven so it will just depend on the morning as to how I will cook them. Then of course I add my blueberries and syrup. MMMMM soooo good!
Note: I have a vitamix and the ninja blender. I find myself loving this blender more than the ninja! So if you are like me and saving for a vitamin I suggest trying out this ninja first. It is much cheaper and does just as good of a job as the vitamix.
A little random information for you on blueberries is that they provide the following healthy benefits:
1. High in Antioxidants (prevents against chronic disease, diabetes and cell damage)
2. Help Fight Cancer
3. Amp up weight loss (you want some now don't you ;)
4. Boost brain healthy (who doesn't want to win at the next trivia night?)
5. Alleviate inflammation (hello autoimmune diseases!)
6. Support digestion
7. Promote heart health
I often add blueberries to my children smoothies so they will reap from these benefits as well. They are not a big fan of blueberries on their own but they eat them... they just don't know it ;)
(Source: Dr. Axe)
Why Wild vs Conventional?
Wild blueberries contains as least twice as many antioxidants than conventional. Wild is smaller in size, sweeter and tangier. I have not found wild blueberries fresh in my area but I have found them in the freezer section at most grocery stores. Costco in Lethbridge carries a large bag of them but I have not found the wild ones in the Kalispell store.
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