Chocolate protein pancakes

Absolutely delicious..... period that's all!!!

I think I'm on some kind of pancake mission. This morning at 4:45a.m I woke up wanting some pancakes not something or any old thing sweet, but some pancakes. I also had to consider I was trying to lose a few pounds so I needed these cakes to be tasty, satisfying, waist watching, and chocolaty delicious. So, I turn on my computer and went chocolate pancake hunting and came across a recipe that's simple quick and chalk full of protein. I had to make some adjustments to what I had on hand in my kitchen at 5a.m.

  



 

HERE'S WHAT I HAD TO USE

2 large strawberries, sliced and drizzled with honey

2 TBSP pure maple syrup

2 eggs

1 ripe banana mashed

1 cinnamon stick (I used my zest grater to get a fine ground of cinnamon) 1 tsp.

*****or just use ground cinnamon...I was out so?

1 TBSP #Hershey unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 cup old fashion rolled oats

1/8 tsp. baking soda

pinch of salt

2 TBSP Muscle Milk brand 100 calories chocolate whey protein powder 

coconut oil for frying

 

 



DIRECTION

1) slice the strawberries and drizzle with honey then set aside

2) add the oat into a food processor and pulse into a powder form but I left a few chunks

3) add to the processor the cinnamon, salt, baking soda, cocoa powder, and whey protein and pulse ingredients together

4) mash the banana with a fork mashing out all or most of the lumps, now add the eggs to the banana and mix well

5) add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and mix well.....meanwhile

6) heat a large skillet or griddle on medium low add coconut oil

7) ****this batter made 3 using a 1/4 cup to measure. You can make this as small as you want or as big as you wan...t TIP* just know that these cake are delicate and not so easy to flip, so flip them when you notice the bubbling

8) when complete top with the strawberries and drizzle with the maple syrup

 

ENJOY!!! 

 

This recipe was adapted from insidebrucrewlife.com 

 

Think 'tropical' Oatmeal for breakfast

Oatmeal is known for helping you stay full, well this oatmeal is so full of coconut & banana natural flavor I was really happy with the taste, I think you will be also..... ENJOY!!!

The coconut milk I used (Thai Kitchen unsweetened) is thick and rich I love it #ThaiKitchen. I also used the So Delicious brand coconut milk that has 45 calories per cup but only used 1/2 cup in this dish. The taste is #awesome no need for butter.

 

I USED to make 2 servings

 

1/4 cup So Delicious (unsweetened and 45 calories per cup) coconut milk

1 cup Sunny Select Old Fashion Oats

1 cup water

1/3 cup (5TBSP) Thai Kitchen (unsweetened) coconut milk

1 med size banana mashed

1/2 TBSP cinnamon, 2 tsp light brown sugar, (I eyeballed the following) ground ginger, nutmeg, cumin







 

WHAT TO DO NEXT:

 

1) over medium heat bring all milks, brown sugar and water to a boil

2) add oats and reduce heat to low (be patient), cook until fluids are dissolved, stirring frequently

3) remove from heat, add the spices and stir mixing completely

4) add the mashed banana and mix in well (at this point season according to taste), let cool then serve with fruit



 

ENJOY!!!

Turkey sausage, tatar tot & cheese bake

Breakfast is what breakfast does....'breakfast' to break your fast which occur while you were sleeping. This easy quick breakfast will do just that filled with good carbs and protein.,. ENJOY!!!

This is tasty and well seasoned without extra added salts

 

YOU'LL NEED

 

 

8x8 greased glassed baking dish set oven at 350*



5 servings (approx. 10 tots per serving) of sweet potato tots

1/4 cup shredded Colby & Monterey jack cheese + 2 TBSP

12 oz pk JennyO ground turkey sausage patties ( I broke mines up to help with the crumbling during the cooking process)

1/4 pk of pork Chorizo

1/2 diced red pepper, 1/2 diced green pepper, 1/2 seeded and diced jalapeno pepper, 1/2 diced onion

7 eggs well whisked together

1/2 TBSP garlic powder

1/4 cup roughly chopped flat parseley

 

  

 

1) bake the tots approx. 12-15minutes according to the directions on the package , set aside

2) in a large (wide) skillet add approx. 1 TBSP EVOO heat over med then add all peppers and onion and cook approx. 5 minutes

3) add the Chorizo to the skillet of veggies and cook until chorizo dissolve, now add turkey patties

4) cook the mixture until turkey is partially done (approx. 5 more minutes) remove from heat

5) fill the greased 8x8 pan with the sweet potato tots, then top with 1/4 cup cheese (add as much cheese as you like just try and stay under 1/2 cup)

6) then cover that layer with the meat mixture, add the garlic powder to the eggs and whisk together now pour the whisked eggs over the meat (do this in a slow up and down motion to ensure coverage)

7) top with 2TBSP of cheese and flat parsley

8) cover and bake @ 350* for 30 minutes, remove cover and cook until the middle is stiff

9) now broil until desired color, allow to cool and divide the dish into 6 pieces...ENJOY!!!

 

Sausage goulash

This dish turned out delicious and full of flavor, served over Jasmine rice  and offered with homemade garlic bread...so you only need a little but 'I bet you can't eat just one bowl'...ENJOY

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This has the basic ingredients of a regular meatloaf but I used bread crumbs from a boxed stuffing and smashed them and I used Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce instead of katchup

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THIS ACTUALLY TASTE LIKE A REESE PEANUT buttercup