20 Protein Pancake Recipes That Can Fit Anyone’s Macros

Ricotta Whole-Wheat Pancakes

This healthy pancake recipe doesn’t venture far from a standard blueberry pancake recipe at all.

Only two ingredient swaps are required to boost the nutrition. First, whole-wheat flour adds complex carbs. Then, instead of using milk for a thinner pancake batter, this recipe uses reduced-fat ricotta cheese.

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Chocolate Crunch Protein Pancakes

Looking to wean your kids (or yourself) off of sugary cereals? Try these chocolate protein pancakes as a way to sneak in some nutrition. There’s only a tablespoon of coconut flour, and most of the base is bananas, protein powder, and egg whites.

These chocolate pancakes are very lightly sweetened with only 10 grams of sugar per serving, including the natural sugars from the bananas. Yet, they deliver triple the chocolate: protein powder, cocoa powder, and cacao nibs for the crunch.

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Banana Protein Pancakes

Three-ingredient banana protein pancakes have taken the internet and healthy kitchens by storm. That’s because they take just minutes to make.

Mash a banana with a fork, beat in an egg, and stir in a scoop of your favorite protein powder. They’re delicious, but the texture is eggier than traditional pancakes.

If you want to upgrade them to a thick, fluffy pancake, you’ll need a few more ingredients like oats, milk, baking powder, and baking soda.

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Oatmeal Blueberry Protein Pancakes

If you don’t want to pick up a whole jug of protein powder for pancakes, try this recipe instead. It uses yogurt, oats, and egg to get over 12 grams of protein per serving.

You can use a single-serving container of blueberry yogurt for this recipe, but be sure to go for a low-sugar brand like Siggi’s. Some flavored yogurts contain over 20 grams of sugar per serving.

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Homemade Protein Pancake Mix

Pancakes are a quick breakfast to make, and what takes the most time is measuring out the ingredients to make the batter. Get the prep work out of the way early by making this pantry-friendly pancake mix.

It contains ground oats, protein power, sugar, and baking powder. For one serving, stir in 1/4 milk to 3/4 cup protein pancake mix, and your batter is ready for the skillet.

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Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

For a seasonal update on the original banana protein pancakes, just add pumpkin and spices. And this recipe can be easily adapted to make sweet potato protein pancakes, or butternut squash protein pancakes – just replace the pumpkin with purees of those ingredients.

And if you have pumpkin pie spice on hand, use 3/4 tsp. of that instead of separately adding the nutmeg and cinnamon.

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Tiramisu Protein Crepes

Have dessert for breakfast with this innovative tiramisu recipe.

The protein crepes are flavored with instant coffee, and they’re filled with vanilla mascarpone cheese. Then a simple chocolate drizzle, made by mixing together coconut oil and cocoa powder, completes the picture of a healthy tiramisu-inspired breakfast that’s indulgent enough to have for dessert.

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Swole Elvis Protein Pancakes

When you need pancakes worthy of a king, look no further.

This recipe is inspired by Elvis Presley’s famous flavor combo of peanut butter, banana, and bacon – only with some careful planning so it’s like a restaurant brunch but won’t add up to a day’s worth of calories.

Using PB2 helps lower the fat content to make room for the bacon. Even then, a few slices of bacon on the side of your pancakes might tip the macros a little too much, so crumbled bacon bits are the way to go.

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Oatmeal Protein Pancakes

You can add protein powder to oatmeal and stir in a swirl of peanut butter, but that’s not nearly as fun to eat as a stack of thick pancakes smothered in it.

Of course, you’ll want to take it easy with peanut butter since the calories, especially from fat, will add up quick. Mix up a pourable peanut syrup with 1/4 cup PB2, a teaspoon of honey, and cinnamon to taste. Add enough water to reach the desired thickness, about 2 to 3 tablespoons.

