Chocolate Coconut Protein Pancakes

You all know how much I LOVE my protein pancakes!  Personally, I think pancakes should be their own food group.  Just sayin!  Lol.  So, this morning I was craving chocolate and coconut for some reason and decided to put those two flavors together to make a delicious and nutritious stack of high protein pancakes :)

Chocolate Coconut Protein Pancakes

with warm almond butter sauce and fresh strawberries

Ingredients:

(Dry)

- 2 tbsp Organic Coconut Flour

- 1/2 scoop VPX Sports SRO Zero Carb Chocolate Protein Powder

- 1/8 tsp Ground Cinnamon

- 1/8 tsp Baking Powder

(Wet)

- 1/2 cup Unsweetend Vanilla Almond Milk

- 1/4 cup Egg Whites

- 1 tbsp Plain Non-Fat Greek Yogurt

- 1/8 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

(Topping)

- 1 tbsp All Natural Almond Butter

- 50g Fresh Organic Strawberries, chopped

Instructions:

- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a small bowl.

*Tip*

Use a glass measuring cup with a spout to mix ingredients so you can easily pour the pancake batter!

- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients and stir until you reach a smooth pancake batter consistency.

- Heat pan to Low-Medium heat and spray with non-stick cooking spray or coat with coconut oil.

- Pour 1/3 of the batter onto pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side.

*Tip*

When pancakes form air bubbles that is a good indication you should flip your pancake ;)

- This recipe makes 3 medium sized Chocolate Coconut Protein Pancakes!

- Spoon 1 tbsp of almond butter into a small microwave safe bowl and heat for about 30 seconds.

- Pour warm almond butter sauce over Chocolate Coconut Protein Pancakes stack.

- Chop fresh strawberries and place on top!

Now enjoy deliciousness! <3

Nutritional Information:

Per Serving (Topping Included!)

262 calories, 11g fat, 316mg sodium, 317mg potassium,

17g carbohydrates (9g fiber, 5g sugar), 24g protein

Banana Coconut Protein Pancakes

Unfortunately for me I have been bitten by the flu bug and so I stayed home from work yesterday just bumming around the house.  Fortunately for you all, I can't sit still for long and of course I became hungry but my throat hurt :(  Then it hit me... warm, soft, and sweet... PROTEIN PANCAKES!!! I haven't made protein pancakes in quite some time so I just grabbed what sounded good to me and this is the result :)

Banana Coconut Protein Pancakes

Ingredients:

- 1 scoop of Vanilla Whey Protein Powder (I used VPX SRO)

- 1/2 cup Egg Whites
- 1/4 cup Organic Oats

- 1/2 small Banana

- 1/8 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

- 1 tbsp Organic Coconut Flour

- 1/8 tsp Cinnamon

- 1/8 tsp Baking Soda

Instructions:
- Blend all ingredients in a blender (I use my Magic Bullet) until mixture is of pancake batter consistency (this should take less than 30 seconds).
- Coat a non-stick pan with Organic Coconut Oil.
- Pour 1/3 of the mixture into pan and cook on Medium-Low heat for about 2 minutes on each side.

*Tip* When air bubbles form on top that is a good indicator that you should flip your protein pancake!

This recipe produces 3 medium sized protein pancakes which is one serving.

Enjoy!

I topped my Banana Coconut Protein Pancakes with a tbsp of Walden Farms Syrup because they were perfect on their own, but if you'd like some options, below I have listed healthy topping suggestions :)

My Topping Suggestions:
- Fresh Fruit; Banana, Blueberries, Strawberries, etc.
- All Natural, Unsalted Nuts; Almonds, Walnuts, etc.
- All Natural Organic Nut Butter; Almond Butter, Peanut Butter, Sun Butter, etc.
- Organic Coconut Flakes

Nutritional Information:
295 calories, 2.8g fat, 383mg sodium, 515mg potassium, 31g carbohydrates (6g fiber, 6g sugar), 36.2g protein.