Chocolate Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes

It's Nomnomnom-ing Time!!  I love my pancakes. I like to make them when I have time to sit down at home and eat and relax.. So, here is the recipe I used for these pancakes!

1/2 cup dry oatmeal 
.5-1 scoop Top Secret Nutrition Protein Powder
1/3 cup cottage cheese        
3 egg whites
2 oz cooked sweet potato   
1 small piece 85 % dark chocolate
~1/8 cup almond milk
Seasoning:
Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice & splenda

Directions: 

1. In a small bowl, mix the dry ingredients (oats, protein and seasonings and set aside.

2.  Blend the wet ingredients (egg whites, cottage cheese and sweet potatoes) in a food processor/blender until smooth and no lumps from the cottage cheese remain. Set aside.

3. Pour the almond milk in a small bowl,  and place the dark chocolate square inside. You're going to melt the chocolate in the microwave for about 30-60 seconds. Just to soften it enough to blend with the milk.

4. Add the dry ingredients and the melted chocolate to the mixture in the food 

processor and blend. Tada! You have pancake batter!      

5. Cook as you would any other pancake batter.

6. ENJOY!

Notes:
You don't HAVE to use a food processor for this!  I've made these pancakes without a blender/processor and they turned out fine. Just mix the wet ingredients by hand with a fork before mixing with everything else.

My pancakes are topped with Natural Peanut Butter and Sugar free Blueberry jam. Depending on your nutritional requirements, feel free to use other toppings! Greek yogurt, preserves, nuts, etc!

For those with lactose/dairy issues, you can replace the whey with soy, beef, vegan, etc  protein powder and instead of cottage cheese. You can replace it with bananas, applesauce, even baby food! Play with it, but most of all, ENJOY YOUR FOOD! 

xoxo,

L.