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Fluffy Protein Pancakes

These pancakes are as thick as waffles! And you’ll never guess the secret ingredient that helps them get so fluffy. Brown rice protein powder, which is much lighter than whey, helps add nutrition and create such an airy batter.

Any other kind of protein powder will work in this recipe too, but the protein pancakes won’t be as fluffy.

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Quinoa Flour Banana Pancakes

If you need a gluten-free pancake recipes, protein pancakes are a good bet since a lot of them replace the wheat flour entirely.

This version doesn’t even have protein powder, using quinoa flour instead. It has a similar amount of calories and protein as white flour, but one cup of quinoa flour will shave off over 20 grams of carbs per batch.

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Golden Protein Pancakes

Healthy pancakes don’t always have to look like healthy pancakes. These classic protein pancakes show nothing on the outside to reveal how good they are on the inside, making them ideal for fooling kids and grown-ups alike into eating a wholesome breakfast.

Rather than flour, there are whole oats for lots of complex carbs and fiber. The batter also has a bunch of egg whites and a cup of cottage cheese. Altogether it’s a whopping 27 grams of protein – all without protein powder.

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Orange & Vanilla Protein Pancakes

This pancake recipes relies on simple flavors to make a big difference.

Start with a high-quality vanilla whey protein powder – nothing with artificial flavors because you’ll taste the difference. Then add some ground almonds (or almond flour) to thicken the batter, and zest half an orange to make the flavors pop.

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Low-Carb Protein Pancakes

Although it depends in your macro targets, the best thing about protein pancakes is probably the fact you can replace the simple carbs.

So if you make the batter with other low-carb ingredients, like egg whites and almond milk, you can make amazingly low-carb pancakes. These boast 25 grams of protein per serving, but only contain 2 grams of carbs and a measly gram of fat.

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Coconut Chia Protein Pancakes

If simple protein pancakes haven’t been filling you up enough in the morning, you have to try these next. They have double the coconut to keep you fuller longer thanks to a healthy dose of fats and fiber.

And chia seeds make a great addition to any pancake recipe – or any recipe, period. They can increase metabolism and improve hydration.

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Peanut Butter Protein Pancake

When the fat is removed from peanut butter, what’s left is a super peanutty, high-protein powder. And since it’s like flour, it can sometimes be used as a substitute when making doughs and batters.

These PB2 protein pancakes won’t puff up like they would with wheat flour, being thin instead like Swedish pancakes. So you can smother them in syrup like a pancake, or roll them up with fresh fruit in the middle like a crepe.

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Coconut Flour Pancakes

These aren’t your typical pancakes, and they’re cooked a little differently. Set the stove to a lower temperature to allow them to cook a little longer. Or, you can make a big batch on a baking sheet in the oven, which takes about a half hour.

And it only takes one adjustment to make these into paleo pancakes: use a non-dairy milk like coconut, almond, or hemp.

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Cottage Cheese Protein Pancakes

When you think of cottage cheese, pancakes are probably one of the last things to come to mind. But you’d be surprised how awesome cottage cheese pancakes can be. They’re loaded with protein without using any powders, and the cheese makes them taste rich and decadent.

You might even want to skip the maple syrup, opting for fresh fruit or preserves for a flavor like berry cheesecake.

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Chocolate Hazelnut Protein Pancakes

Nutella addicts have a hard time not smothering everything in the chocolate hazelnut spread, and that definitely includes pancakes. Instead of going for the jar first thing in the morning, stave off those cravings with these chocolate hazelnut pancakes instead.

They look and taste like dessert, especially with the double PB2 drizzles as a topping, but have only 3 grams of sugar per serving.

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Hulk Protein Pancakes

Eat breakfast like a superhero with this stack of pancakes. They’re not just named after The Hulk because they’re green.

These are exactly the kind of nutrition the big guy would need to Hulk out without burning out. Kids will think it’s cool that the pancakes are bright green, and you’ll be happy that the color comes from spinach.

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