Protein Pumpkin Pancake Recipe

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I don’t care what you think about pumpkin pie spice. It’s the only thing that makes the shorter days and colder weather OK with me. I’ve been playing with a protein pumpkin pancake recipe, but I just couldn’t get the mixture to withstand the pancake flip – something I’ve never had trouble with before.

I was ready to walk away from the experiment until I saw an Instagram from Blogilates about blending her protein pancakes. Lightbulb. I tried her blender method with this recipe and it was a great success.

A high-powered blender like a Vitamix will make this a breeze, but a food processor works too. If you want to make your morning easy, you can mix these up at night, seal and store in your refrigerator and make pumpkin pancake magic in the morning.

This recipe is also great for a cold Saturday morning with some French press coffee when outside is the exact place you do not want to be.

Happy cooking.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 4 egg whites
  • 3 TBS pumpkin
  • 2 TBS fat free Greek Yogurt
  • 1 TBS honey or maple syrup
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

1. Blend 1/2 cup of rolled oats to a powdery oblivion.

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2. Add all other ingredients to blender on top of your powdery oats and blend until you have a nice pumpkin-pie orange color throughout.

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3. Bring non-stick pan with a light coating of your preferred cooking oil to a medium heat and pour about 1/4 of the mixture directly from blender into the hot, oiled pan, making 1 cake at a time.

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4. Flip when bubbles start to appear on the top of pancake. (I learned that pancake trick in middle school home economics and it is literally the only think that stuck with me. I don’t care to remember how to fold a fitted sheet, thank you.)

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5. Toss some bananas and cinnamon to taste on top.

 

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About Jeana Anderson Cohen

Jeana Anderson Cohen is the founder and CEO of asweatlife.com a premiere wellness media destination that creates content and community to help womxn live better lives and achieve their goals. Before founding health-focused companies Jeana earned a degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison - and fresh out of college she worked on the '08 Obama campaign in Michigan. From there, she created and executed social media strategies for brands. aSweatLife fuses her experience in building community and her passion for wellness. You can find Jeana leading the team at aSweatLife, trying to join a book club, and walking her dog Maverick.

7 thoughts on “Protein Pumpkin Pancake Recipe

  1. Hey Jeana – this looks AMAZING. Just to make sure, do you use a teaspoon or tablespoon of pie spice? Making this Friday!

    1. I used a teaspoon! But honestly if you want to pump up the jam on that pumpkin pie flavor, you can add more.

        1. last question – you mention 1/2 cup of rolled oats in the ingredients, but 1 cup in the steps – want to make sure it’s the right consistency (making them this morning!) – which do you usually use?

          1. Okay A) THESE ARE DELICIOUS! I want to play with the flavors as the seasons change, but this was my first time using rolled oats for pancakes – brilliant! and B) OMG YOU GET MARRIED THIS WEEKEND! I can’t believe it’s already here – GOOD LUCK with everything – enjoy every minute! Can’t wait to see pics 🙂

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