It is possible to describe pancakes as healthy, even when they are made with chocolate! We love to elevate and tweak classic recipes here to be healthier and functional for menopausal women and that is what we have created with these healthy protein pancakes with cacao and ricotta.
How these protein pancakes benefit menopause
- They are gluten-free, made with ground oats in place of wheat or refined flour
- They are rich in protein with ricotta cheese, egg, and more if served with plain yogurt
- They are calcium-rich for bone health
- They have an antioxidant boost with the addition of raw cacao powder
Ingredients you will need
- Quick oats- you will grind these up in a food processor or a blender to a fine flour
- Raw cacao powder- not hot chocolate powder! This is the Dutch cocoa, which is sugar and dairy-free
- Pantry staples like baking powder, cinnamon, sea salt
- Ricotta cheese
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Maple syrup
- Milk- I used unsweetened oat milk, but any unsweetened milk will do
- Coconut oil for frying
- Plain yogurt and strawberries for serving
How to make these amazing pancakes
Heat a small amount of coconut oil in a non-toxic, non-stick frying pan on low-medium heat
Grind the oats to a fine flour consistency in a blender or food processor. Transfer the flour to a mixing bowl
Stir in the baking powder, cinnamon, sea salt, and cacao powder. Set aside
In the same blender, blend together the ricotta cheese, egg, vanilla and maple syrup. Slowly pour the batter into the dry ingredients and stir together well
Pour 1/4 cup of the pancake batter into the heated pan. Cook for 5 minutes, flip the pancakes and cook for another 5 minutes or until they are cooked in the middles and golden brown on the outside
Serve with sliced strawberries, plain yogurt, and maple syrup or homemade sugar-free jam for extra protein and omega 3 fats
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Healthy Protein Pancakes with Ricotta Cheese (GF)
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 2 Tbsp cacao powder
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 cup oat milk
- coconut oil for frying
- strawberries for serving
- plain yogurt for serving
Instructions
- Heat a small amount of coconut oil in a non-toxic, non-stick frying pan on low-medium heat
- Grind the oats to a fine flour consistency in the blender or food processor. Transfer the flour to a mixing bowl
- Stir in the baking powder, cinnamon, sea salt, and cacao powder. Set aside
- In the same blender, blend together the ricotta cheese, egg, vanilla and maple syrup. Slowly pour the batter into the dry ingredients and stir together well
- Pour 1/4 cup of the pancake batter into the heated pan. Cook for 5 minutes, flip the pancakes and cook for another 5 minutes or until they are cooked in the middles and golden brown on the outside
- Serve with sliced strawberries, plain yogurt, and maple syrup
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