Pancake recipes packed with nutrition

Explore three nourishing pancake ideas designed to keep you fuelled, satisfied, and on track with your goals, especially if you're looking for something tasty to eat and sustain you before exercise. Created by our chef and wellness expert, Lisa Marley.

High-Protein Baked Chocolate Pancakes

Ingredients

• 190g flour
• 60g chocolate protein powder (or protein powder of choice)
• 250 ml milk (almond milk used)
• 1 banana, mashed
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 100g dark chocolate chips (mixed in at the end)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Mix flour, protein powder, milk, mashed banana, and sugar into a smooth batter.
3. Fold in chocolate chips (optional).
4. Pour into a lined baking tray.
5. Bake for 14 minutes, allow to cool, then slice.

Estimated Nutrition (whole tray)

Without chocolate chips:

• Calories: 1,120 kcal
• Protein: 70 g
• Carbohydrates: 175g
• Fat: 12g

With chocolate chips:

• Calories: 1,620 kcal
• Protein: 76g
• Carbohydrates: 210g
• Fat: 42g

Per serving (assuming 6 slices, with chocolate):

270 kcal | 13g protein | 35g carbs | 7g fat

American-Style Fluffy Pancakes with Cherry Topping

Ingredients

Pancakes:

• 250g self-raising flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 200 ml milk (almond used)
• 1 tsp vegetable oil for frying

Cherry topping:

• 1 punnet cherries, stones removed
• 50 ml water
• 1 tbsp sugar

Method

1. Whisk all pancake ingredients (except oil and cherries) into a thick, smooth batter.
2. Heat oil in a pan and cook pancakes in batches until golden.
3. Simmer cherries with water and sugar for 2 minutes, then cool.
4. Serve pancakes topped with warm cherries.

Estimated Nutrition (entire recipe)

• Calories: 1,150 kcal
• Protein: 30g
• Carbohydrates: 225g
• Fat: 12g

Per serving (4 pancakes):

290 kcal | 7g protein | 56g carbs | 3g fat

Savoury Cheese & Ham Pancakes

Ingredients

• 150g flour
• 1 egg
• 200 ml milk (adjust for a loose batter)
• Cheese slices
• Ham slices (plant-based used)
• 1 tsp oil for frying

Method

1. Whisk flour, egg, and milk into a loose batter.
2. Heat oil in a pan and pour in batter.
3. When bubbles form, add cheese and ham to one side.
4. Fold the pancake over and cook until golden and heated through.

Estimated Nutrition (entire recipe)

• Calories: 900 kcal
• Protein: 45g
• Carbohydrates: 95g
• Fat: 32g

Per serving (2 folded pancakes):

300 kcal | 15g protein | 32g carbs | 11g fat