Sometimes when I have a day off from work, I like to make myself a legit breakfast. Yesterday was no exception. Below are some of the best pancakes I have ever created..hands down. I don’t make pancakes often, but when I do I go big. I’ve done classic pancakes, I’ve done pumpkin pancakes (I could eat pumpkin pancakes every day), but this time I wanted something different…something new..something…chocolate.
Brownie Protein Pancakes
Once I took this first photo, I realized I needed a better presentation plate. The dark pancakes blend in too much with the dark plate.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk (and then some more after everything is combined)
- 1 tblsp olive oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 AND 1/8 cup of whole wheat flour (just go with this, my math skills suck)
- 1/8 cup vanilla rice protein
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tblsp raw sugar
- pinch of salt
Then once I grabbed a white plate the bananas got “washed out” by the color contrast.
Directions
- Mix milk, oil, and vanilla in a small bowl and set aside.
- Mix together the flour, protein, baking powder, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt in a separate bowl until well combined.
- Add the liquid mix to the dry mix and stir until well mixed. You will need a bit more milk at this stage because they batter came out a bit thick. Add enough milk to thin the batter a bit.
- Scoop mix onto a lightly greased skillet and cook one side until you can easily slide a spatula underneath to flip. Same for the other side.
I was not expecting these pancakes to taste like brownies, but they did. Hence the name brownie pancakes. I thought they would taste like chocolate, but I didn’t realize I would be face planting into a pile of dessert for breakfast. These were amazing.
I’ve always wanted a pouring syrup photo, I clearly need more practice.
These were gooey, delicious, and perfect for one person. I gobbled up every last bite of these brownie like cakes. I’ll be adding this recipe to my mental cookbook. In the end, the first photo with the dark plate turned out to be my favorite. Go figure.
Q: What’s your favorite pancake flavor?
Blissfulbritt 
68 thoughts on “Brownie Protein Pancakes”
kathy @ vodka and soda
go big or go home, right? OHMYFUCKINGGOD do those look good!!!
Emily
….I knew I loved you, but this just puts you on some magical, sparkly pedestal. Hello, feed me?
Lisa
I could very well eat pumpkin pancakes everyday too. I don’t even care if it’s 100 degrees outside. I love them so.
However, brownie protein pancakes sound pretty darn amazing as well! They look perfect!
Amy @ A Desert Girl
Those look delicious! I’m typically a pancake purist – just the plain ones for me. Annnd I don’t care for syrup. I know, I know, craziness.
katalysthealth
mmmm girl you know how to make me drool! I love pancakes, in any and all flavors and combos, although I must say I cant pass up a good banana pancake 🙂
Christina Does It All
How do you make eating healthy look so darn good?! I know you have a line and stuff, but please come feed me too. 😛
Hannah
ARE YOU EVEN KIDDING ME?? Brownie pancakes?? I like can’t even wrap my brain around what’s happening. Well played.
Megan
I am impressed that you have the will power to move the pancakes. I would have been like um f it. I’m gunna eat these, NOW. This is in my mental list of things you will be cooking for me when we play house for a week.
Luv What You Do
You had me at brownie pancake! How have I never made brownies for breakfast?!
Brittany @ GOtheXtraMile
These look so perfectly round and delicious!!!!
Angela @ Health's Angel
Gahhh I want these! I finally caved a bought a couple sample packs of protein powder…after hating on it for so long. I hear good things about Sun Warrior though and I love that it’s vegan, so I’m looking forward to trying it out.
I’ve been all about chocolate at breakfast lately. Oatmeal with cocoa powder! I have a chocolate problem.
Brittany
Sun Warrior protein is great! I love it!
cleaneatingveggiegirl
Yum!! The thought of eating these pancakes seriously makes me HAPPY!
allieksmith
Your pouring syrup photo is epic! And my math skills are awful, too. That’s why were bloggers (aka writers, right?!), not mathematicians! You pancakes look heavenly. I love that you make yourself nice breakfasts on days off. That’s so awesome!
Katherine
Girl, I wouldn’t know how to combine 1/4 cup and 1/8, so I’m totally in the same boat!
