PROTEIN PANCAKES WITH DATE HUNEY DRIZZLE
THESE FLUFFY PROTEIN PANCAKES ARE MADE WITH SIX SIMPLE INGREDIENTS, INCLUDING PROTEIN POWDER AND GREEK YOGURT. A QUICK AND TASTY BREAKFAST, THEY TAKE 20 MINUTES TO MAKE, AND EACH SERVING CONTAINS 32 GRAMS OF PROTEINI
INGREDIENTS
- 2 LARGE EGGS
- 1 TABLESPOON VANILLA EXTRACT
- 1 TEASPOON DATE HUNEY
- YOGURT
- 1/2 CUP PLAIN GREEK YOGURT NOT REGULAR
- 3 SCOOPS OF WHEY PROTEIN POWDER
- 1 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER-GLUTEN-FREE IF
- NEEDED
- COOKING SPRAY FOR THE GRIDDLE
INSTRUCTIONS
- IN A MEDIUM BOWL, WHISK THE EGGS, VANILLA, STEVIA, AND YOGURT
- ADD THE PROTEIN POWDER AND WHISK UNTIL COMPLETELY SMOOTH AND BLENDED, USE A RUBBER SPATULA TO SCRAPE THE SIDES OF THE BOWL IF NEEDED.
- WHISK IN THE BAKING POWDER. LET THE BATTER REST WHILE YOU HEAT THE GRIDDLE. IT SLIGHTLY THICKENS AS IT RESTS.
- HEAT A NONSTICK GRIDDLE OR A LARGE, 12-INCH NONSTICK SKILLET OVER MEDIUM HEAT (NOT HIGHER). IF YOU USE AN ELECTRIC STOVETOP, HEAT IT OVER MEDIUM-LOW HEAT, SPRAY THE SKILLET WITH OIL
- USING A 1,5-TABLESPOON COOKIE SCOOP, POUR SMALL MOUNDS OF THE BATTER ONTO THE GRIDDLE A DOUBLE-BURNER GRIDDLE WILL ACCOMMODATE & PANCAKES, A LARGE SKILLET WILL HOLD 3 OR 4
- COOK THE PANCAKES UNTIL THEY BUBBLE ON TOP, FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE, IT HAPPENS FASTI FLIP AND COOK THEM ON THE SECOND SIDE FOR JUST A FEW MORE (10-20) SECONDS, IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO OVERCOOK THEM, OR THEY WILL TURN OUT DRY AND RUBBERY, LOWER THE HEAT TO MEDIUM-LOW OR LOW IF NEEDED.
- TO FLIP THE PANCAKES, CAREFULLY SLIDE A WIDE SPATULA UNDERNEATH EACH PANCAKE, USING A SECOND SPATULA TO ENSURE IT RESTS ON TOP OF THE WIDE ONE, THEN QUICKLY FLIP THE WIDE SPATULA
- TRANSFER THE COOKED PANCAKES TO A PLATE, COVER THEM WITH FOIL TO KEEP THEM WARM, AND COOK THE REMAINING PANCAKES, SERVE IMMEDIATELY