Pancakes, pancakes and more pancakes!

I LOVE PANCAKES!!! Seriously though, I truly love pancakes and I know how unhealethy then can be. Nothing is better than a weekend spent lounging around eating pancakes. Thankfully, I found a whole website dedicated to healthier recipes for DELICIOUS pancakes! Here are some of my favorites:

Whole Wheat Greek Yogurt Pancakes

Ingredients

• ¾ c Greek yogurt

• 1 egg (or 2 egg whites)

• ½ c whole wheat pastry flour (** Note .. if you'd like to add protein powder .. see thoughts/notes above)

• 1 tsp baking soda

Directions:

• Combine the greek yogurt, egg, and egg white until it's creamy

• In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking soda.

• Mix the wet with the dry and stir until the batter is just combined. Let it rest for 10 minutes.

• Cook the pancakes as you would any other.

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Ingredients:

1/3 C instant oats, dry

1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder

1/4 C liquid egg whites

1/4 C + 1 T fat free Greek yogurt

1/2 small banana

1 t vanilla extract

1/2 t cinnamon

1 T reduced fat cream cheese

1-2 T unsweetened almond milk

1 packet sweetener

PAM Original nonstick spray

Directions:

1. In a blender, combine the oats, protein powder, egg whites, 1/4 cup Greek yogurt, banana, vanilla, and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.

2. In a large skillet coated with PAM, begin cooking the pancakes over medium-high heat, about 4-5 minutes on each side.

3. While the pancakes are cooking, spoon the remaining tablespoon of Greek yogurt and cream cheese in a small bowl. Microwave for 10 seconds to soften and stir until smooth. Add almond milk until your “icing” reaches the desired consistency and sweetener until it reaches the desired sweetness.

4. Stack your cook pancakes, pour on the icing, and bask in your last moments of relaxation before starting the weekday grind.

Almond Joy Pancakes

Ingredients

• ½ cup coconut flour (I use Bob's Red Mill)

• ⅓ cup unsweetened shredded coconut

• ¼ cup sweetener of choice (I use Swerve Sweetener)

• ½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 6 large eggs

• ¼ cup coconut oil, melted

• ½ to 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

• 1 tsp almond extract

• ¼ cup toasted, slivered almonds

• 2 ounces 85 - 90% cacao chocolate, finely chopped

• Additional oil for the pan

Directions:

• In a large bowl, whisk together coconut flour, shredded coconut, sweetener, baking powder and salt.

• Stir in eggs, coconut oil, ½ cup of the almond milk, and the almond extract. Add additional almond milk as needed. Your batter should be thicker than traditional pancake batter, but not so thick that you can't pour it and spread it around the pan. Coconut flour batters also tend to thicken up as they sit so you can add additional milk partway through.

• Stir in toasted almonds and chopped chocolate.

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and brush with additional coconut oil or another cooking oil. Scoop about 2 heaping tablespoons of batter onto skillet and spread into a 4 inch circle. Repeat until you can't fit any more pancakes into skillet (you should get 3 or 4 in).

• Cook until the bottom is golden brown and the top is set around the edges. You will see little bubbles start to come up in the center of the pancake, a good sign that it's cooked enough to flip.

• Flip and continue cooking until second side is golden brown. Remove from pan and keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter.

Here is the website with the full list of recipes! They all look amazing! Healthier ways to still enjoy the foods I love is how I am truly changing my ways!

http://dailyburn.com/life/recipes/protein-pancake-recipes/