Pumpkin Protein Pancakes with No Protein Powder
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oats 20g (old fashioned or quick-cooking)
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree 55g
- 1½ Tbsp coconut flour
- ½ cup egg whites 120mL
- ¼ cup low-fat cottage cheese 55g
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice or additional cinnamon
- optional: ½–1 tsp stevia/sweetener of choice
- ¼ tsp vanilla
- dash of salt
Instructions
- Preheat griddle or skillet.
- Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Pour batter onto sprayed griddle or skillet into your desired pancake shapes. (Use a cookie cutter with a rubber grip so you don’t burn your hand, be sure to also spray your cookie cutter if using one!)
- Once the pancakes begin to bubble as they would normal pancakes, flip to cook through on the other side. (Remove cookie cutter before flipping.)
- Serve with syrup and/or desired toppings!
- Yields 1 serving pumpkin protein pancakes (~6 pancakes, depending on size).
Nutrition
Serving: 6pancakes (depending on size) | Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 5g