Showing posts with label Pancakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pancakes. Show all posts

American Style Banana & Protein Pancake Recipe

Pancake Day is a only a few days away.. is it on your calendar?! Shrove Tuesday has got to be one of my more favourite days of the year - after all, it's an excuse to eat pancakes and only pancakes for dinner .. there really are so many healthy toppings out there that you can easily create a healthy and balanced meal from them! I think my favourite topping has to be banana, agave nectar and Greek yoghurt :)
My oat and blueberry pancakes seem to be a big hit however I've had lots of requests on twitter for a pancake recipe made with protein powder..(there is an alternative if you don't have any protein powder so don't worry!) .. so here goes!!

Oat & Blueberry Pancakes
So, to make my *new* protein pancakes you will need:


1/4 cup (20g) oats
1/2 mashed banana (use a fork!)
1 egg white
1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (~25g) - can be swapped for milk powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp water

And here's what to do..

1) Mix together the banana, protein powder, egg white, cinnamon and water to make a paste (use a fork)
2) Spray a non-stick pan with 1 calorie spray oil (or use 1 tsp of coconut oil) and pour 1/3 of the mixture into the pan
3) Fry on each side for 2 minutes of until cooked.. and serve with agave nectar (low GI) or honey, chopped banana and/or Greek yoghurt.
4) Enjoy!!

Per Pancake (x3): 80 kcal, 9g protein, 9g carb, 1g fat

Happy pancake flipping!! And look out for more protein recipes coming this month :)
 
Nic x

Oat & Blueberry Pancakes

As I've said before, I love browsing the Internet for 'nutrition & cooking inspiration'. The other week I discovered the lovely Shauna's website [Click here], and a delicious (yet healthy) sounding pancake recipe that she had read in Red magazine (courtesy of James Duigan's Clean & Lean Diet Cookbook) for 'Oat & Blueberry Pancakes'.
 
 
I was eager to try these super healthy pancakes and whizzed up a batch the following morning.. they didn't go to plan the first time so I tried again the following weekend and have shown below a step-by-step guide of how to create these delicious pancakes 'perfectly'.

The batch below makes 4 small pancakes.. I had 2 for breakfast served with yoghurt and banana. The batter keeps in the fridge over-night (covered). I found these pancakes SUPER filling (more so than a bowl of porridge which is my usual standard breakfast) and SO delicious.. great for a busy morning! For nutrition stats scroll to the bottom :)

So here's what you'll need:

50g Oats, 100g Low Fat Cottage Cheese,
2 Eggs, 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon & 50g Blueberries

And here's what to do:

1. Place all the ingredients in a bowl (except the blueberries) and blend until smooth (a food processor or a hand blender works!)



2. Pour a quarter of the mixture into a heated non-stick frying pan (I used a normal pan and sprayed it with a '1 calorie spray oil' instead), and cook for 2 minutes (placing on the blueberries after a few seconds).. then flip the pancake over (I used a wooden spatula for this) and cook on the other side for 2 minutes.



Et Voila! Perfect, tasty, healthy pancakes!!

 
 

Nutrition Per Pancake: 105 kcal, 8g Protein, 10g Carbs, 4g Fat*
Nutritional Benefits: High in soluble fibre, protein & antioxidants


For for more delicious and healthy recipes don't forget to check-out my 'recipes page' [click here].


Nichola x


P.s Little 'blooper' from last weekend.. I didn't use my 1 calorie spray oil (my pan is clearly not non-stick).. Still tasted great though!! Oops.

 
 
*Nutritional information provided by Firecracker