High Protein Cookies & Cream Pancakes

Pancakes for breakfast, dessert or honestly, whenever the craving hits. These Cookies & Cream Protein Pancakes are soft, fluffy and easy to make, with chunks of the ZEN Cookies & Cream Protein Dessert Bar folded right into the batter. Top them with yogurt and a little melted bar for an extra chocolatey finish.

Check out the full recipe below:

NUTRITIONAL INFO

COOKIES & CREAM PROTEIN PANCAKES

Yields: 2 Servings | Serving Size: 3 Pancakes

Calories: ~260 | Protein: ~17g | Fat: ~7g | Net Carbs: ~23g

Total Carbs: ~31g

Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: ~15 minutes

Note: Nutritional values are approximate and will vary with the brands and quantities used. Values are estimated per serving.

INGREDIENTS

·        1 ZEN Cookies & Cream Protein Dessert Bar

·        1/2 cup oat flour

·        1/2 cup Greek yogurt

·        1 egg

·        1/2 tsp baking powder

·        1 tbsp cocoa powder

·        1 tbsp honey or stevia, to taste

·        Few drops vanilla essence

·        2 to 3 tbsp milk, as needed

·        Greek yogurt, for topping

METHOD

1.      In a bowl, whisk together oat flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.

2.      Add Greek yogurt, egg, honey or stevia and vanilla. Mix until smooth.

3.      Add milk little by little until you get a thick but pourable pancake batter.

4.      Roughly chop the ZEN Cookies & Cream Protein Dessert Bar and fold most of the pieces into the batter. Keep a few pieces aside for topping.

5.      Heat a non stick pan over medium low heat and lightly grease it.

6.      Pour small portions of batter onto the pan and cook until bubbles appear on the surface.

7.      Flip and cook the other side until golden and cooked through.

8.      Stack the pancakes, add Greek yogurt on top and finish with the remaining Cookies & Cream Protein Dessert Bar pieces.

9.      For an extra chocolatey finish, microwave a small piece of the bar for a few seconds and drizzle it over the pancakes.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

These pancakes are fluffy, chocolatey and packed with Cookies & Cream flavour. The ZEN Protein Dessert Bar adds extra protein and soft chocolatey chunks, making a simple pancake stack feel much more like dessert.

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