It’s no secret that I love pancakes. I regularly include them in my diet on at least a weekly basis, and I’ve gotten into the habit of making my own healthy batter.
I often add protein powder or throw Greek yogurt into the mix, especially if it’s a post-workout meal. I think it’s important to include some protein in every meal to keep it balanced, and what some pancake mixes on the market today are missing is a good amount of protein.
Say hello to ProCakes – a gluten free, no added sugar, high protein pancake mix. Recently launched by, Caren Magill, a fellow FitFluential ambassador, ProCakes pancake mix is made with whey protein, organic coconut flour, gluten free baking flour, and almond flour, and sweetened with xylitol, a naturally occurring sweetener derived from tree bark.
A ProCakes sample was recently sent out to me to try, and I was happy to get my hands on my first protein pancake mix. I made my pancakes by combining the ProCakes mix with a flax egg and almond milk, then adding banana slices to the pancake batter.
I topped my pancakes with warmed chopped apple + more banana slices with cinnamon, plus a drizzle of honey.
Here’s what I thought:
Nutrition-wise, ProCakes are great, especially for someone like me who sometimes wants breakfast for dinner, but also needs a protein boost in my meal. The mix is fully made with recognizable ingredients, which I can always appreciate.
Taste-wise, I liked the ProCakes mix. I’m not the biggest fan of bean flour flavors in general (ProCakes contains fava and garbanzo bean flour), but I didn’t think the taste was overpowering or too-proteiny. Sometimes high protein products such as this are dry and cake-like, but my ProCakes had the consistency of normal pancakes.
My only negative feedback on ProCakes was that the batter stuck to my pan a bit when I tried to flip the pancakes over. It took a bit of finagling to get the pancakes flipped over without them falling apart.
Overall, I think that ProCakes make for a nice kitchen item to have handy when you want to make pancakes in a jiffy!
Questions: Have you ever had protein pancakes? What do you typically top your pancakes with?
Thanks for the review Nicole, and thanks also for bringing up that issue. Typically it helps to put a little oil or non-stick spray to the pan, but perhaps you did that.
Anyway, glad you liked them!
Hi Caren! Yup, I did put some non-stick spray… but maybe my pan was acting up a bit that day 😉 Thanks for sending some mix for me to try – best of luck in your pancake endeavors!!
These sound yummy, thanks for sharing!
I really want to look into these pro-cakes more but the web site doesn’t work! They are based in LA though 🙂
Hmm weird, it just worked for me. Try to check it out again if you have a chance! Thanks for reading!
These sounds great! I usually make protein pancakes, but it would be nice to have some pre-mad mix around for when I don’t feel like putting it all together myself haha 🙂
I feel the same way! Or sometimes if I’m missing a pancake batter ingredient, it’d be nice to have the option of simply using the ProCakes mix.
Your pancakes look delicious!! Now I want to make some pancakes this weekend…. maybe for breakfast tomorrow!
Yum, hope that you made some!
These look amazing! Plus I love the idea of a protein pancake already made up for you because, well, I’m lazy!
Hehehe, hey there’s nothing wrong with pre-made batters/doughs/etc.! You’re making me think about how I pretty much always buy pizza dough balls that I can just roll out and bake in the oven, and whenever I post pizza pictures on social media, people ask how I made the dough. I always feel like a cheat! But hey, I’m busy and don’t usually have time to be thinking that far ahead to make my own dough! 😉
I’ve been struggling to get enough protein in daily so bought some of the ProCake mix at Amazon. Can’t wait to try it.
I’m glad to hear it! Definitely let me know how you like them.