Chocolate Protein Pancakes

Have your cake & eat it too…or in this case, make delicious pancakes you won’t have to feel guilty about. I love this recipe by Chris Rocchio and the smell of them cooking reminds me of childhood pancakes.

Ingredients for 3 pancakes (10″ diameter):
1 cup Ancient Grain* Oats
1 cup Egg Whites
1 medium-sized ripe banana
2 Scoops Chocolate Protein
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup blueberries
* Ancient Grain Oatmeal is a mixture of oats, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chopped almonds, hemp seeds, chia seed, amaranth, and chia seeds from Trader Joe’s

Instructions:
1. Place raw, uncooked oatmeal in a blender or food processor and blend until it becomes fine flour.
2. Pour into large bowl. Add eggs, banana, protein powder, and baking powder and pulse blend until smooth. Toss blueberries into the batter and mix.
3. Cook just like regular pancakes – low heat.

Eat the right away or put them in a meal prep like Chris’ below.

Breakfast:
4 Soft Boiled Eggs, Persian cucumbers, half Avocado
Homemade Kombucha

Snack:
Persian Cucumbers & cherry tomatoes

Lunch:
Salmon w/ Sweet Potatoes & Bok Choy

Snack:
Bell Pepper & plain Greek yogurt

Pre-Workout:
Oats Jar – Steel Cut Oats, plain Greek yogurt, Chocolate Whey Isolate, Hemp Seeds, Coconut flakes, crushed Walnuts, blueberries

Post-Workout:
Protein Pancakes (flour-free; recipe below) topped w/ Peanut Butter, Strawberries, and crushed Walnuts

Dinner:
Chicken w/ Quinoa, Garlic-Mushroom Asparagus, & Spinach

Snack:
Bell Pepper, Greek Yogurt, & half Avocado w/ a bit of olive oil & salt

Hope this helps give you ideas! Leave any questions below 🙂