These easy protein pancakes pack 19 grams of protein per serving without using any protein powder, just five wholesome everyday ingredients!

Hello, friends! I’m popping in to share the breakfast I’ve been devouring all week with you! This breakfast is DELICIOUS and actually keeps me full all the way till lunch (no easy task for prego).

I wanted to make my two-ingredient egg white pancake in the mornings, but I wanted something a bit more meal prep friendly. So even though I have 10-15 healthy pancake recipes here at HH already, there can never be enough pancakes, right? And I can’t say I’m mad at how this one turned out, only five ingredients, 19 grams of protein, and zero protein powder used!

I kept trying to use protein powder in these pancakes, but I didn’t like the taste. I like the taste of my protein powder in general, so I think it’s a pregnancy thing. So, again, like in my egg white french toast, I turned to egg whites for protein, and they came out delicious!

Although they have bananas, they don’t have an overpowering banana flavor. Now, I did use just barely ripe bananas, and the more ripe the bananas are, the stronger their flavor will be. Also, in testing this recipe, I noticed that the less ripe the bananas were, the more batter it made and the thicker the batter was, but of course, the less sweet the pancakes were.

This is because green or greener bananas have a type of starch in them called resistant starch. Resistant starch acts like soluble fiber in your GI tract, providing food for the microbiome and improving digestive function, insulin sensitivity, and helping to keep you full.

That being said, any ripeness level of banana will work in these pancakes. I tested them all!

How to Make Easy Protein Pancakes

These are a blender style pancake, which means you can throw all the ingredients in the blender at once and blend to create the batter.

I typically use a pancake ring to make pancakes (when shooting for the blog), but you don’t need one unless you are trying to take extra pretty photos with perfectly round pancakes. Don’t worry, I tested these pancakes without the ring, and you don’t need it. The batter is the perfect thickness level to make 4 bigger pancakes using a scant 1/2 cup batter for each pancake.

Since these pancakes contain almost no fat in the batter, I’ve been topping mine with peanut butter and a few chocolate chips, which keeps me full for hours!

Let’s Talk Ingredients:

Egg Whites – I used liquid egg whites from the carton. I know that they don’t have this product in other countries, or you may want to use fresh egg whites. Keep in mind that egg whites from a carton are thinner than egg whites from the shell (due to pasteurization and processing), so you’ll need to whisk fresh egg whites first.

You’ll need about 5-6 fresh egg whites whisked to equal 1 cup of liquid egg whites from the carton. I’m not totally sure what the exact substitute would be for those of you who may want to substitute whole eggs, but I would start with 4-5 eggs. Let us know how it goes if you try it.

And finally, for those of you who would like to make these vegan or egg-free, this recipe won’t work well with any substitutions. Instead, I recommend making my Vegan Gluten-Free Protein Pancakes, which use similar ingredients, but an unflavored protein powder instead of egg whites.

Bananas – I used two small bananas or one large banana in testing this recipe. You could likely substitute 1/2 – 3/4 cup sweet potato puree or blotted pumpkin (pumpkin blotted with a napkin to remove excess water), but I haven’t tried it.

Oats – Old fashion, rolled oats, or quick oats will work. Do not substitute anything else.

Baking Powder – This is optional. It gives the pancakes a more classic taste and helps them fluff up a bit.

Vanilla Extract – optional, for flavor. Feel free to omit or sub maple extract or almond extra for a different flavor.

Tag me if you make these! I love to see what you guys make! You can tag me on Insta @hungryhobbyRD and Facebook @hungryhobby!

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