What you need:
- 1 scoop Designer Whey vanilla protein powder
- 1 scoop Designer Whey plain protein powder
- '/3 cup (40 g) almond meal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Dash of cinnamon
- 1 ounce (30 g) cream cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2-4 teaspoons Splenda
- '/4 cup (60 ml) oil
- '/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In one bowl, stir together protein powders, almond flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Soften cream cheese in microwave. In second bowl, whisk the eggs into the cream cheese until well combined. Add sweetener, oil, and vanilla; whisk well.
- Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, whisking until well combined.
- Cook pancakes in a heavy skillet-it's best to use a nonstick skillet, but if you don't have one, at least give it a good squirt of nonstick cooking spray. Then heat it over medium-low heat. Use a V4 cup (60 ml) measuring cup, almost full, for each pancake. The mixture will be pretty thick, so use a small spatula to help drop the batter in a pan and spread it slightly to make round. Turn them carefully.
- These will cook faster than regular pancakes, so keep an eye on them. Our tester, Ray, points out that unlike "regular" pancakes, where you tell when the first side is done by the bubbles around the edges, these have few bubbles. Instead, he says, a "visible skin" forms on top of the pancake, and this is your signal to flip it.
Nutrient breakdown per serving:
- 194 calories
- 13 g fat
- 17 g protein
- 4 g carbohydrate
- trace dietary fiber
- 4 g usable carbs.