Protein Buttermilk Pancakes with Candied Maple Bacon

A quick and easy recipe for making protein-packed fluffy buttermilk pancakes topped with crispy bacon tossed in maple sugar.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 304kcal

Author Amee

1 cup Kodiak Power Cakes Buttermilk Flapjack & Waffle Mix
1 large egg
½ cup Fairlife 2% milk can also use Fairlife skim milk
¼ cup Buttermilk
¼ water *can adjust to desired batter thickness
6 slices center-cut bacon nitrate-free
1 tablespoon maple sugar can also use brown sugar or coconut sugar
20 grams Collagen peptides powder *I use Vital Proteins brand. This is optional but adds an additional protein & nutrition boost
Cooking oil spray olive oil or avocado oil recommended
Real maple syrup or sugar-free maple syrup for topping

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cook the bacon on a foil-lined baking sheet for 12-14 minutes, or until lightly golden and crispy.
Chop cooked bacon up into bite-size pieces and toss with the maple sugar.
Place the sugar-coated bacon pieces back into the oven on a small foil-lined baking sheet and broil for 1-2 minutes until sugar starts to melt. Watch closely because it can go from perfect to burned very quickly! Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
Whisk together all remaining ingredients in a medium size bowl.
Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat and spray with cooking oil spray.
Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, add pancake batter to the pan and cook until bubbles start to form. Flip and cook the other side.
Serve pancakes with crumbled maple bacon and real maple syrup (or a sugar-free version if watching sugar intake or calories).

- Add bacon to the batter. Consider folding half of the candied bacon crumbles directly into the batter and reserving the rest for sprinkling on top. If you do this, whisk the batter ingredients first, then fold in the cooled bacon, careful not to overmix.

- Cook on medium heat. The batter is delicate and tends to scorch if the skillet is too hot. Keep the skillet on medium heat and adjust the heat as needed so the batter cooks evenly without burning.

- Flip at the right time. Wait for bubbles to form on the surface of the pancake before flipping it. This ensures the pancakes cook evenly.
- You can also use plain unsweetened kefir as a 1:1 buttermilk substitute.