Have Your Abs and Eat Cake Too: Cake Batter Protein Pancakes

Wanting to get a little more protein in my usually oat-heavy breakfast life, I recently bought some cake batter flavored Muscle Milk protein powder.   The first thing on my agenda was these protein pancakes.  When I posted photos of this delicious creation, there was immediate demand for the recipe.  And I can’t say that I’m shocked.  I mean, if there is anything better than cake for breakfast, it’s cake that will only cost you about 300 calories, all while packing in a 25 gram protein punch.   Yeah, I didn’t really believe it either.   And that’s not for a skimpy little pancake.  It’s for this huge plate of pancakes.  So there you have it, you can have your abs and eat cake too!

Cake Batter Protein Pancakes

• 1/4 cup pancake mix or flour of choice (I used 1/4 cup Wild Roots Ancient Grain Pancake and waffle mix, which is gluten-free and can be found at Costco)
• 1/4 cup cake batter Muscle Milk protein powder, or protein powder of choice
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk of choice (I used almond)
• Dash of Cinnamon
• Optional: rainbow sprinkles, whipped cream to garnish

Mix all ingredients thoroughly.  Spray pan and heat over medium heat.  Spoon about 1/4 cup patter at a time (this will make about four large pancakes – you can certainly make smaller pancakes if you prefer).  Once the batter begins to bubble, flip and allow other side to cook.  These cook very quickly.  Garnish as desired.

Makes 1 very large serving (the serving pictured is actually missing one pancake, which I ate while cooking the rest)

Nutrition (excluding optional garnishes):  314 calories, 41 carbs, 6 g fat, 25g protein, 3g fiber, 8g sugar

Johanna