Back to school recipes this month!
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that protein, and protein breakfasts in particular, are all the rage!
If that’s important to you, then I’ve got you covered, without having to make a 3 egg omelette every morning.
If protein powder isn’t your thing, then just leave it out, the protein content will obviously be lower, but you’ll still get a decent amount to start your morning.
PROTEIN PANCAKES
If you don’t want to used protein powder in this one, you can add a heaped tablespoon of self raising flour instead.
1 banana or 100g pear (core removed)
½ cup rolled oats
6 tablespoons milk of your choice
2 scoops protein powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
- Place all the ingredients in the blender and blitz until you have a thick batter.
(I added a bit too much milk for mine hence they are quite thin! but still delicious.)
Leave to stand for a few minutes.
- Heat a little light olive oil (or melted butter, coconut oil etc) in a non-stick frying pan to a medium heat.
- large frying pan you can do more than one at a time.
- Heat over a medium heat for a couple of minutes, until the top starts to form bubbles.
- Flip it over and cook for a further two minutes on the other side.
- If they seem undercooked then cook for a bit longer and if they are browning too quickly, turn the heat down.
- Repeat until all the mixture is used up.
Serve with cream cheese or peanut butter for an extra protein hit, shown here with choc shot, chopped nuts and fresh fruit.
This next recipe is full of fibre, healthy fats and protein and perfect when you’re in a rush in the morning. It’s not designed to be super sweet, but if you need more sugar to get you going in the morning, you can add extra dates or a banana.
GREEN SMOOTHIE
You will need.
1 large handful of spinach
½ a large avocado
2 medjool dates (pitted)
100g Greek yogurt (use soy or coconut yogurt if you don’t do dairy)
Zest of 1 lime
2 tablespoons vanilla flavour protein powder
200ml Almond or oat milk (start with 200ml and you can add more to get your desired consistency)
- Place the ingredients in the blender and blitz!
Enjoy!