Blueberry Bacon Protein Pancakes – Amazing Breakfast Boost!

Combining the sweet tang of blueberries with the savory crunch of bacon, these Blueberry Bacon Protein Pancakes are a flavor explosion. Packed with protein to fuel your day, they’re a delicious and satisfying meal to kickstart your morning.

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This unique combination of sweet and savory flavors is a delightful departure from traditional breakfast fare. The crispy bacon adds a salty crunch that perfectly complements the juicy blueberries and fluffy pancakes. Packed with protein, these pancakes will keep you feeling satisfied and energized throughout the morning. 

Whether you’re an athlete seeking a post-workout meal or simply looking to upgrade your breakfast routine, this recipe is sure to become a new favorite.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe:

Protein in the AM: A perfect way to start your day with a protein boost!

Unique flavor combination: The sweet blueberries and salty bacon create a delicious contrast.

Versatile: Can be enjoyed as a breakfast, brunch, or even a light lunch.

Ingredients for Blueberry Bacon Protein Pancakes

This recipe for blueberry bacon protein pancakes is only needs a few pantry staples and is great for a low fat, low calorie, low sugar and high protein breakfast!

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour – its light like all-purpose flour, but has benefits of whole grain.
• Vanilla Protein Powder to add some sweetness. I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla here.
• Unflavored Protein Powder for extra protein. I used Quest Nutrition Multipurpose Protein. 
• An Egg
• Almond Milk
• Baking Powder

For the mix-ins:

• Blueberries
• Bacon – Sub with turkey bacon for a less fat option.

How to Make Savory with Protein Powder

Here’s how you make these blueberry and bacon savory pancakes with protein powder!

1. Cook the bacon: Cook bacon to your desired crispiness and crumble into small pieces.
2. Combine ingredients in one bowl  – the flour, vanilla protein powder, baking powder, egg, yogurt and almond milk.

3. Make pancake batter – whisk until just combined. Gently fold in blueberries.

4. Heat nonstick pan or griddle on medium-low, and grease with cooking spray.

5. Scoop out about ¼ cup mixture at a time onto pan; Pipe a swirl in middle (dip the tip inside a little so batter goes in deep)
   Cook until edges are dry and top has bubbles. Flip and cook the other side; About 2 minutes each side.
6. Assemble: Top pancakes with crumbled bacon and additional blueberries, if desired. Serve with maple syrup or your favorite pancake topping.

Tips for making this Blueberry and Bacon Recipe

This recipe for blueberry and bacon pancakes really is a keeper! Here’s some tips to get the perfect fluffy pancake stack!

1. Cook your bacon in the oven so they turn out crispy and FLAT (instead of curled up).
   
2. Let the bacon cool before mixing into the pancake batter.
   
3. Don’t over-mix the pancake batter; Some clumps of flour are okay. If you mix too much, the pancakes won’t fluff up.

4. Use a nonstick pan so the protein blueberry bacon pancakes don’t stick to the pan.

5. Medium-low heat to prevent the healthy blueberry bacon pancakes from burning before they cook though.

6. Grease the pan well between each pancake batch so that the pancakes don’t stick to the pan.

7. Let the sides dry out, top form bubbles before flipping a sign that the bottom is also cooked completely; This way you won’t have to double flip later.

Alternate Ingredients for Healthy Blueberry Bacon Pancakes

If you don’t have all the ingredients listed, use the following ingredient swaps for your healthy blueberry bacon pancakes:

• Flour alternatives: In place of Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, Use all-purpose flour or Gluten-free baking flour.
  Replace in the same amount by weight not cups
• Unflavored Protein Powder: Use ⅓ cup flour but also reduce the milk to 12 Tbsp. 
• Bacon: Use plant based bacon or turkey bacon.

More Protein Pancake Recipes:

• Tiramisu Protein Pancakes
• High Protein Dutch Baby Pancake
• Kefir Protein Pancakes
• Sunday Brunch Lemon Poppyseed (Collagen) Pancakes
• Cinnamon Roll Protein Pancakes

Or some Unqiue Sweet Savory Breakfast Ideas:

• Blueberry Sausage Protein Muffins
• Healthy Sweet Potato Biscuits
• The Best Healthy Blueberry Cornbread