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15 Minuten
Did you know that pancakes are traditionally eaten in Ireland on Shrove Tuesday? With our protein pancake recipe, every day becomes your favorite day!
By the way: You can also find this and other delicious recipes at Vetain on Instagram - why not take a look right away!
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ZUTATEN
- 0.5 flaxseed egg (3 tbsp water + 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds)
- 100 ml plant-based milk alternative (e.g. oat milk)
- 50 g buckwheat flour (see substitution table)
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1 heaped tbsp
- 0.5 very ripe banana
- 0.5 tsp (cream of tartar-*) baking powder
- 0.5 pinch of salt
- a little coconut oil for frying
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Optional
- 0.5 pinch of cinnamon
- a little vanilla (fresh vanilla or vanilla extract)
- to taste: maple syrup for sweetening
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Toppings
- Fresh fruit, maple syrup, or something more unusual? You'll find lots of ideas for delicious combinations later in the recipe!
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Notes
- Missing an ingredient? No problem! In the recipe, you'll find a substitution table with alternatives to the ingredients listed here!
- When choosing your protein powder, you can get really creative and try out new flavor variations: Unflavored protein powder is perfect when you want to use special toppings, Hazelnut-flavored powder or Vanilla flavor also give your high-protein pancakes an intense and delicious flavor even without any toppings!
Hinweis: Die angegebenen Nährwerte sind Richtwerte und können je nach verwendeten Produkten, Portionsgröße und Zubereitung abweichen.
Zubereitung
Make a flaxseed egg! To do this, mix 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds with 3 tbsp hot water and let the mixture swell for 10 minutes. You'll see that the consistency changes: the mixture becomes thicker and gel-like - similar to egg white.
Now add the flaxseed egg and all the other ingredients except the oil to a blender and blend everything until a smooth batter forms. Now you can also taste the batter and decide whether you want to sweeten it a little more!
Heat some coconut oil in a pan over medium heat and add small portions of batter to the pan. Use either 1 tbsp if you want mini pancakes, or about 3-4 tbsp if you want large protein pancakes.
Cook the pancakes over medium heat. As soon as you see small bubbles on the surface, you can flip the pancakes once. They will be almost done. Just wait until the underside is nicely golden brown.
Add toppings to your protein pancakes as desired and enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!
Recipe Note
Don't have a blender? No problem! Prepare your flaxseed egg as usual. Then mash the banana with a fork - the riper it is, the easier this will be. Add all the ingredients except the oil to a large bowl and whisk the mixture into a smooth batter.
A little tip: Just before cooking, add a small (!) splash of sparkling water to the batter and carefully stir it in. This makes your high-protein pancakes extra fluffy!
Toppings for your protein pancake - delicious combinations
Pancakes don't always have to be sweet! Savory protein pancakes are a hit, especially for brunch or after a workout! We've put together our favorite combinations for you. What will you put on your pancakes next?
Sweet:
classic with maple syrup
with a scoop of ice cream and fresh fruit - wonderfully refreshing in summer
Berry compote or jam
Savory:
Very important: Simply use unflavored protein powder for this, not vanilla-flavored powder and no additional sweetener!
Asparagus and vegan hollandaise sauce
Fried mushrooms and onions
Guacamole and fresh tomatoes
Spinach and vegan feta
You can also easily turn your protein pancakes into delicious fruit pancakes. Whether apples, (wild) blueberries, or strawberries - the combination of fruit and pancakes is simply heavenly!
Here's how: Cut your fruit into thin slices or small pieces and stir them into the batter. If your fruit is already very small (like blueberries), you can leave it whole or lightly mash it with a fork. Cook the pancakes as usual and you'll have apple, berry, or mango pancakes - with an extra portion of protein.
Pancakes at your next party?
By the way, pancakes are also great for parties! Why not set up a protein pancake bar? I promise it will be a hit with young and old alike. Especially at children's birthday parties, it's an activity the little ones will probably remember forever!
