Protein & Oat Pancakes - no sugar or oil/butter added!

I love good ole breakfast food - and by the way, breakfast food is not only good in the morning. If you’ve never had breakfast for dinner, you don’t know how to live.

Unfortunately, most yummy breakfast foods are not so good for your waist line (insert whiney sad face).

I am always happy when a breakfast re-make recipe turns out delish! This one was just that. Enjoy!

Protein & Oat Pancakes

THIS is why you add your baking soda and baking powder to the batter - BUBBLES galore while cooking my ‘cake! These create a fluffy pancake which is definitely what anyone WANTS in a pancake!

1/2 cup oats

1/2 cup protein powder (I used vanilla Shakeology)

1/2 t baking soda

1/4 t baking powder

1/2 t vanilla

2 T. unsweetened applesauce

1 egg

1/4-1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk*

1/84t cinnamon, optional (yummy)

2 t. cacao nibs, optional (SUCH a YUMMY add!)

Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and mix until combined. Let batter sit for 5 minutes — you should see tiny bubbles in the batter. 

Heat pan to medium heat and spray with non-stick spray. Pour 1 T batter into pan and allow to cook 1 minute on each side. Let’s be honest — the first pancake never comes out great… even Bobby Flay admits to that when he cooks pancakes. Don’t fret about it or think you such at pancake flipping — just get it out of the way without wasting batter! :)

Cook pancakes using 1/4 batter at a time, cooking pancakes for about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

This should make 4 large, yummy and fulfilling pancakes which serves 2.  Top with fruit, honey, maple syrup… whatever floats your pancake boat.

Pancakes don’t HAVE to be bad for your waistline — you’re welcome :)

*The amount of milk needed for this recipe may vary based on type of oats and protein powder you use, add until consistency of pancake batter

Nutrition Facts**

coming soon

**nutrition facts may vary based on type of protein powder used

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Banana Protein mini muffins - no sugar added!

I love banana bread, and if you follow my blog you would know I always try to make a healthier version. This recipe is AWESOME, easy and guilt-free - PERFECT for breakfast or a snack on the go!

2 eggs
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 T vanilla
3 T almond milk
3 over ripe bananas mashed
5 pitted medjool dates, diced
2 T cacao nibs
1 t cinnamon
1 1/2 cups protein powder*
3 T whole wheat flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder


Heat oven to 350 F. Prepare mini muffin tin with muffin liners and lightly spray muffin liners with Pam spray.

Blend eggs, applesauce, vanilla and milk until well blended. Add bananas, dates, and cacao nibs and mix just until combined.  In separate bowl, whisk cinnamon, protein powder, whole wheat flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add dry ingredients in 3 parts, mixing each part just until combined.

Add batter evenly to muffin liners. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

ENJOY, guilt-free!

Nutrition Facts per muffin** - recipe makes 24 mini muffins

Calories: 62.5
Fat: 1g
Sat Fat: .3g
Cholesterol: 19mg
Sodium: 28mg
Potassium: 71mg
Carbs: 10.5g
Fiber: 5g
Sugar:  5g
Protein: 4.5g

*I used Visalus sweet cream flavor  protein — I simply have extra on hand, I don’t recommend or not recommend this brand.

**Use any vanilla or neutral flavor protein powder — nutrition facts will vary slightly based on protein used [Visalus has 12 g protein per portion which is lower than most]