Pumpkin Protein Pancakes: [Family Style]

 

 

Have you ever been shocked by what your kids will eat?

Many times my kids surprise me and this is no different. The original recipe for these Pumpkin Protein Pancakes is a single serving meant just for me! The picky 12 year old wanted a bite and then the younger two as well. The picky one said, “Boy mom if you made pancakes like THIS all the time I would eat them!” What? Come again? Is my hearing accurate from the picky one who hates pancakes?!! Yep and so………

Here you have enough to make for the whole family, 16 to be exact. Enjoy!

 

Healthy Pumpkin Protein Pancakes: Family Style


Ingredients

  • 2 cups egg whites
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup cottage cheese, low fat
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla liquid stevia
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pumpkin Yogurt Topping

  • 1 cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoon canned pure pumpkin
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 4 droppers full liquid vanilla stevia
  • optional: sprinkle of cinnamon

Directions

Blend all pancake ingredients together in your blender . Spray a small skillet with nonstick cooking spray and pour a 1/4 cup of the mixture into the pan. Cook until edges are dry and bubbles on top have formed. Flip over and cook another minute. Finish with the rest of the batter. Mix the yogurt topping ingredients in a small bowl and top pancake. Add some honey if desired. Makes 16.

Nutrition Info

Servings: 16* Calories per pancake: 76* Fat: 1g* Cholesterol: 1mg* Sodium: 114mg* Carbs: 9g* Fiber: 1g* Sugars: 2g* Protein: 8g* Points+: 2*

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About Brenda

Hi! Welcome! My name is Brenda and I am a mom to 3 beautiful children, a puppy and a picky husband who I absolutely adore after almost 15 years! Over the course of the last 25 years of my life, (Yikes I'm feeling OLD!) and numerous diet failures, yo-yo-ING weight, crying and praying to God for a solution to maintain a healthy weight and stop the cravings, I have come to the decision that I simply cannot have certain sugars in my life! (To read my full story see, MY SUGAR-FREE JOURNEY.) YES, it is true, no white sugar and other products that contain it. BUT that has not stopped me from enjoying this life! My passion is cooking and I love entertaining friends and family, which makes it pretty cool that I can always try out new, healthy (insert sneaky laugh here) recipes on them!! SO finally after quite some years experimenting and creating recipes without white sugar and white flour, and receiving requests for these very recipes, this blog has come to be! If you are a woman who has recently lost weight and desires to maintain it, you will find encouragement and fabulous recipes here! If you a mom who is struggling to take that baby weight off, you will find help here! You may not even need to lose weight but you desire healthier recipes for yourself and family, you are at the right place! If you still desire to get to that goal weight (yep, that's me!) but still love to entertain (me again!) and don't know what to make, seek no further-- Sugar-Free Mom is the site for you my friend! Come on in and enjoy! Blessings, Brenda

11 thoughts on “Pumpkin Protein Pancakes: [Family Style]

  1. I made these and mine were squishy in the middle. Are they supposed to be? I flipped them because they were really done on the downside. What temp and how long did you cook yours? I really wanted to like these and plan to give them another try.

    • I think because of using the cottage cheese they are certainly softer than typical pancakes. Try cooking on a low temperature for longer before flipping. If the still come out too squishy for your taste, you can add in 1/4 cup more of rolled oats.

  2. 2 cups of egg whites is a ton. I’m new to this site – do you really use whole eggs and save that many yolks? If so, how many is it? Or are you buying egg whites in the carton?

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  5. I noticed that a lot of your recipes call for stevia I am not a big fan of it!!! Would there be a good substitute? Thanks

    • Many people who say they don’t like stevia often found that using the liquid as opposed to the powdered, rather like it, no aftertaste. It might be worth you trying again. I’m sure you could use honey or even molasses, but since I haven’t tried it, I’d be guessing on how much you’d need.

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