Tiramisu Protein Pancakes (The Most Realistic!)

The most realistic Tiramisu Protein Pancakes soaked in coffee and layered with a protein cream cheese topping. These high protein tiramisu pancakes use pancake mix and are perfect for recipe for tiramisu without ladyfingers!

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This was a bit of an accidental recipe because my original plan was to just make a protein tiramisu. 

I didn’t really have any ladyfingers on me though, so I decided to use protein pancakes instead and make a Tiramisu inspired pancake stack!

The flavor of coffee protein pancakes and a protein cream cheese topping; quite a realistic tiramisu with no ladyfingers.

Ingredients for easy Tiramisu Protein Pancakes

• Protein Pancake Mix; ProteinWorld is my go-to for this protein pancake recipe and all my recipes with store bought mixes. HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount.
  Kodiak Buttermilk Pancake Mix
  Feel free to use a regular pancake mix too.

• Reduced Fat Cream Cheese, which might also be called Neufchâtel, for a low fat and low calorie tiramisu topping
• Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein cream cheese topping, and also replace the sweetener.
  I recommend ProteinWorld Chocolate Whey or the Vanilla Frappe Slender Blend for this recipe to keep it sugar free; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
  Another option would be Quest.
• Non-fat Greek Yogurt for extra protein and a healthy tiramisu without cream.

• Instant Coffee  and Water or just strong brewed coffee

How to Make High Protein Tiramisu Pancakes

Other than the simple ingredients, these protein powder tiramisu pancakes with pancake mix and a cream cheese protein powder topping really are super easy to make as well!

Cook the Protein Pancakes

1. Make pancake batter – stir pancake mix and water in a bowl according to box directions. Batter should be thick and slightly lumpy. Don’t over-mix.

2. Heat nonstick pan or skillet on medium-low, and grease with cooking spray.

3. Scoop out about 2-3 tablespoon mixture at a time onto pan and cook until edges are dry and top has bubbles. Flip and cook the other side; About 2 minutes each side.

Make the Cream Cheese Pancakes Topping

4. Beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer or whisk it with a wire whisk util it’s smooth.

5. Add in the Greek yogurt and protein powder and stir!

The coffee Soak:

6. Whisk instant coffee and water in a bowl

7. Cool pancakes then soak each one in the coffee mixture to make coffee protein pancakes.

Layer

8. Assemble the stack: pancake, cream cheese protein mixture, then repeat!

9. Cool in the fridge for about 10 minutes and then eat!

Tips for perfect Protein Cream Cheese Pancakes

These Tiramisu-inspired protein cream cheese pancakes are really quick and easy to make, but you need to keep a few things in mind to get them perfect.

1. Use a nonstick pan so the protein pancakes don’t stick to the bottom.

2. Medium-low heat to prevent the tiramisu pancakes from burning before they cook.

3. Grease the pan well again so that the pancakes don’t stick to the pan.

4. 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.
   
5. Let the pancakes stack cool in the fridge after adding the protein powder cream cheese mixture to get the proper tiramisu effect.

Alternate Ingredients for Protein Powder Tiramisu Pancakes

Protein Tiramisu Pancakes from Scratch

If you want to make a from scratch protein tiramisu pancake recipe, use any good pancake recipe; I have a healthy whole wheat pancake recipe that would work just great here! Add some protein powder to make them high protein pancakes.

Vegan Tiramisu Pancakes!

For a Vegan tiramisu pancakes recipe, use a dairy free cream cheese alternative and yogurt.

Make sure you use a plant based protein powder and dairy free chocolate chips. ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well (HAYLSKITCHEN for the discount here too).Also use a plant based pancake mix as well; ProteinWorld has one of those too.

More Protein Breakfast Recipes:

• 3-Ingredient Oatmeal Protein Crepes
• No Fail Easy Baked Oatmeal Protein Cups
• Chocolate Banana Protein Muffins in a Blender
• Banana Protein Baked Oatmeal Bars
• Chocolate Baked Oatmeal For One

Or some Pancake Recipes:

• Chocolate Chip Pancake Mug Cake (Vegan & Gluten Free)
• Sunday Brunch Lemon Poppyseed (Collagen) Pancakes
• Chocolate Whole Wheat Pancakes