A nutritious, high, protein breakfast meal to energize your day.
Usually, pancakes are considered a sugar, laden, indulgent breakfast, but they don’t necessarily have to be that way. Just by making a few clever ingredient swaps, you can have light, fluffy, protein, rich pancakes that are free of any refined flour. These Protein Pancakes (No Refined Flour) are a great meal source for gym, goers, weight, loss programs, and anybody who wants a healthy, satiating breakfast that also happens to be delicious.
These pancakes, made from natural whole, food ingredients, are safe for celiac, and a good source of dietary fiber, and high, quality protein.
🥞 Why You’ll Love These Pancakes
- High in protein — keeps you full for hours
- No refined flour, no white sugar
- Uses oats or almond flour for clean carbs
- Kid-friendly and perfect for meal prep
- Naturally sweet and fluffy
- Ready in under 15 minutes
🍌 Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats (or ¾ cup oat flour)
- OR ¾ cup almond flour (to make the recipe grain, free)
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (whey or plant, based)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- A pinch of ground cinnamon (optional)
Wet Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana (for natural sweetness)
- 1 large egg (or flax egg to make the recipe vegan)
- ½ cup milk (almond, oat, dairy, whatever you prefer)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: 1, 2 teaspoons of honey or maple syrup
🥣 Instructions
- Blend the Batter
In a blender, put oats, banana, egg, milk, protein powder, and baking powder.
Blend until the mixture is smooth and a little thick.
When almond flour is your choice, do not blend, rather mix in a bowl.
- Rest the Batter (Optional but Recommended)
Allow the batter to rest for 2, 3 minutes.
The oats are soaking up the liquid and thus the pancakes come out more airy.
- Heat the Pan
Take a non, stick pan and heat it on the stove over medium heat.
If you want to, grease lightly with a drop of oil or cooking spray.
- Cook the Pancakes
Spoon the batter on the pan in small amounts forming circles.
Cook face up for 2, 3 minutes till you see bubbles forming on the surface.
Turn over and cook for 1, 2 minutes more until the surface is golden brown.
- Serve Warm
Pile them up and eat with the best nutritious toppings of your choice.
🍓 Healthy Toppings You Can Add
- Fresh berries
- Slices of banana
- Greek yogurt
- Peanut or almond butter
- Enable
- some
- chia
- Chia seeds
- A drizzle of pure maple syrup
- Chopped nuts
- Dark chocolate
💪 Nutritional Benefits
High Protein
Once you think about the protein powder, the egg and the oats, you will realize that these pancakes are a great source of energy that can last for a long time and additionally they will help your muscles to recover.
High Fiber
Oats and bananas are sources of soluble fiber which is good for digestion and will keep you feeling full for a longer time.
No Refined Flour
These are made from natural ingredients, gentler on the digestive system and blood sugar.
Naturally Sweet
Banana is the ingredient that sugar would have been replaced by, thus keeping the calories lower and the taste intact.
⭐ Tips for Perfect Protein Pancakes
- Ripe bananas should be used for their natural sweetness.
- In case the batter is excessively thick, one can add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk.
- In case the batter is too thin, one can add 1 to 2 tablespoons of oat flour.
- Do not use a very high temperature, protein pancakes can burn very quickly.
- If you want your pancakes to be super fluffy, you can add one more tablespoon of Greek yogurt.
🌞 Perfect For:
- Post-workout breakfast
- Healthy kids’ breakfast
- On-the-go meal prep
- High-protein weight-loss diet
- Clean eating lifestyle
🌟 Final Thoughts
These Protein Pancakes (No Refined Flour) are just right in terms of both health and taste. A batch of them can be ready in no time, they contain enough to keep you full for a long period, and their level of flexibility is such that they can be included in any kind of a healthy lifestyle. I bet after one attempt, they will be your staple morning energizer.
