Individual Protein oat Puff pancakes are dairy free, gluten free, low carb, low calorie and delicious!
A little cupcake with frosting!
NO, no quite. 🙂
It's a little protein puff pancake with a nice equal amount of protein and carbs that can be made ahead and taken on the go for a healthy in-between meal snack. These little snacks won't blow your calorie budget for the day. Needing something to curb hunger still your next meal is often the reason many choose prepared protein bars which are often like candy bars and really high in calories.
When I shared my Fat Free Iced Coffee Protein Frappe yesterday, I shared the protein powder I recently bought at Whole Foods. I am almost done with it and will be trying a different brand out soon but I definitely feel better increasing my protein in more of my snacks. Keeps me fuller for longer than just grabbing a fruit.
When I created this recipe unlike my other Puff Pancake recipes I wanted to eliminate the flour and use rolled oats instead. Grinding the rolled oats in your blender is much cheaper than buying oat flour already packaged.
These are really the perfect size and for only 71 calories you can have two and you are eating a nice 14 grams of protein and carbs each. I added some plain Greek yogurt on top with a raspberry but if you are on- the -go, they taste great plain and right out of the refrigerator!
I've had to make these about 3 times changing ingredients to make them moist and not empty inside like popovers so that is why I added the chia seeds to my most recent batch. You could eliminate the chia and I have made them without and they were still good, but your nutrition info will change.
- 1 cup oat flour ( I used rolled oats and ground it in my blender)
- 1 cup egg whites ( I used the carton type)
- 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
- 1 scoop whey protein powder, unsweetened (See[url href="https://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/fat-free-iced-coffee-protein-frappe-no-sugar-added/" target="_blank"] this post[/url] for protein I use)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon [url href="https://www.iherb.com/p/15940?rcode=yaj035" target="_blank"]liquid vanilla stevia[/url] (plain powder will also work fine)
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Spray muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour all ingredients in your blender and blend until mixed well.
- Carefully pour mixture into muffin cups.[ I filled mine ¾ of the way in each cup and got 9].
- Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned and a toothpick in center comes out clean.
- Let cool slightly then remove from pan. Keep refrigerated.
Weight Watchers Points+: 1*
Other recipes you might like:
- Single Serving Chocolate Chia Whole Wheat Puff Pancake
- Single Serving Gluten Free Chia Puff Pancake
- Single Serving Egg White Whole Wheat Puff Pancake
- Single Serving Crustless Egg Muffin
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Victoria T
Is there something I can use instead of the protein powder? More oat flour maybe?
Brenda
You could just try one of my other puff pancake recipes that do not have protein powder in them.
Marsha
This sounds amazing...thank you...I'm excited about the carb/protein...sometimes snacks just make me hungrier...I so enjoy your recipes and the way you think about food.
Carla @ All of Me Now
Can't wait to try these! I'm actually local to you & part of the social media group you just joined (it's how I discovered your blog). My daughters and I are vegetarian so I love the idea of protein powder in recipes. Are there any rules for using protein powder in recipes for kids? Thanks so much!
Brenda
I don't know abut any rules for kids and protein powder.
Cecilia Harry
These were awesome! Thanks for delicious, easy and filling breakfast recipes!
Brenda
I'm so glad you liked them and thanks for sharing!
Minnie(@thelady8home)
Wow, looks tasty. And with added protein, it makes the cakes more healthy ones.
Debbie
Wow,this looks amazing and so healthy! I can't wait to try this!! I love that you use Whey Protein in many recipes.Iam a Vegetarian and always looking for new ways to use Protein Powder.These little puffy pancakes look great and super healthy.I think my family will love these.
Geysa
Brenda, I am sooooooo excited that you are using protein powder more. I use it all the time to help me stay full and curb carb/sugar cravings but I am not the talented or creative baker like you! Keep the recipes coming! I am super excited and loving your blog! Thx 🙂 I had the frap today with an apple for my snack and it was excellent! Kudos!
Brenda
Oh thank you Geysa! I'm glad I started trying our recipes with it as well!