Easy Protein Pancakes (Without Banana)

These protein pancakes (without banana) are refined sugar-free and can easily be made gluten-free, dairy-free or even vegan. They are super fluffy and packed with protein. Topped with fresh blueberries and a generous drizzle of maple syrup, they could be enjoyed as a delicious breakfast, brunch or even dinner. They contain no banana and no oats either!

How to Make Perfect Fluffy Protein Pancakes (Without Banana)

Step 1: Dry + Wet Ingredients

These protein pancakes (without banana) include only a couple of simple ingredients and come together in no time!

First, add all the dry ingredients (flour, protein powder, baking powder, pinch of salt) to a medium bowl and stir until well combined. I like using a whisk to avoid clumps!

In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk, yoghurt and maple syrup until well combined.  

Step 2: Mix together

Add your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Do NOT fold in blueberries at that point. 

Step 3: Cook

Heat some coconut oil in a non stick pan over medium heat. Scoop out about 4 tbsp of the pancakes batter and cook pancakes on low heat in a large pan on one side for about 1 minutes or until you can see little bubbles forming (see photo below).

Now press a couple of blueberries into the dough and cook for another 1-2 minutes until the pancake is golden and you can see even more bubbles forming. Flip with a spatula, cook also on the other side for about 1 min. Then remove from pan.

Ingredient & Substitution Notes

• White, All Purpose Flour: I used regular flour for this recipe, feel free to use gluten-free flour if you want to keep this recipe gluten-free. 
• Coconut Oil: Alternatively, you could use any natural flavoured oil or a cooking spray.
• Plain Yogurt: Adds some additional protein as well as taste to these pancakes. I would recommend Greek yogurt or any other natural yoghurt without any added sugar. If you would like this recipe to be dairy-free or vegan, use soy yogurt!
• Maple Syrup: Other options for liquid sweeteners would be agave syrup or honey if you don't need this recipe to be vegan. 
• (Plant) Milk: You could I prefer using non-sweetened plant milks. For sweet recipes I prefer using oat milk because it's naturally sweeter than other types of plant milks. You could also use soy or almond milk or also whole milk.
• Protein Powder: Adding protein powder is optional but adds even more protein. Use any protein powder you like such as whey protein powder. When using a vegan protein powder I like using a mix of different ones (e.g. pea, hemp, rice) to ensure that they contain all the essential amino acids. The grams of protein your pancakes include will depend on the brand of protein powder you use.
• Eggs: One of the main ingredients in this simple recipe. They add some protein as well as work as a binder ingredient. For a vegan version simply omit the eggs! They will be just as fluffy!
• Blueberries: Optional, but I highly recommend adding them!

Toppings- What goes well with Protein Pancakes?

• Blueberries: It goes without saying that adding even more, fresh blueberries would be my number one option! 
• Other Fruit: You could add either more fresh fruit or dry fruits. Try adding some dried, chopped up apricots or raisins or other berries and see how you like it!
• Almond Butter: A big scoop of almond butter is a great way of adding even more protein. Check out this recipe for Homemade Almond Butter. 
• (Homemade) Granola & Nuts: Nuts or Granola are one of my favorite toppings to add. Check out this Homemade Granola Recipe for some homemade granola inspiration.
• Maple Syrup/ Honey: In order to add a sweeter taste, drizzle over some maple syrup or other sweetener of choice. 
• Yoghurt: As you can see on the pictures, I also added some yoghurt on top. Feel free to add any yoghurt of choice or also whipped (coconut) cream. 
• Chocolate Chips: Another great way to up this recipe is to add some (vegan) chocolate chips instead of blueberries.
• Not a topping- but I highly recommend having it alongside some homemade Oat Milk Hot Chocolate or Pumpkin Spice Latte.