Things in Miami have been an absolute whirlwind! I've literally applied to 324,566,835 jobs at this point and had 1 (or 2) mental breakdowns amid realizing I am totally NOT prepared for the workload at this school. However, things seem to actually be falling into place now so I promise a full update once I have things confirmed. In the meantime, I wanted to share a delicious recipe with you all for protein gingerbread pancakes.
Okay, so I've been craving all things gingerbread for like 2 months now and while packing up my kitchen in Portland I found my long-forgotten waffle maker and made a note to make myself some gingerbread waffles once I got my kitchen unpacked here in Miami. Further, my step grandparents gave me a MASSIVE jug of real maple syrup for Christmas from their hometown in Western Massachusetts which I couldn't wait to break into! Finally, one night last week I went online to research recipes and after compiling a few different ones here's the one I came up with:
2 egg whites
1 tbsp molasses
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp real maple syrup
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 scoop vanilla whey (I used Syntrax Matrix Simply Vanilla)
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
Here I am, ready to go!
However, it having been eons since I last used my waffle maker I forgot the most important part...the non-stick lining isn't really non-stick...it requires a good spray of Pam prior to use...
And this is what happened.
Okay, so I've been craving all things gingerbread for like 2 months now and while packing up my kitchen in Portland I found my long-forgotten waffle maker and made a note to make myself some gingerbread waffles once I got my kitchen unpacked here in Miami. Further, my step grandparents gave me a MASSIVE jug of real maple syrup for Christmas from their hometown in Western Massachusetts which I couldn't wait to break into! Finally, one night last week I went online to research recipes and after compiling a few different ones here's the one I came up with:
2 egg whites
1 tbsp molasses
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp real maple syrup
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 scoop vanilla whey (I used Syntrax Matrix Simply Vanilla)
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
Here I am, ready to go!
And this is what happened.
It was so sad. My pre-lifting protein waffles burnt to a crisp! Not only that, but I also put too much batter in at once and it literally seeped out all over my counter-top. Not fun :(
However, I still had a little batter left so I quickly whipped-up one delightful pancake and made a side of scrambled eggs to keep my protein count up. All is well that ends well :)
Not only was the mix delicious, healthy, and bodybuilding diet friendly, it's also gluten free! The nutrition for the entire recipe (sans the additional eggs, banana slices and maple syrup shown here) works out to approximately 371 calories, 14 grams of fat, 30 grams of carbs, and 35 grams of protein. Can't beat that!
Even though I now live in a warm climate and the allure of cold-weather seasonal foods like gingerbread isn't quite as strong as it once was, I'd still make these again. I'd even serve them to company they were that good! Give 'em a try and let me know how you like them! xo
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