Protein Banana Pancake Bites
I love pancakes, I love bananas, and I love anything miniature…so this was a fun way to combine all of that — and sneak a little extra protein into the mix!
Number of bites depends on how thin or thick you slice your banana! I sliced my banana into about 10 pieces.
INGREDIENTS
1 banana (adjust for more people)
Pancake mix of choice — I chose Trader Joe’s GF Pumpkin Pancake Mix
Cottage cheese
Cinnamon & All Spice
Coconut Oil
Pure Maple Syrup
Optional: Almond Butter or Peanut Butter
DIRECTIONS
Step 3
Why cottage cheese?
Cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein and contains relatively few calories. It’s also packed with many nutrients, such as B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium.
I promise, you don’t even taste it when its cooked into the batter.
If your body isn’t into dairy, that’s cool — just ignore this step and carry on.
Preheat a skillet with about 1 tbsp coconut oil — any oil works, but I love the flavor of coconut oil (+good fats!), especially for pancakes.
Slice your banana in uniform width circles. Set aside.
Follow the directions on your pancake mix of choice to create the batter
For a protein boost, that’s surprisingly delicious, add 2 tbsp of cottage cheese to your pancake batter
Optional: I always add extra cinnamon and sometimes all spice to my pancake batter because I love the taste and they’re both antioxidants and also contain anti-inflammatory properties.
Mix your batter well!
Using a fork, coat each banana slice in the batter thoroughly before placing them in the pre-warmed pan.
Flip each mini-banana-cake to cook the other side evenly
Plate them, add syrup (the bananas contain sweetness so you probably don’t need a ton of syrup…unlike my picture haha), more cinnamon, and any other desired toppings
Any leftover batter obviously was cooked into an extra pancake for later :)
Enjoy!
