This breakfast pancake brings all the crispiness of toast and the sweetness of a pancake with a tangy lemon finish! Most healthy breakfast recipes tell you to use oat flour, but if you have insulin resistance, standard oat flour can still cause a mid-morning crash. By grinding oat bran into a fine flour instead, we keep all the light, fluffy texture of a real pancake while packing it with beta-glucan fiber to keep your blood sugar completely flat. When I was diagnosed with insulin resistance, I thought my Sunday morning pancake tradition was dead. I spent years tweaking this recipe until I found the exact balance of bright lemon, vanilla, and blood-sugar-safe ingredients that give me that classic fluffy texture without the 10:00 AM energy crash.
Vanilla Lemon Sugar Pancake
Description
We put this recipe through the test kitchen 3x to perfect its taste, lightness, and protein content. What we ended up with is a perfect, high-protein start to the day in a HUGE pancake that you get to eat completely guilt-free. Use the protein powder flavor of your choice. The erythritol will carmelize a little and the lemon juice will steam when you pour it on. Top with raspberries as a finishing touch. This is a favorite!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F / 204 degrees C. In a mixing bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the protein powder, oat bran flour, almond milk, nutmeg, salt and lightly beat until blended but still slightly lumpy.
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Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch skillet with a heatproof handle over medium-high heat. When very hot but not brown, pour in the batter. Bake in the oven until the pancake is golden brown, about 15 minutes.
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Working quickly, remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle with the erythritol. Return to the oven for 1 to 2 minutes more. Sprinkle with lemon juice and serve with fresh berries if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 512kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 18.4g29%
- Saturated Fat 4.3g22%
- Cholesterol 185mg62%
- Sodium 374mg16%
- Potassium 296.9mg9%
- Total Carbohydrate 51.9g18%
- Dietary Fiber 14.1g57%
- Sugars 5.6g
- Protein 38.3g77%
- Vitamin A 16.1 IU
- Vitamin C 36.2 mg
- Calcium 35 mg
- Iron 21.5 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
If you want a lighter, fluffier pancake, omit the protein powder and drink it on the side as a shake with water or almond milk.
If you’re a syrup fan, omit the raspberries and top with a 0-calorie syrup. Walden Farms makes great options.
My absolute favorite pancake!