Chocolate Coconut Protein Pancakes

Wooooo pancakes baby!!! I haven’t made good ol’ protein pancakes for breakfast in forever so these little drops of heaven were long overdue. And not to mention they were absolutely amazing :) Double the recipe and you’ve got plenty leftover for 2nd breakfast :0 or breakfast the following morning. Makes one serving    Prep Time – 5 min     Cooking Time – 10-15min

Ingredients

1. 1/4 cup rolled oats
2. 1/4 cup chocolate protein powder (I used Dymatize Iso-100)
3. 1/8 cup coconut flour
4. 1/8 cup coconut flakes
5. 1/2 tsp baking soda
6. 1-2 tbsp almond milk
7. 1/2 cup egg whites

Directions

1. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add in the egg whites, almond milk and give it a good mix.
2. Heat some coconut oil in a pan over medium low heat. Using a 1/4 cup scoop, pour batter into pan. Once bubbles start to form, flip over. When both sides are golden brown…boom! Done! Repeat for the rest of the batter :)

For “Berry Syrup” – defrost 1/2 cup frozen berries in the microwave. Mix in some stevia and serve over top of pancakes.

Chocolate Zucchini Protein Muffins

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I’ve recently decided to compete in my first ever fitness competition!!! Originally I was going to wait until November. But after talking to a friend who has done a few competitions already, it seemed like the right decision to do the INBF show in July with her!! Wooooo I’m absolutely STOKED!! So I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot more about my training and all the different foods I’ll be eating during contest prep! Right now I’m “bulking” lol and doing a reverse diet – slowly increasing my calories and carbs every week in order to build muscle!! So I actually get to eat a LOT! More food than I’m used to eating forsure with a tonne of carbs! My dream come true <3

I had an itch to do some baking on Saturday after I finished my sweaty spin class and just happened to have some zucchinis in my fridge. Very convenient ;) And these turned out fantastic!! If you don’t like zucchini, then I wouldn’t recommend them. BUT, if you grate the zucchini small enough then you’ll barely know it’s there. Plus…think of all the nutrients you’ll be gaining from these CHOCOLATE muffins! Whaaaaaaaaat…thats pretty cool if I do say so myself ;) And not to mention the macros are fantastic so you can enjoy these little treats without feeling the least bit guilty. Maybe even have a few of them ;)

Makes 10-12 muffins     Prep Time – 10 min      Baking Time – 20 min

Ingredients

1. 3/4 cup brown rice flour
2. 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3. 1/2 cup chocolate protein powder (I used Dymatize Iso-100)
4. 1/8 tsp baking powder
5. 1/2 tsp baking soda
6. 1 tbsp cinnamon
7. pinch of salt
8. 3/4 cup egg whites
9. 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
10. 1 tbsp stevia
11. 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
12. 1 cup zucchini, grated in small pieces

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients together and give it a good mix.
3. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the egg whites, apple sauce, stevia and vanilla extract.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until well combined. Add in the zucchini and stir.
5. Next, scoop batter into a greased muffin tin (about 1/4 cup into each muffin). Mine filled 11 muffins. Bake for 20 minutes :)

Macros per muffin (if you made 11) : 86 cals, 11g carbs, 10g protein, 0g fat