How to Make Protein Powder Pancakes

📌 Overview and Key Takeaways

This is a Dietitian’s recipe for protein powder pancakes.

Discover how to make delicious pancakes with protein powder.

Last Updated
Feb 11, 2026

Author and Medical Reviewer

Written by Jack, CNC

Jack is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Nutrition Coach.

Protein Pancake Recipe

Why Should I Make Protein Powder Pancakes?

Pancakes are great for so many reasons – they are delicious, easy to make, and highly customizable.

Pancakes are not high in protein, however, which is too bad because eating lots of protein at breakfast is important. 

Protein is the most satiating (filling) macronutrient, so eating lots of it first thing in the morning will keep you full until lunch, discourage overeating, and curb cravings later in the day.

Research also shows that a higher protein intake at breakfast is associated with a higher total daily protein intake, which can support muscle growth and recovery (J Hum Nutr Diet, 2021).

How Do I Make Pancakes With Protein Powder?

In some cases, you can simply add a scoop of protein powder to your favorite recipe without changing the flavor or consistency.

In other cases, however, adding protein powder to a recipe will change it completely.

It is therefore a good idea to find a recipe formulated with protein powder.

This way, you will get the fluffy consistency you know and love. 

Note that while you can make protein pancakes with pancake mix, homemade protein pancakes offer several advantages.

Not only are they more cost-effective, but they also give you greater control over the ingredients.

Many store-bought mixes tend to contain lots of refined sugar and food additives, neither of which are good for you.

By making your protein powder pancakes from scratch, you can control what you are putting into your body.

Why Should I Use Drink Wholesome?

We make our Protein Powders from whole food protein sources like egg whites and almonds.

Our Ingredients

egg whites

coconut

vanilla

monk fruit

NOT Our Ingredients

• acacia gum

• acesulfame potassium

• artificial flavors

• carrageenan

• erythritol

• guar gum

• inulin

• maltodextrin

• 'natural' flavors

• silica

• soy lecithin

• sucralose

• xanthan gum

• xylitol

Other protein powders are made from ultra-processed protein concentrates and isolates, which have been mechanically and/or chemically stripped of everything but the protein.

As a result, they have a chalky aftertaste and rubbery texture. 

Whole foods, on the other hand, taste like real food.

It is worth adding that we sweeten our protein powders with monk fruit – a small, melon-like round fruit native to Southeast Asia.

We like monk fruit because it is sweet like sugar.

Other sugar substitutes, including artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols, and stevia activate bitter taste receptors (J Agric Food Chem, 2016).

As you can imagine, this aftertaste might ruin your recipe!

Order Samples to taste (and feel) the difference.

Sources

1. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (J Hum Nutr Diet). A higher protein intake at breakfast and lunch is associated with a higher total daily protein intake in older adults: a post-hoc cross-sectional analysis of four randomised controlled trials. 2021.
2. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (J Agric Food Chem). Docking and Molecular Dynamics of Steviol Glycoside-Human Bitter Receptor Interactions. 2016.