For this, we need several batters: plain, with different types of fruit, and with different protein powders (e.g. chocolate or hazelnut). Here, you can follow your own taste and your guests' preferences. Cook the pancakes in advance at your leisure before the party and place them on a large wooden board. Prepare various toppings to go with them: sauces, sprinkles, fruit, and savory options. Everything your heart desires!
Now everyone can put together their perfect pancake.
Important: Remember to label everything so that a chocolate pancake with fried mushrooms doesn't accidentally end up on someone's plate! Although... maybe that's the combination we never knew we needed.
About this recipe
We love our protein pancakes. They're not only incredibly delicious and easy to make, but also high in protein! It doesn't get better than that, does it? We enjoy them for breakfast, as a snack, or savory for lunch.
What makes these pancakes so amazing?
They're delicious - that's the most important thing!
Buckwheat flour is rich in fiber and usually gluten-free! This means our protein pancakes are also suitable for people who avoid gluten!
Vetain protein powder turns these pancakes into true protein powerhouses. What's more, it is a source of fiber and contains many valuable nutrients.
The flaxseed egg contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids and provides an extra protein boost.
The banana provides natural sweetness, so we can do without sugar!
And although there are already countless recipes for pancakes and protein-rich pancakes online, we think our protein pancake recipe is the best version of this classic.
Our protein powder: Vetain's Vegan Protein
May I introduce you? Vetain's Vegan Protein - the clean protein powder at a glance:
High-quality multi-component protein
Made with organic ingredients
Delicious, natural taste from natural flavors
Free from gluten and lactose, artificial additives & sucralose
High quality: produced in Germany according to strict standards and tested in a laboratory
We may be a little biased, but for us, Vetain protein powder is the ideal ingredient in protein pancakes. It doesn't just taste delicious; it also provides your body with high-quality protein that takes your pancakes to the next level!
Substitution table
How often do we want to recreate a recipe, but are missing certain ingredients or don't like individual components? For this case, we've created this substitution table for you, so you can adapt the recipe to your liking! Simply replace individual ingredients as desired!
Plant-based milk alternative → milk of all types, both plant-based and animal-based
Buckwheat flour → all types of flour; if your protein pancakes are to be gluten-free, make sure to use gluten-free flours such as almond or oat flour
Protein powder → instead of protein powder, you can use an equal amount of flour
Banana → 50-60 g applesauce
Flaxseed egg → chicken egg or other vegan alternatives such as a chia egg
Cream of tartar baking powder → regular baking powder
Cinnamon + vanilla → you can either leave them out or replace them with other ingredients (e.g. tonka bean, speculoos spice)
Coconut oil for cooking → all types of oil + fat (preferably not a strongly flavored oil such as olive oil, as its flavor comes through very strongly in the pancakes)
Maple syrup for sweetening → honey, sugar, and anything else that is sweet!
*We like to use cream of tartar baking powder because, unlike regular baking powder, it contains no added phosphates.
ZUTATEN
- 0.5 flaxseed egg (3 tbsp water + 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds)
- 100 ml plant-based milk alternative (e.g. oat milk)
- 50 g buckwheat flour (see substitution table)
-
1 heaped tbsp
- 0.5 very ripe banana
- 0.5 tsp (cream of tartar-*) baking powder
- 0.5 pinch of salt
- a little coconut oil for frying
-
Optional
- 0.5 pinch of cinnamon
- a little vanilla (fresh vanilla or vanilla extract)
- to taste: maple syrup for sweetening
-
Toppings
- Fresh fruit, maple syrup, or something more unusual? You'll find lots of ideas for delicious combinations later in the recipe!
-
Notes
- Missing an ingredient? No problem! In the recipe, you'll find a substitution table with alternatives to the ingredients listed here!
- When choosing your protein powder, you can get really creative and try out new flavor variations: Unflavored protein powder is perfect when you want to use special toppings, Hazelnut-flavored powder or Vanilla flavor also give your high-protein pancakes an intense and delicious flavor even without any toppings!
Hinweis: Die angegebenen Nährwerte sind Richtwerte und können je nach verwendeten Produkten, Portionsgröße und Zubereitung abweichen.
