In my college apartment kitchen, my roommates will tell you I’m always scrambling around in the mornings, parsing through our fridge in search of a breakfast that will keep me full through morning classes. Eggs can give me the ick, toast is a little too plain, and fruit can leave me hungry by ten. I’m always craving something warm but low-effort, and I often end up running out unsatisfied, promising I’ll do better the next morning.
If you’ve taken part in this desperate search like I have, these 8 protein pancake recipes are about to turn your mornings around for the better. They take one bowl, less than ten minutes, and will leave you with a steaming-hot plate of fresh cakes. Your roommates will be begging for you to double the recipe in no time.
Classic High-Protein Pancakes
Boasting an entire 33 grams of protein per serving, the pancakes require just four ingredients. In a recipe by @dietitianbrittany, you only need eggs, protein powder, baking power, and your choice of milk to whisk up your morning meal.
Oat Protein Pancakes
Oats are packed with fiber and nutrients to start your morning off right. TikTok user @lanamakin blends together rolled oats, eggs, greek yogurt, baking powder, and vanilla in a Nutribullet to make a healthy stack of pancakes, and she tops hers with strawberries and maple syrup.
Greek Yogurt-Based Protein Pancakes
TikTok user @danielle_the_dietitian offers a greek-yogurt based pancake recipe. She combines eggs, yogurt, vanilla, and maple syrup in one bowl, and flour and baking powder in another to start. She then combines her wet and dry ingredients and cooks her pancakes on the stovetop until golden brown on each side.
Chocolate Chip Protein Pancakes
TikTok user @thomfoodz offers a spin on a traditional pancake recipe — the addition of some much needed chocolate chips (my personal favorite addition). In this recipe, you’ll be using eggs, protein power, and greek yogurt — a recipe packed to the brim with as much protein as possible.
Banana Protein Pancakes
Using fruit as a natural sweetener is a great tactic to hit another food group and avoid the artificial sugars. In @immisplate’s banana pancake recipe, she does just that, combining banana, vanilla protein powder, egg, flour, almond milk, baking powder, and vanilla extract. I’ll admit, this one is a little more involved in terms of ingredient load, but it’s definitely worth it.
Protein Pancake Bowl
If ten minutes is pushing it, this recipe takes two. TikTok user @kenziejo_clark cooks her single-serve pancake right in the bowl, saving both dishes and time. If you combine Kodiak pancake mix, almond milk, and add some berries of choice, you can pop your mixture in the microwave and have your warm breakfast ready in just under 2 minutes. Top with some yogurt or syrup and enjoy.
Cottage Cheese Protein Pancakes
Cottage cheese recipes have been all over my FYP recently. Never fear, there’s a cottage cheese recipe for protein pancakes, too. TikTok user@mersgoodeats combines cottage cheese, eggs, milk, butter, syrup, flour, and baking powder to make the fluffiest high-protein pancakes you’ve ever eaten. Chocolate chips are optional (as always).
Double Chocolate Protein Pancakes
If sprinkling chocolate chips on your pancakes doesn’t quench your morning craving for chocolate, this double chocolate protein pancake recipe by @cook_with_brooke_ will be right up your alley. It uses a protein pancake mix as a base, and then adds egg, greek yogurt, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, and chocolate chips for a rich, chocolatey flavor in every bite to start your morning off right.