High Protein/Low Carb Pancakes

High protein, low carb, low fat, gluten free and only 3 ingredients! Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. After successfully making a batch of my high protein/ low carb waffles, I decided to experiment a bit. The result is perfection! These pancakes taste just like McDonald’s hotcakes, but for half the calories. YAS!

Ingredients:

• 1 scoop whey protein
• 1/2 cup liquid egg whites (92 grams)
• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree (60 grams)
• 3/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• any additional sweetners

Heat pan, mix all ingredients and make like any traditional pancake (I prefer to make smaller pancakes so you get more, but to each his own…). Top with any flavored syrup, nut butter, etc. BAM.

Estimated macros:

30 grams protein/1 gram fat/12 grams carbs = 205 calories

ENJOY!

3 Ingredient Pumpkin/Vanilla Waffles

I woke up this morning to cloudy skies. What happened to spring?! I typically have something light for breakfast (I’m a sucker for a green smoothie paired with iced coffee), but today chose to change things up a bit.  For quite some time now I have had a craving for pancakes/waffles! I haven’t had either in such a long time… How sad. So what’s the best way to  get over a craving? Allowing yourself to indulge in what you’re craving, obviously.

These waffles are gluten free, low carb, high protein and so easy to make!

What you need:

• 1 scoop vanilla whey protein (I used Cellucor Whipped Vanilla)
• 60 grams (1/4 cup) canned pumpkin
• 46 grams (3 TBSP) liquid egg whites
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• Stevia/any extracts (vanilla, maple, etc.)

Method:

Mix all ingredients and cook in waffle iron. Easy. I topped mine with Walden Farms calorie free pancake syrup. So good and so easy. Enjoy!

-JP

5 Ingredient Protein Cake

This recipe is so easy and versatile! You can mix it up ad use different protein powders, milks, etc. I love it. Also, the consistency is perfect! When cooked properly, it has the consistency somewhere between a brownie, cookie and piece of cake. Hard to explain, but oh so good. Give it a try when you’re tired of the same old protein shake, have a couple minutes and a microwave!

-1/2 scoop (about 21 grams) whey protein powder of choice

-80 (ml) unsweetened almond milk

-20 (grams) liquid egg whites

-1/4 tsp. baking powder

-1 packet stevia

Mix all ingredients in bowl and microwave about 1 minute or so, keeping a close eye on the cake so it does not overflow. Enjoy!

-JP

EZ Peanut Butter Cookies

This. is. the. easiest. cookie. recipe. EVER. And so good. If you like love peanut butter like I do, you may want to stop reading now or else you’ll be sitting on your computer eating the dough with a spoon in 2 minutes. Is that a bad thing? Anyway, here is the recipe. Thank me later.

What you’ll need:

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

What you need to do:

Mix all the ingredients together, roll into balls, resist eating half the batch, place on ungreased baking sheet and press gently with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes at 325 degrees or until golden brown. Cool.

Variations:

Press unwrapped Hershey’s Kisses in center of cookie after taking out of oven (PB Blossoms).

So good. So easy. Enjoy!

-JP