Pancake Bowls with Kodiak Cakes

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The topic of today is, drumroll, PANCAKE BOWLS! So, for a while I started making pancakes every day using Kodiak Cakes, my favorite protein, Quest Nutrition Cinnamon Crunch or Peanut Butter flavors, and usually a greek yogurt frosting. Well, then I got lazy and started doing it all in a bowl and popping it in the microwave. Let me tell you, the bowl microwaves up all big and fluffy, but dense and filling and oh my goodness, it's amazing.

Here is what you will need for the base of any version:

Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes: I get this at Costco, but you can get it at this link on Amazon, and they have it for a pretty good price and you can't beat that shipping if you've got Prime. If you don't have Prime, we need to have a serious conversation. What are you doing with your life without Prime? Get Prime. I digress. Go buy Power Cakes while you sign up for Amazon Prime, I've used them for pancakes, pancake bowls, donuts and muffins and they're fantastic. One serving offers 30 C, 2 F and 14 P, making them an awesome base for any recipe.

Quest Nutrition Protein Powder: Cinnamon Crunch is hands down my favorite flavor, click that link and you'll see that with Subscribe and Save you can get it for less than $30, making it less than $1 per serving and that is fantastic for a great tasting source of 20 g of protein. They also make a baking mix, but I haven't tried it. Let me know if you have!

Egg whites: Stock up on these bad boys at either Costco, Walmart or Target. I always go for store brand. Egg whites and Egg Beaters aren't the same thing, so keep an eye out if you are new to buying egg whites in a carton. You can also use fresh, which I think makes it fluffier, in which case I still measure them out and find that three fresh egg whites equates to two servings from a carton.

Baking Powder: I promise you already have this, I've also substituted baking soda as needed.

Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, or you can always use a splash of water.

So, here's the quick recipe for the plain version:

53g or 1/2 cup of Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes
2 egg whites, or 92 g
1 scoop of Quest Protein
1 teaspoon of baking powder
Splash of milk or water until you get a good pancake batter consistency, I usually end up around 1/4 cup but have used up to 1/2 cup as well. Go with your gut.

Mix it up until all incorporated, microwave for 90 seconds! Sometimes it needs an extra 30 seconds, just check and make sure the middle sets!

Great mix-ins include:

1/2 cup of Fruit (I use frozen, because shit goes bad quickly around here)
Extracts! I love the good old original vanilla, but I'm also obsessed with almond, coconut and the very best of all...orange extract. Find them in the baking aisle and CHANGE YOUR WORLD.
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Sprinkles!!
1 serving of chocolate chips, I've also done butterscotch chips and white chocolate chips. Weigh that shit, it's easy to go overboard quickly.
PBFit
The options are endless, if you can imagine it in a pancake, you can do it here with less mess and less opportunity for having to scrape a pancake that didn't set right off of your oven because it's all safe in a bowl!

Here are some of my favorite variations for the pancake bowl itself, not including the toppings:

Blueberry Vanilla Bowl
Add 1/2 cup of blueberries (I use frozen) and 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract (I love extracts)

Citrus Pancake Bowl
Add 1/2 cup of chopped frozen peaches, 1/2 tablespoon of Orange Extract, a healthy dash of cinnamon

Chocolate Peanut Butter
Add PBFit to the base, top with chocolate chips and a version of the frostings below!

Greek Yogurt Frosting:

I like to use Plain Fat Free Greek yogurt as often as possible because it is the lowest in carbs, and we'll be adding stuff anyways. I use 1/2 cup for each of the following mixtures.

Things I like to add (and the quantity)
8g of SF/FF Jello Pudding mix- the options here are life changing. It thickens the Greek Yogurt so well and oh man, a little goes a long way. My favorites are cheesecake, white chocolate and butterscotch!
PBFit
Half a scoop or 15g of Protein Powder

Each of the above will thicken the Greek Yogurt even more, making it spread like a frosting. You can also add some of the extracts above, flavoring it even more! This is where I usually add in the orange extract.

All time favorite mixture:

Greek Yogurt
White Chocolate SF/FF Pudding powder
Chocolate chips
1 tbsp of Peanut Butter
All on top of the plain pancake base with Orange Extract added in!

It's straight heaven in a bowl!

Let me know if you try any of these and tag me in your pictures if you post to Instagram!

Not beautiful, but this was the version I had this morning! Plain base with orange extract, topped with yogurt mixed with Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter