high protein pancakes: DIY power cakes mix (2025)

Keepthis high protein pancakes mixon hand and you’llonly be a couple steps away from a filling nourishing breakfast!

I might be breaking ALL the recipe creation rules with this one.

There’s the “list all ingredients in order of use” rule…. I ALWAYS follow that one. It’s a big pet peeve of mine when I’m making someone else’s recipe and I’m scrambling to find how much to add of theingredient that comes next. Making a recipe isn’t some kind of treasure hunt. Just give it to me straight!

Then there’s the “list ingredients added at the same time in descending order” rule. I love this one! It makes recipes look so neat and tidy!

Oh no, I follow all the organizational type of recipe rules. But with this one (ssshhh, don’t tell anyone!) I actually made a copycat recipe for a food I’ve never even tasted!

So toall those people who called me a goodie two shoes in elementary school: ha! There you have it; I do have a rebel streak in me!

High Protein Pancakes Craze

I kept seeing all these Dietitians posting about Kodiak Power Cakes in their #costcofinds Instagram photos. Amillion Dietitians couldn’t be wrong so I picked up a box the next time I was at Costco. One reason everyone was raving about this pancake mix was that it was made with simple, whole food ingredients. I flipped the box over to readthe ingredient list and the first thing I thought was “I have all these ingredients at home; I could just make this myself!” Then I put the box down and went home with a mission to re-create it.

Being anutrition nerd and proud of it, I used the nutrition facts to guide my recipe creation. My first attempt was nearlyright on the money! Ka-ching! A few tweaks and I had a recipe that lined up with the nutritional breakdown of the boxed stuff.

The power cakes instructions say you can make the pancakes one of three ways:

1. Just add water (left in photo)
2. Just add milk (middle)
3. Add milk and an egg (right)

For these photos I added 3/4 liquid for each cup of dry mix. As you can see in the photo the egg clearly made a “runnier” thinner pancake. I thought I would like the thicker ones but they weren’t as fluffy as I had expected. The milk and egg version proved to be a clear winner in our family.

Why These High Protein Pancakes are a Smart Choice

Compared to a regular box of pancake mix, this high protein pancake mix has

• more than DOUBLE the protein
• 1/3 the sugar
• nearly THREE times the fibre!

So what does that mean for you? Protein and fibre are two very important, key nutrients at breakfast. They pack a mean punch in keeping hunger at bay. When you start your day with a meal high in protein and fibre, you are going to feel full for hours. No need for a morning pick-me-up!

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This recipe uses whey protein isolate. I prefer this choice for a protein powder because that’s all that’s in it: no sweeteners or flavours or other fillers or sketchy performance enhancers.It’s also much more versatile; you can add it to anything because it has a very mild flavour on its own.

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If you make this recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, or snap a photo and tag it with #smartnutritionrecipes on Instagram! I’d love to see your creations!

Nutrition info for 1/2 cup dry mix.

Calories: 195 | Fat: 1.5g | Carbs: 31g | Fibre: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Protein: 14g

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