Today’s workout: 50 Rep Workout
But let’s skip ahead to the green stuff!
Green Protein Pancakes
At my sister’s bridal shower this weekend, I spent some time chatting with one of her friends who is really into green smoothies. We obviously share this love since I make myself a green smoothie of some sort multiple times a week. When she asked me whether or not I’ve ever made green protein pancakes, my interest was immediately piqued.
She told me that she will add a handful of spinach to her protein pancakes before she blends everything together and I was intrigued enough to give green pancakes a try this morning.
While the green pancake I made looks like something the Grinch or Shrek would love, it was surprisingly delicious!
I’m sure you could play around in the kitchen and add a handful of spinach to a number of protein pancake recipes, but I combined the ingredients listed below with an immersion blender this morning and loved the end result.
- 1 cup egg whites (I use the kind from the carton)
- 1 handful fresh spinach
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- 2 packets stevia
- Cinnamon to taste
Yes, it looks rather scary, but the pancake was really tasty! It’s worth a try if you can get past the vibrant green color.
A quick note: I made my pancake in a small skillet and I think the batter might be a little too runny to make on a griddle. I first tried pouring the batter on the griddle and the pancakes looked like they would’ve been really thin. Cooking a single pancake in a small skillet resulted in a single thick, fluffy pancake.
Not a bad way to start a Monday!
More protein pancake recipes:
- Healthy Pancake Recipe Roundup
- Banana Bread Protein Pancakes (<— My favorite protein pancake recipe!)
- Egg White and Oatmeal Protein Pancake
- Greek Yogurt Protein Pancakes
- Oatmeal Protein Pancakes
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Yum! I make a similar pancake to these with some cottage cheese and protein powder in it. They’re so good and, aside from the color, you’d never know that there was spinach in it. It’s a great way to sneak in some veggies in the a.m.
These look like they will be perfect for St. Patty’s day! But I don’t think I can wait until then to try them. 🙂 How fun!
I’ve never seen pancakes like that before. Do they taste “green”?
Nope! I think the almond butter and cinnamon help mask the flavor of the spinach.
That looks like a pretty excellent way to start the week 🙂 Looks delicious!
That’s interesting! I’ve never thought about mixing spinach in pancakes!!
Haha I have a similar recipe on my blog, I call them green monster pancakes!
Smart! I’ve been making a breakfast casserole for a few weeks with eggs and lots of veggies. I really like getting a few vegetables in for breakfast!
It almost looks like a Dr. Seuss pancake 🙂 Glad it tasted good, I like that you added cinnamon!
I’ve never juiced before, but I love the idea of adding greens to your pancake! What a perfect way of getting in more veggies 😀
This recipe is the healthiest one of a pancake I’ve seen in my entire life. Something worth trying!
This recipe is the healthiest one of a pancake I’ve seen in my entire life. Something worth trying!
I love getting in some green at breakfast time! Green pancakes all the way! 🙂
I love the color! So vibrant!
I am going to have to try these!
They are perfect for St-Patrick’s day! ! Try adding some zucchini! Delicious!
This is something I most definitely will have to try! I have never thought of adding spinach to my protein pancake but it sounds like a great idea!
I tried this once but it was a fail, thanks for your recipe.. looks great <3
Yum! Any way to sneak some more greens in sounds good to me 🙂 especially if pancakes are involved!
How cute would this be for St Patrick’s Day?!
I’ve made green pancakes before! One of those foods that looks a little strange, but it totally delish. It also works well to make a couple of little pancakes.
Perfect for St. Patrick’s day!
Interesting! I’ve heard of people doing that, but I don’t think I can get past the color. I can handle a green smoothie, but a green pancake?! That’s a mental challenge 😉 Haha!
Love the idea! By the way – what do you usually top your pancake with before you eat it?
I literally JUST found out about green pancakes this weekend. How funny! Are there little spinach chunks in the batter or does it blend up pretty smoothly?
Wow, I would never think of this idea, but it actually sounds quite delicious!! Would be perfect for St. Patty’s day too 🙂
Ive been loving pancakes lately, what a great idea to add spinach and why not, I add it to everything else!
I believe you when you say your green smoothies are delicious. I think a green pancake is probably not too bad. But if you even try to convince us that green coffee is the bomb, I will fall off my chair! Hey, maybe that would be a good April Fool’s prank!
How have I never thought of this before considering my love for pancakes?! Trying this ASAP.
That is the cutest pancake ever! That would be fun for St. Patty day. What an awesome idea!
It definitely looks like a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast to me, too!
Could I use a Vitamix to blend the ingredients since I don’t have an immersion blender?
Definitely!
I bet this could be a creative way to sneak greens into a child’s diet. I know my little niece would want to eat this just because it was green and cool looking. Have a great week!
I could see the green pancake working really well with those 2 ingredient, banana and egg, pancake recipes. Bananas are usually really great at covering up any spinach flavor.
I actually love that they’re green!! It adds some fun to the morning! Definitely going to give this a try this week 🙂
Looks good! Always works for smoothies, right?
Haha, yes, my immediate thought was “Green Eggs and Ham.” Sounds good, though!
The green just makes them that much prettier!
Thanks for the small skillet tip! Sometimes I accidentally make my batter too thin, so one big pancake is probably a better option to try!
Perfect for St Patrick’s Day! And probably pretty tasty on a normal day, too 🙂
Yum, these look so fun! When I see them it makes me think of green eggs and ham lol.
I love that idea, I add spinach to smoothies so why not pancakes! I wonder if frothing the egg whites seperatly into peaks and adding them after would help make the pancakes puffer.
This would be so great for st. patricks day!
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Pancakes are my fav! I’ve never tried adding protein powder before though — good idea!
What a fun spin on protein pancakes. I add spinach to anything and everything. I will definitely be trying this!!
These are cool! And what a fun way to been greeeeeeeens in 😉
These look cool! I would have never thought to add spinach to pancakes. After I try this, I think waffles will be next 🙂
I LOVE how spinach can be blended into smoothies, pancakes, etc and aside from the color you would never know it was there! So sneaky! Can’t wait to try this. I am a MAJOR protein pancake lover. 🙂
Love this idea! It seems like a great way to get in extra greens! I don’t have a good blender only a stick blender but I really need to invest in one so I can make recipes like this.
Also perfect for the entire month of March (ie: celebrate the luck of the Irish with all things green)!
I have seen a of your protein pancake recipes and am so curious if you top them with maple syrup? I am tempted to try them but I feel like the syrup cancels out the healthy-ness a bit? Do you have something else you top them with or just eat dry?
that is some bright green color! I’ll have to try it!