Protein pancakes!!!!!!! One of my favorites!!!!

I am currently training for a fitness competition so my diet is a little bit more bland than I want it to be, therefore I have to get creative... One of the ways I got creative with breakfast, being that it is my favourite meal of the day was to create the protein pancake!! Right now I am restricted to oats, egg whites and hemp hearts for breakfast so I figured why not put them all in a blender mix together and cook??? I also added some cinnamon and some maple extract for flavour. You can also try adding  coconut extract for flavour which creates a great flavour as well. 

Lets see what happens...

Look at that!!!! It creates a pancake ha ha ha and it's darn tasty too. So the recipe for these ones are as follows... 

160 grams egg whites

1/2 cup oatmeal (quick oats only) 

1 tbsp hemp hearts 

1 tsp maple, vanilla or coconut extract

cinnamon 

Blend together and cook in non stick pan for about 7 minutes each side on low to medium heat. You can also add a scoop of your favourite protein powder if you prefer or even some cottage cheese to thicken. Either way they are still a great clean choice for breakfast and different than choking down those plain egg whites.  FYI if you have a waffle maker you can also throw this recipe in the waffle machine and vola protein waffles!

Now lets talk about toppings!!!

 Lets face it, its hard to eat a pancake without syrup right??? So here are some great ideas for toppings. This syrup is by Ed Smiths. It is sweetened with suclarose so only eat in moderation. I limit myself to 3 tablespoons which equals 60 calories. Often what I do is melt a cup of frozen berries in the microwave, mix in one tablespoon of syrup and it creates an amazing topping. The frozen berries melt into almost a syrup like consistency and with the small amount of sweetness of the syrup it is absolutely delicious!!!! You can also use honey or agave nectar for a more natural sweetness.

ENJOY!!!!!!!!