The Best Ever Cinnamon Roll Protein Pancakes

Perfect Cinnamon Roll Protein Pancakes complete with a cinnamon swirl! Cinnamon bun pancakes healthy and sugar free with protein powder and a protein shake.

I'd had a cinnamon roll protein pancake recipe on my list for a while - more to make something pretty with the swirl going on there. Not gonna lie, I thought it would be a lot of effort to make something like this, but I saw a Reel on Instagram recently and it looked quite simple.

Turned out these cinnamon swirl protein pancakes were actually really easy! Just be sure to follow the tips below.

Ingredients for Cinnamon Roll Protein Pancakes

This recipe for healthy cinnamon roll pancakes is made with clean ingredients with no refined flour, butter or sugar; Protein powder cinnamon roll pancakes are low sugar and low fat!

• Pre-packed Protein Shake - I use Atkins Cinnamon Swirl protein shake - it really is perfect for this recipe.
• 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 Flex Vanilla here, but Quest Nutrition Vanilla is another good option.
• An Egg
• Baking Powder

For the swirl:

• Some of the prepared pancake batter - as made from above ^
• Sugar-free Monkfruit Granulated Sweetener I use the monkfruit sweetener from TruEats, but you can also use Lakanto here (code HAYLSKITCHEN will give you a discount)
• Cinnamon
• Almond Butter I really recommend the one from American Dream Nut Butter (use my code HAYLSKITCHEN)!

How to Make Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Protein Powder

These Kefir protein pancakes are super easy to make.

1. Combine ingredients in one bowl  - the flour, vanilla protein powder, baking powder, egg and protein shake.

2. Make pancake batter - whisk until just combined

3. Make Swirl - combine ¼ cup pancake batter, almond butter, cinnamon and sweetener in a bowl.

4. Piping - pour cinnamon swirl mix into a piping bag (use fine tip) or zipper bag and cut a small hole in one corner.

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

6. 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.

Tips for using Cinnamon Bun Protein Pancakes

These cinnamon bun protein pancakes are really easy to make, but here's some pointers to get ir right

1. Don't over-mix the pancake batter; Some clumps of flour are okay. If you mix too much, the pancakes won't fluff up.
   
2. Use fine tip for piping the swirl into the pancakes to make an aesthetic swirl.

3. Use a nonstick pan so the protein cinnamon swirl pancakes don't stick to the pan.

4. Medium-low heat to prevent the healthy cinnamon bun pancakes from burning before they cook though.

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

6. Dip the piping bag a little into the pancake so the swirl goes in a little deep.

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 Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

If you don't have all the ingredients listed, use the following ingredient swaps for your healthy cinnamon roll 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
• Protein Shake Flavors: Experiment with various flavors of protein shake in your pancakes - a vanilla or caramel one might be great too!
• Protein Shake Alternatives: 
• Sweetener Alternative: Instead of monkfruit sweetener, use regular sugar.
• Nut Butter: Customize with peanut butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, or any nut or seed butter!

More Protein Pancake Recipes:

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

Or some High Protein Cinnamon Roll Recipes:

• Single Serve Protein Cinnamon Roll
• No Bake Protein Cinnamon Rolls
• Pumpkin Protein Cinnamon Rolls
• Cinnamon Protein Mug Cake