I had an "oopsie" in the kitchen this morning that actually turned out to be a great discovery!!
Despite my creative ways to turn my contest prep and healthy foods into something yummier .. I'm really not a chef. Before I started this health journey I actually NEVER cooked. I had a protein bar and coffee for breakfast, dinner leftovers or whatever I could grab that I CONSIDERED healthy for lunch, packed a balanced snack or two and my husband always made (what we then considered healthy) dinner.
So as great as my creations may look/taste .. they are usually just trial and error from me simply thinking outside the box. That is what happened this morning. I accidentally discovered a new, very easy and overall MESS FREE way to make perfectly round little pancakes!!
I'm on a "crepe" kick here lately. Normally I would just make the crepes in a regular pan using a couple egg whites and a couple Muscle Egg egg whites, some cinnamon, stevia and whatever filling I'm craving that day. SOMETIMES I will add a teaspoon or two of protein powder to my egg whites (especially if I don't have any Muscle Egg... that way they are flavored and not just egg tasting.)
Well ... I hadn't done dishes (we were lazy last night) ... so any pans I would have used for making crepes were dirty. Except this guy .. it was clean .. because I never use it. It's an "Omelette Pan". We registered for this when we got married -- I think it came from Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Logically it seemed it could work (since my crepes are just egg whites spread out super thin and flipped) so I tried it. I guess I put too much of the egg white mix in there .. or maybe it was the protein powder I added .. I'm not exactly sure why. But they ended up plumping up and making perfectly round little fluffy pancakes!!! I'm thinking it's because of how the pan cooks the ingredients (it is covered while it cooks unlike when I cook them open faced in a pan).. but it could also be the protein powder (however I didn't add any baking powder like I normally would to make it rise). Either way .. forget this little kitchen gadget being used for omelets in my house (I am not a big omelet fan anyway after discovering all the ways I can have a healthy SWEET TOOTH breakfast everyday) -- this will now forever be what I use to make my pancakes!
Here is how I made my
Today's
Ingredients
*2 egg whites (6tbs) regular egg whites (but use however many your macros allow)
*2 Muscle Egg egg whites (4tbs) -- I used Vanilla for this mornings creation. (If you don't have muscle egg egg whites .. just do 2 more egg whites and add more of some/all of the other ingredients below. you can also use other extracts .. there are tons .. not just vanilla)
*Little bit of vanilla extract
*1/2 pkt stevia
*Little bit of cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons (ish) of protein powder. Today I used Muscle Sport International Oatmeal Cookie because it's amazing and I'm out of everything else, haha. But I've found that especially for baking -- 1st Phorm and Metabolic Nutrition are the absolute best!! Not all protein powders are equal when baking! Also since this was a meal .. I prefer to use a "blend" instead of a whey. As I've mentioned before .. whey proteins are really best for pre/post workout. Blends are best any other time of day (I often leave this out all together when making crepes ... for them to turn out like pancakes it may be necessary though).
Pour 1/3 of the mixture in the nifty little Omelette Pan .. cook one min on med/high .. then you simply flip the pan over .. cook another minute. Check to see if done. Repeat if not. This made 3 little mini
Blueberry Filling Ingredients
* 1/4 container of Kroger Blueberry Carbmaster Greek Yogurt (I could have used much less and it would have been just as good. But the ENTIRE container only has 60 calories and a few carbs and sugars).
* 1/2 pkt stevia
* 1/2 tablespoon of Jiff Whips - because peanut butter is a healthy fat and makes everything better ;) If you are allowed more -- use it, ha!
* (optional) Walden Farms Pancake Syrup
* (optional) little bit of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
** these last two ingredients just give you MORE filling with the same amount of yogurt. The syrup makes it sweeter and thicker. The almond milk will make it a tad more watery**
I just layered the
I then put my measured peanut butter on top and then I actually put my creation in the microwave for 30 seconds (the pancakes had gotten a little cold AND it melts the peanut butter making a little bit of peanut butter go a long way).
The "base" of these pancakes honestly taste very similar to my 2 Min Mug Muffin or any basic batter base creation I've posted - which is usually what I have everyday because these pancakes (and the crepes) do take A LOT more time! However you can totally make them the night before! I've done that before and they taste great!
The mix alone is perfect for those wanting a lower carb diet for some reason (of course you would need to take out the fruit if you are wanting to go super low carb and just use the yogurt). BUT you all know I am a huge advocate for complex carbs at all (or almost all) meals .. so I ate my
Minus my oats I had on the side .. the macros for these accidental pancakes that were suppose to be crepes, haha, (including the 1/2 cup of real blueberries) are APPROXIMATELY (for entire batch):
190 Calories
13-15 carbs (all from fruit, yogurt, pb and vanilla muscle egg)
3g Fat - from peanut butter
** Take out the 1/2 cup blueberries and it would only be around 3 carbs (muscle egg has a tiny amount of carbs and so does the yogurt). But I advise you to keep the fruit add most importantly add some oats on the side! It is important to get in those good carbs to start your day! The amount depends on your PERSONAL needs! But for most anywhere from 1/4 - 1/2 cup dry would be suffecient **
Eat Clean. Train Dirty.
Stacy
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