Protein Pancakes for Kids
This will be your kid's favorite breakfast option, I promise! It is a protein bomb in disguise - it looks like a pancake. It tastes amazing, but it contains 51 grams of protein per batch. These pancakes marry Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and oats, but the secret ingredient (date syrup) gives a caramelly, warm flavor. Serve these protein pancakes with anything your kid loves - peanut butter, fruits, Greek yogurt, honey, chocolate… options are endless!
Equipment
- 1 Good-quality food processor
- 1 Turner
- 1 Pancake pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup milk (more or less to achieve the right consistency)
- 2 tbsp date syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Make the Batter
- In a food processor, pulsate traditional rolled oats a few times so you have a slightly grainy texture.
- Add baking powder, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, milk, date syrup, and eggs.
- Pulsate the blender a few times again so you have a compact batter - as thick as the one for your usual pancakes.
Cook the Pancakes
- Take a non-stick pancake pan, grease it lightly with butter, and heat it over high temperature.
- Now, bring the stove to medium temperature and pour the pancake batter in. I went for smaller pancakes - about one tablespoon per one piece.
- Wait for the bubbles to appear on top, then turn them over. Cook the pancakes for a minute more and take them out. Repeat until you have no batter left.
- If you want chocolate chip kind, just add some directly on the pancakes while you wait for bubbles. Do the same for blueberry type.
Serve the Pancakes
- Serve the pancakes as you wish. Here are a few ideas: peanut butter + banana + chocolate chips; agave syrup or honey + banana; Greek yogurt + blueberries.