Umm, yum.
I made Pumpkin Protein Pancakes for breakfast this morning, and they totally rocked my world. The texture and taste reminded me of a pumpkin muffin, so I must have said “oh my gosh, these are delicious” at least three or four times while I was eating them. And, just as awesome, they’re loaded with protein! This pancake recipe has close to 30g!
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Pumpkin Protein Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp canned pumpkin
- 1/2 of a medium banana
- 1 egg
- 1 scoop (31.8g) vanilla protein powder
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed meal
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
- Heat pan (or griddle) over medium heat; coat with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour batter onto the pan/griddle.
- Cook each pancake for 2-3 minutes and then flip. Cook on the other side for about 1 minute.
- Serve with your favorite toppings.
Makes 2-3 pancakes
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I topped my pancakes with peanut butter and banana slices. I also drank an iced coffee with almond milk and a water bottle of G.I. Balance.
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Mom, those Pumpkin Protein Pancakes look wicked good. Please share with meeeee!
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Oh, that adorable pug face… it gets me every time, but I didn’t share my pancakes with Murphy this morning. I did, however, give him a big pug hug once I was finished eating.
Speaking of adorable pugs, I’m not quite sure what to think of this pug-bunny thing:
Mal thinks it’s cute; I think it’s a bit creepy.
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Bananas – yum!
Pug/Bunny -seriously creepy! I thought it was real!
Could you make these sans-protein powder? Think it would work?
I don’t think they’d work without the protein powder. Sorry! What about trying this recipe? http://carrotsncake.com/2012/03/omg-pancakes.html
Yum, the pancakes look amazing. I love pumpkin pancakes. I’m going to try them tomorrow.
lol, Murphy is so cute as a rabbit! Your pancakes look so good!
Yum!! I’ve never seen canned pumpkin in Australia before. Do you think I could use pumpkin soup (the canned, concentrate type, if that makes sense!), or just mashed fresh pumpkin?
@Megan @ Weddings and Workouts: Mashed fresh pumpkin would work!
There is nothing better than a breakfast that ROCKS YOUR WORLD, especially one that involvest pumpkin. I can’t wait to make these guys. Any suggestions for a protein powder? Or supplement? I don’t typically keep protein powder in the house!
@Luv What You Do: This is my favorite protein powder: https://opensky.com/carrotsncake/product/foodscience-protein-powder It’s so delicious!
OMG – MUST. TRY THESE. NOW!
Thanks for sharing.
Just made this …. Absolutely delicious. Can’t wait to eat all of them tomorrow morning!!! I didn’t have any flaxseed, but I think I will get this over the weekend, so that I can try the whole recipe.
Banana’s scare me…think they would be ok without?
So good! Made the batter yesterday and finally made them today. Delicious and worth the wait. Can’t wait to finish up the can of pumpkin into smoothies and more of these tasty pancakes!!
Those pancakes look divine…totally going to whip up a batch on the weekend
Thanks for the recipe. I had canned pumpkin and was wondering what I could do with it. I usually add it to my protein shakes because I enjoy pumpkin, but when I came across this I was hooked! Thanks again.
There look great!! Would they work without the ground flaxseed meal ?
I think so!
Hi Tina, quick question for you: these do look fabulous, but I’m confused where you buy canned pumpkin during the “off season”. My local grocery stores only carry it during the fall (September – Thanksgiving) but since you make pumpkin foods so often you must have a secret to obtaining it in spring/summer. Many thanks!
My grocery store sells it year-round. I believe Whole Foods does too, and you can always buy it online from Amazon!
I cannot wait to try these!
YUM! I just made these (with some modifications…no banana, so more pumpkin!) and they were amazing! I’m always looking for recipes where I can use my vanilla protein powder, and anything with pumpkin (they are sold in such large cans lol). I also topped mine with pumpkin peanut butter. If you haven’t tried it before, you should definitely make it! I found it in a healthy dessert blog: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/09/13/pumpkin-nut-butter/
For some reason the link to the protein
powder isn’t working. Does anyone know the name
of the protein powder? Thanks!
Saw this on Lauren Hefez’s blog and it’s already prepped for breakfast tomorrow! Sounds seriously delish, can’t wait. Thanks for sharing!
Hope you love ‘em!
Could you make these ahead of time and freeze them?
Probably!
Is it possible to make these protein pancakes without bananas, as I am allergic to them?
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