This Healthy Pancake Recipe is the easiest pancake recipe in the world and each pancake has 10-13 grams of protein!
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This Healthy Pancake recipe is almost just as easy as using a box mix, but you’re getting all your nutrients from real, whole foods you probably already have on hand. Just how easy? You can throw all of the ingredients into the blender, let it do its thing, pour the batter, and there you go…healthy, homemade pancakes that are ready in just a few minutes.
Let’s take a look at those ingredients.
Recipe Ingredients: What You Need
- Old-fashioned rolled oats: Oats provide whole-grain carbohydrates and fiber, including beta-glucan, a soluble fiber that supports healthy cholesterol levels. When blended, they create the flour base for these pancakes, adding a mild, nutty flavor and hearty texture.
- Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt adds protein and calcium while giving the pancakes moisture and a subtle tang. It helps create a tender texture and makes this breakfast more satisfying.
- Eggs: Eggs provide high-quality protein along with choline, a nutrient that supports normal brain and nervous system function. They also bind the batter and give the pancakes structure as they cook.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon adds warm flavor and brings out the sweetness of the honey without adding more sugar. It also contains plant compounds with antioxidant activity.
- Vanilla extract: Vanilla adds a cozy aroma and enhances the sweetness of the pancakes. Although it contributes little nutritionally in this amount, it gives the batter a delicious flavor.
- Salt: A small pinch of salt balances the sweetness and brings out the flavors of the oats, cinnamon, and vanilla. Salt provides sodium, an essential electrolyte, but only a small amount is needed here.
- Honey: Honey lightly sweetens the batter and complements the oats and cinnamon. It provides carbohydrates for energy and counts as added sugar, so a little goes a long way.
- Baking powder: Baking powder helps the pancakes rise, giving the oat-based batter a lighter, fluffier texture. Its role is primarily in creating that lift rather than adding nutritional value.
- Butter for cooking: A little butter helps prevent sticking and gives the pancakes golden edges and rich flavor. It adds fat, including saturated fat, so lightly coating the pan is all you need.
Why this is a Healthy Pancake Recipe
So what makes this a healthy pancake recipe? Let’s check out the stats (I love a good list):
- 10-13 grams of protein per pancake (see recipe notes)
- made with 100% whole grains
- made with no refined flours
- made with no refined sugars
A healthy pancake recipe doesn’t always equal delicious pancakes, but these are healthy and delicious.
These are some of the most hearty and filling pancakes ever. Must be the protein. These will definitely fill you up and keep you full all morning long.
How to Make this Healthy Pancake Recipe
This video will show you just how EASY this healthy pancake recipe is!
Here are the (easy) step-by-step instructions. Keep scrolling to the recipe card if you’d like a printable version of these instructions along with the full ingredient list.
- Put all ingredients in the blender and blend until very smooth.
- Heat a pan with about 1 tablespoon of butter or fat of choice.
- Pour a small amount of batter into the pan. Cook about 4-5 minutes on the first side and 2-3 minutes on the second side.
- Repeat until all the batter is gone (or cook them all on one large griddle). Enjoy!
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Healthy Pancake Recipe
- Total Time: 13 mins
- Yield: 5 1x
Description
These healthy pancakes are so easy and boast 10-13 grams of protein per pancake!
Ingredients
- 1-2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats*
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons honey or liquid sweetener of choice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- butter or fat of choice
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in the blender and blend until very smooth.
- Heat a pan with about 1 tablespoon of coconut oil.
- Pour a small amount of batter into the pan. Cook about 4-5 minutes on the first side and 2-3 minutes on the second side.
- Repeat until all the batter is gone (or cook them all on one large griddle)
- Enjoy!
Notes
*After receiving feedback that the pancakes were too thin for some people, I tested the amount of oats. If you like thicker pancakes, use 2 cups of oats, for thinner pancakes 1 cup of oats is perfect. Nutritional information listed is for 1 cups of oats. If you use 2 cups of oats, 1 pancake (out of 5) is 223 calories and 13 grams of protein.
