Red Velvet Protein Pancakes

Thanks to my little cold I pretty much spent the day on the sofa in front of the TV tooling around on my laptop. (I hate being under the weather).  Scrolling down my Facebook News Feed, I spotted a Pinterest post "Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!"  Yum!  I headed to the kitchen to experiement!

Red Velvet Oatmeal Protein Pancakes

For Pancake:

1/3 Cup Ground Oats

1 Tablespoon Wheat Germ

1/2 Scoop Double Chocolate Proto Whey

1 Teaspoon Stevia

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon Organic Cocoa Powder

Pinch Sea Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Distilled White Vinegar

1 Egg White

2-3 Tablespoons of Water

Red Food Coloring

For Topping:

3 Tablespoons Plain (or Vanilla) Greek Yogurt (I use Fage 0%)

Lemon Juice (to taste)

Stevia (to taste)

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Creme Proto Whey

Start by making the topping.  In a small bowl, Mix Greek Yogurt with Vanilla Creme Proto Whey.  Add a little lemon juice and stevia until you achieve desired taste.  Set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix oats, wheat germ, Proto whey, Stevia Baking Powder, Cocoa Powder and Sea Salt.  Stir in egg white, vinegar and water.  Then add vanilla extract and food coloring.  Start with half a teaspoon of coloring and add another teaspoon if necessary.

When batter is completely mixed, heat a non stick skillet which has been prepped with Pam or coconut oil.  Use a tablespoon to put batter in pan.  Will make 3 silver dollar pancakes using approximately 2 Tablespoons per cake.  When bubbles begin to form, flip cakes to cook opposite side.  When they are done, transfer the cakes from a pan to a petit plate.  Use a spoon to top with Greek yogurt mixture on each cake then stack.  

These cakes are ready for eating!  Thank you,  Brandy for the inspiration!