[This Gluten-Free Vegan Protein Pancakes post is sponsored by Ora Organic! All opinions are my own.]
These Gluten-Free Vegan Protein Pancakes are fluffy, perfectly soft and chewy, and super easy to make. They're refined sugar free, made without flax eggs or aquafaba and taste like banana bread! They come together in one blender, take just 30 minutes to make and are easily customisable. The best satisfying and nutritious breakfast!
What protein powder should you use for pancakes?
I made these pancakes with this Ora Organic Vanilla Protein Powder, which I highly recommend you check out. It's honestly the best-tasting protein powder I have ever tried, because it doesn't have that gritty texture and earthy taste that a lot of other vegan protein powders have.
The vanilla adds so much fragrance and flavour, meaning it's great not just for adding to smoothies and shakes, but also things like these Protein Pancakes! I think it would also taste great stirred into some Overnight Oats or Oatmeal. You can also get the same protein powder in chocolate flavour.
It's made with a base of pea protein, rice protein and hemp protein, but also contains a ton of other plant-based nutrients, along with digestive enzymes to aid your digestion.
It's very dietary requirement-friendly, as it's not only vegan, but also gluten-free, soy-free, refined sugar free and contains no artificial flavours, colours, sweeteners or preservatives.
How to make this recipe
- Place all ingredients in a blender or a food processor.
- Whizz until completely smooth.
Tip: Make sure not to over-blend the mixture as that will make the oats become very sticky.
- Heat up a tiny bit of oil in a frying pan (non-stick is best) and add a few tablespoons of the pancake batter.
Tip: Control the amount of oil you use by using a spray-on oil or rubbing a piece of greased kitchen paper over the bottom of the frying pan - too much oil will make the pancakes ragged at the edges, and too little will make them hard to flip over.
- Cook on a low-medium heat for a few minutes until you see little bubbles appear on the surface of the pancake.
Tip: Use a non-stick frying pan so that the pancakes don't stick to the bottom of the frying pan!
- Flip over and cook for another few minutes, until golden brown and crispy on both sides.
Tip: Use a spatula to flip over the pancakes.
- Repeat for the rest of the batter - makes around 8 pancakes.
Substitutions you can make
- You can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc.
- You can use any type of oil to fry the pancakes: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
Ingredients you can add to the batter
- Peanut or almond butter.
- Chocolate chips.
- Fresh or frozen berries: blueberries, raspberries etc.
Serving suggestions
- A drizzle of maple syrup.
- Melted chocolate.
- Peanut butter or almond butter.
- Fresh fruit.
- Coconut whipped cream or coconut yogurt.
How long do these Protein Pancakes keep for?
These pancakes are best enjoyed immediately, but they do keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
Can you freeze these?
Yes. Just make sure to freeze them with a layer of baking paper in between each pancake if you want to take them out one at a time!
How do you reheat these?
In a dry frying pan or pop in the toaster!
More vegan breakfast recipes
- Blueberry Pancakes
- White Bean Scramble
- Banana Overnight Oats
- Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal
- Granola
- Quinoa Pancakes
- Banana Oatmeal
If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I'd really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.
Watch how to make this recipe
Gluten-Free Vegan Protein Pancakes
Ingredients
- 100 g (1 cup) rolled oats (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- 1 banana , peeled
- 250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened almond milk (or sub any other plant-based milk)
- 3 tablespoons Ora Organic Vanilla Protein Powder (or sub any other protein powder)
- 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil , for frying (or sub olive or vegetable oil)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor.
- Whizz until completely smooth.
- Heat up a tiny bit of oil in a frying pan (non-stick is best) and spoon or pour in a small amount of the pancake batter.
- Cook on a low-medium heat for a few minutes until you see little bubbles appear on the surface of the pancake .
- Flip over and cook for another few minutes, until golden brown and crispy on both sides.
- Repeat for the rest of the batter - makes around 8 pancakes.
- Best enjoyed immediately!
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Notes
- These pancakes are best enjoyed immediately, but they do keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
- They can also be frozen - just make sure to freeze them with a layer of baking paper in between each pancake if you want to take them out one at a time!
- Reheat in a dry frying pan or pop in the toaster!
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Gloria
Hi
Tried recipe today substituted oats with Quinoa flakes absolutely scrumptious.
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much!
Arina
Thank you so so much, Rhian!!! Finally ultimately clean easiest and so perfectly tasty pancakes!!! I‘ve gone round and about trying recipes on web and was never happy. You made my day, sister!!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!!
Lorraine
I tried these out having a big success with your low sugar vegan chocolate cake. However, I couldn't get these to work. The pancakes kept sticking to the pan, took a long time to cook and didn't resemble anything like pancakes. We did salvage them - having some interesting looking shapes on out plate which admittedly tasted nice. I've since come across a recipe elsewhere that was practically the same except it requires half the milk, and the instructions said specifically to use a blender not a food processor (which I did though not understanding what difference that makes), plus it says to let the mixture sit for 5-10 mins before cooking - and they were perfect! So my tip to anyone who also struggles with these is to try again with less milk, use a blender and let is sit for 5-10 minutes. Thanks for inspiring me to give vegan pancakes a go!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback, that's great to know! Will retest the recipe myself.
Sheri Desjardins
These pancakes were light and fluffy and delicious! I made a couple of adjustments including increasing the baking powder to 1 TBSP, omitting the baking soda, and increasing the amount of protein powder (these are really only personal preference adjustments). Awesome recipe!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so glad you liked it!
Hannah
I really wanted to love these and had such high hopes but they really were poor. I did everything exactly as the recipe advised. They tasted so salty (must have been either the bicarbonate or baking powder) and the texture was awful.
Sorry!
Rhian Williams
I'm sorry to hear that - what brand of baking powder did you use? The taste can really vary between brands, and some taste very strong. I use Dove's Farm, which has a very neutral flavour.