Okay. Second off, your photography is AMAZING! If you could send some talent to Texas ASAP, that’d be great! Third off, I had a half day at school, so I’m actually going to have breakfast for lunch and make these. I mean brownies and pancakes combined? YESS!
spectacuLAUR
PANCAKES! Yum. I just had some for lunch! 😀 My favorite pancakes are probably pumpkin or banana, peanut butter chip, and chocolate chip pancakes!
Khushboo Thadani
Errr mental cookbook?? You need to get that ish onto PAPER because it would be a sell-out..these pancakes look phenomenal! I am usually more a fan of fruity-flavored pancakes (blueberry, banana & nut, apple cinnamon), but these are an exception!
On a separate note, what camera do you use? These pictures are awesome!
Brittany
I just use my iPhone!! That paired with patience and natural light gets me some decent photos!! 🙂
Elizabeth
taaaaastycakes! Thanks for sharing the recipe!! xoxo
Heather @Pinakholic Fitness
hmmm I could sub for almond or coconut flour! 🙂 {no grains for me} Looks yummy!
Davida @The Healthy Maven
ummmm YES PLEASE!!! Next time you take a day off work how about you come up to Toronto and make some of these for me 🙂
Rach @ This Italian Family
They are so PRETTY! And I bet they are delicious!
Meghan @ fitnesscrEATures
Oh dang girl!! These look fantastic! Pancakes are a huge favorite of mine – though I typically prefer a salty breakfast, pancakes win a lot of the time too! YUM such a creative recipe! Also, at least you can make your food look pretty – I certainly am not capable of such things!
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YUM these look scrumptious!! 🙂
jessiebearwhat
ohhh hell to the yeah. Get in my body.
Amy
First off, I am SO proud of you for your photos!! To be able to recognize that the dark pancakes didn’t stand out enough with the dark blue plate and to adjust mid-shoot — that’s a HUGE step! YAY!!! 😀 And since the brownie pancakes were the main focus, it’s okay that the bananas were a little too light with the white plate. It’s important to capture all of that chocolaty goodness!
When I come visit, will you make me a plate of these? Pretty pretty please? 🙂
Brittany
YAY!! YES YES I will make pancakes every morning!
Amy
Then I’m convinced — I’m buying a plane ticket ASAP!
Nichole
Oh, wow – your recipe (and pictures!) puts mine to shame! I’m excited for my next long run to try these!! 🙂
lifeaslisaknowsit
I love pumpkin pancakes but these sound delicious!!! These WILL be made this weekend! 🙂
purpletaylorj
These look amazing! Whenever I have time in the morning I usually make pancakes- the’re the best!
PNWRunner
You didn’t tell me you were making breakfast this morning!! 😉 Those look fantastic. Next time I have a pancake craving, I’ll be making these. Chocolate pancakes- sign me up!!
Kristina at damntenpounds
Oh SNAP, girl! I don’t have a favorite pancake flavor but I think you just introduced me to mine. This looks like heaven on a plate!
Choc Chip Uru
I know it has protein therefore I need to make this everyday 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
An Unrefined Vegan
Can I please, please have these?!
Alex @ therunwithin
so I made black bean brownies last night – they were not good. I either hit or miss. I hate adding protein powder to things I bake but i think i should have done it…
Brittany
I’m actually very leery of using protein powders in baking. I only did so in these pancakes because I needed a protein boost, and it actually turned out OK!! I LOVE black bean brownies, so sad yours didn’t turn out!
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Go big or go home is right! These look delicious no matter what color plate you put them on, although I do agree with you. The first shot with the black plate is my favorite. This photo stuff takes work, right! It’s totally worth it though because your pictures came out beautiful. #diningsolo for the win.
Eating 4 Balance
The name in and of itself is just deadly. Add on top the amazing photos! I must recreate this!!
Great action shot of the syrup. I haven’t quite mastered that one yet 😉
Britta
omgggg Brittttttttt. I neeeed these. NEED them. I’ve been so hungry today and I just had dinner and I could totally stuff my face with these for dessert. And hot damn, your presentation skills are amazeballs!!! I need to work on mine. You rock at creating yummy things and you KNOW I will be making these bad boys soon! YUMMO!
ahellams
This will be breakfast tomorrow (though with a few substitutions because I don’t have everything) but that looks incredible! You seriously need to get on that food truck thing, you would KILL IT!