*If you use 2 cups of oats, the batter may be too thick for your blender. Start with 1 cup and only add more if you find them too thin. I prefer 1 cup.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Category: Breakfast
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pancake
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8.1g
- Sodium: 201.3mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.1g
- Carbohydrates: 20.2g
- Fiber: 2.3g
- Protein: 10.1g
- Cholesterol: 119.3mg
More Healthy Pancake Recipes
Everyone can use more than one healthy pancake recipe, am I right? Here are some more I highly recommend! Click on any of the links below to check out my other recipes:
2-ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes
The Ultimate Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes
These are really, really good! I’ve done a couple of variations out of necessity—sour cream thinned just a little with milk when I don’t have green yogurt, or blueberry Greek yogurt when I don’t have plain. Those were very yummy, with just a hint of flavor from the flavored yogurt. I also pulse the oats in the blender by themselves to get them much finer than they are. I think this may cause them to be a little flatter, but my kids get all weird with full-sized flakes of oats in their pancakes.
Looking forward to trying these! Are the nutrition information for one pancake or for the whole batch?
The nutritional information is for one pancake. 🙂
These are so good. Just made them quickly with my 18 month old, he keeps asking for more, more, more! We eat gluten free, so a recipe without flour is awesome, since even the 1:1 ones are never quite right!
Thank you!
So glad to hear this! 🙂
it looks yummy. I think I will have a try according to your suggestion, thanks.
it’s so good and so healthy!!! i love it!
it’s so good and so healthy i love it!
These have become my all time favorite pancakes! They taste great with some fresh strawberries and a bit of natural maple syrup. Or a bit of natural peanut butter spread over the top. Love doing a double batch so I can freeze the extras.
So glad to hear that Meghan! 🙂
These are the best pancakes I’ve made probably ever. Usually “healthy” recipes eliminate any sort of flour and end up rubbery and paper thin or call for almond meal which makes them dense and gritty. These were fluffy and filling but didn’t weigh me down like pancakes often do. I had to work with whole wheat flour and plain yogurt because that’s what I had on hand, but they were soooooo gooooood!
I’m so glad to hear that, Alison! Thanks for taking the time to let me know–I really appreciate feedback! 🙂
Delicious recipe! I made it yesterday. Its taste was delicious.
Thanks for letting me know!
What is rolled oats???!!
Rolled oats are oats that have been rolled. 🙂 Rolled oats are sold as either old-fashioned rolled oats or quick-cooking rolled oats. I use old-fashioned. I hope that helps!
In Canada they are called “large flake oats.” In the US they are called “old fashioned oats.” Same thing. Not sure where you live.
I just made these for myself and my three teenage daughters, and we loved them. I doubled the recipe for the four of us and used whole milk Greed yogurt (because that is all I had). I served them with (yes more) Greek yogurt, fresh berries and maple syrup on the side. I cooked them on low medium heat with the lid on, and they came out fluffy. I appreciate that they are so nutritious, took very little time, and of course delicious. I will definitely make these again.
Glad to hear it Gina! Thanks for the feedback. 🙂
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Looks so good and I have all the ingredients in my pantry. I’m trying these tomorrow. Thanks.
You’re welcome! Enjoy! 🙂
Do you know approximately how much batter you use per pancake and how many pancakes you get total? It says serves 5, but I am wondering how many pancakes each person gets.
It makes 5 large pancakes. Serving size depends on appetite. My husband can eat 2 or even 3, but one, with toppings, is plenty for me. 🙂
Thanks for sharing delicious and healthy recipes.. I have read many healthy protein pancake reviews, but this one looks yummy!! I am very eager to try these delicious pancakes.
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I have made these several times lately! They are so easy, and I can feel good about serving them to my 4-year-old. We don’t even add any sweetener and he loves them, usually topped with peanut butter.
So glad to hear that, Ashley! 🙂
Gorgeous! It looks so tasty. I will try it at home with my daughter this weekend. This might be the great time for me. Thanks.
You’re welcome! I hope you love these. 🙂
I realized the protein content would be less but anyone made these with an egg replacement?
I haven’t had pancakes in…forever. They never keep me full, so I go for more protein-packed breakfast such as eggs. But your recipe is tempting me to give pancakes another chance… I’ll experiment to make them dairy-free though. 🙂
I’m the same way, Kate! I usually think of pancakes as a special treat breakfast rather than an everyday breakfast, but these are really a game changer!