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Here’s a way to have a tasty breakfast without the guilt! This protein pancakes recipe has no flour, sugar, dairy or gluten but still looks and tastes like regular pancakes!

Protein pancakes are one of my favourite breakfast to-goes along with this protein layered pumpkin yogurt parfait with oat crust recipe. They’re way too delicious not to eat them every day!

Why should you make this protein pancakes recipe:

It’s scrumptious
Easy to make
Quick to make
One bowl
One pan
Grain-free
Gluten-free
Sugar-free
Low carb
Nut and seed-free
No oil or butter
Dairy-free
Good for your gut

Ingredients

Vegan Protein Powder

– I use this one. In the video, you can see I used two different protein powders. That’s because the second one doesn’t taste the best (fine, it tastes awful) and so I combined the two to use up the awful-tasting one.

I don’t recommend using whey or casein protein powders – please stick with the pea or brown rice protein powders, the measurements are a lot different from whey and casein.

Note that if you’re not using Vega protein powder, which I totally fine, you may need to adjust the amount of milk slightly.

Egg and egg white

If you want to add more calories/nutrition/ healthy fats, feel free to use 2 medium or large eggs and dial back on the milk.

Unfortunately, the common vegan substitutes like applesauce, nut butter and flax eggs will not work to replace the eggs in this recipe. Instead, you can try this easy vegan protein granola recipe or this protein breakfast brownie batter!

I haven’t tried store-bought egg substitutes, but if you did on this recipe, please tell me the results!

Milk of choice

Cow’s, Goat’s, almonds, cashews, oats, walnuts, it doesn’t really matter. The milk is here to give more moisture and give pancakes, for you to pour the pancakes easier and also contributes to the final product.

I don’t recommend switching the milk with water for this one, however, if you did run out of milk, you can obviously try.

Baking powder

For the pancakes to rise more. We’re only using a little bit – 1/4 teaspoon.

Optional: spices (I used cinnamon, ground ginger and nutmeg), chocolate chips, blueberries, lemon zest, orange zest, cocoa powder

Yogurt, maple syrup, honey, sugar-free substitutes, fruits, the possibilities are endless!

2 Ways to Make this recipe

There are two methods for making this recipe: the bowl method and the blender method.

The bowl method may suit you better if:

You don’t have a blender
You don’t want to wash too much stuff
You don’t mind mixing
Your protein powder mixes well

The blender method may suit you better if:

You have a blender
You want the pancakes fast
You don’t want to mix
You don’t mind washing afterwards
Your protein powder doesn’t mix well

Tips for making the perfect protein pancakes

After you added milk and eggs, mix the liquid together before incorporating the dry ingredients
If you have trouble with the clumps, you can always use a fork or blender
Test the batter. You want it to be the right consistency. You can see in the video that the large and flatter pancake’s batter is more watery. That’s because I added a little bit more milk. This will make the pancakes flatter instead of fluffy, but you can spread them more easily. So at the end of the day, it’s up to you.
For the first batch, wait a little longer after the bubbles formed.

Q&A

Why are my pancakes flat?

Flat pancakes may be a result of the protein powder, for example, whey. If that’s not the case, it may be due to too much milk.

How can I store these pancakes and for how long?

Pancakes are best eaten fresh, but if you have leftovers, stacking them neatly in an airtight container or bag with a piece of parchment paper in between each pancake will keep it fresh for up to 4 days.

If for some reason you want to freeze these pancakes, you can do that the same way you put them in the fridge, but using a freezer-friendly container or bag. Pancakes and freeze for up to one month

I still have clumps in my pancake batter. What should I do?

To de-clump your batter, you can either use a fork or whisk to mix it for a longer time or blend the batter until smooth. It’s normal to have some small clumps!