Barbara Bamber | justasmidgen
You make just the best recipes that look all decadent and taste decadent but they’re so healthy for you! This one looks like an actual chocolate cake! I can’t wait to try! xx
Melissa @ Al Forno Mementos
that looks like a cake fit for a king! mmmmmmm!
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
Something chocolate is always a good choice, and omigosh they look so fudgy and delicious. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever had chocolate pancakes… Chocolate chip yes, but not full-blown chocolate. I feel like I’m missing out 😦
Christine @ Gotta Eat Green
I always picked waffles over pancakes.. but lately I’ve been seeing so many amazing pancake recipes! These look delicious!
Brittany
I would choose waffles over pancakes any day, but I don’t have a waffle maker! HA!
Jan @ Sprouts n Squats
These look so so delicious!! I tried to comment yesterday but my computer didn’t want to play nice!!
I am drooling! I love all flavoured pancakes but ones that I remember are ones I had in Hawaii that were definitely not healthy but they were delicious, maple/pecan ones with lots of syrup!
Heather @ HeatherRunsFast.com
Nom Nom Nom … I like the Dos Equis reference, haha. I’ll just call you the mist interesting WOman in the world! You know my love for pancakes so I WILL be trying this recipe… do you think it will work the same with whey protein?
Brittany
I think these would be even BETTER with whey protein!! Creamier. I love my rice protein, but it’s definitely not as smooth as whey! Give it a try! I just sub some protein powder for flour to get an even ratio of dry ingredients.
Erin
STOOOOOOOOP. These look so good! Usually if I’m having pancakes I just go with plain buttermilk! There is a place about 45 min away from me that has the most amazing pecan pancakes and I will always get those though if I am there!
kelly @ racesrepsramblings
Umm…. could I please hire you to be my personal chef??? Seriously. Amazing.
shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com
Good Golly Gawsh! These pancakes are definitely NOT for sharing – the 1st picture, the 2nd picture…they all have me wanting to lick the screen!
The Healthy Flavor
OMG these looks and sound sooooo good! I’m definitely going to have to try these soon! I’ve been making chocolate pancakes lots lately but slightly different ingredients! These definitely look brownie chocolatey heaven!
P
Two words: genius and delicious! Next up, blondie pancakes 😉
Tessa @ Amazing Asset
Best pancakes you have ever created? Wehehehelll I might need to try this recipe and stat 🙂
Ellie
Ah, don’t you just love it when a recipe is MORE than a big hit from the very beginning?! This sounds too good~and for some reason I’ve been loving chocolate more than ever after birth (don’t know what happened there) so I really want this now, haha!
thepeacepatch
LOL @ face-plant breakfast..I’m with you, face-deep into the chocolatey morning goodness!
It would be fun to make a batch of another flavor, maybe peanut butter or banana, and alternate them light and dark. Might be easier to photograph and oh so yumful!
Meredith
How do you think of this stuff? I am so impressed and I am SO trying these. Look and sounds AMAZING. You go girl!!
pjsassifras
I’m speechless. That never happens. O.M.G. I want those NOW! (drooling) What the?? Seriously, my brain cannot process how good those look.
I like all pancakes and you can’t force me to choose just one, so there.
* Vegan Sparkles *
Hooly dooly, they look INCREDIBLE, girl!!
Matt @ The Athlete's Plate
Mmm these look good!
paigepodbelsek
Just made these for breakfast!! Like literally 15 minutes ago. All I can say is…thank you for this recipe!!! I topped mine with protein frosting (chocolate protein powder with a little water, whisked) and a big heaping spoonful of Nutzo nut butter….LITERALLY brownies on a plate. Now, brownies in my stomach. Great recipe!!
Brittany
LOVE IT!! Your version sounds DELICIOUS!! So glad you enjoyed these!
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Kelly
This looks delicious. Going to have to try these ASAP!
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Love the look of these!!
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Stef
I would love to get a copy of your pumpkin pancake recipe! I’m a big fan of apple spice, too.