When I was in Shanghai I picked up a new nickname. As we were walking through the city vendors would offer all the tourists watches and purses. They would say, “Hello. You want a Rolex?!” “Hello. Gucci! Gucci Purses. Prada!” and then follow you insisting that you look at their stuff.
I really had zero interest in it so I would always wave them off with a ‘no thank you’, not tempted at all (just not my thing). They are very persistent.
Luckily, so am I.
But when I did want to shop for my chopsticks I had to go in and out of stores looking around.
To get my attention the vendors started saying, “Shortcake! You want a purse?” “Hey shortcake! Come look over here!”
At first I thought they were talking to someone else. I dunno, maybe their friend is named Shortcake? But Ben realized, “They are calling you Shortcake, like Strawberry Shortcake!” Which we thought was really funny and random.
And since everything goes back to food with me I have been on a mission to make Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes.
Strawberry Shortcake Protein Pancakes
(High Protein – Gluten Free – Easy)
Ingredients:
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1 big scoop protein powder
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1/4 cup egg whites or 1 egg
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dash of milk if it’s too thick
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dash salt, baking soda
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Plus: Strawberry Greek yogurt, strawberries
Directions: Mix protein pancakes ingredients and cook on a HOT sprayed skillet. I made three small pancakes out of the mix. It usually only makes one, so divide the batter evenly. Don’t flip until they are well set on one side. The batter is thick so they might not make bubbles.
Layer strawberry Greek yogurt and strawberries between pancakes.
Enjoy!
Question: Strawberries. Does anyone else feel like there’s a 50/50 chance they’re either delicious OR tasteless?
I was thinking, “Hmm… I could use vanilla protein,” but then I remembered I have a tub of strawberries and cream protein! I could have Strawberries and Cream Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes! 😀
Oooh! That sounds good!!
Hi just on your site do you have nutrition info on your recipes? thanks!!
No, it’s because strawberries in early February suck.
Those look delicious!!! I think I know what I’ll be making for brunch on our first day of this blizzard… 🙂
Those pancakes look so yummy! I totally agree with you on the strawberries! Flavorless fruit is so disappointing. Especially since you never can be certain until you try it!
These look so good! Haha I agree 100% that strawberries are either amazing or tasteless!
ooh those look amazing! I’m ready to start experimenting with protein powder meals again. love your recipes!
such a simple recipe, I love it!
Totally agree with you about strawberries. There is nothing better than a juicy sweet one, but the tasteless ones suck.
These look so tasty!
Sophie
http://what-sophie-said.blogspot.co.uk/
xxx
Love how easy this recipe is. That yogurt topping looks soo good!
You’re absolutely right about strawberries…they’re either food nirvana or garbage. I don’t even bother with them in the winter anymore. Same with tomatoes. Those pancakes look great!
This looks delicious! I totally agree on the strawberry thing- either amazing or tasteless!
Yum these pancakes look delicious and remind me just how long it has been since I have enjoyed pancakes. I think that needs to change!
Monica, what kind of camera do you use? I am going to get one in a couple weeks as a birthday present to myself and know nothing about them. I like the quality of your pics so I thought I would ask.
Actually, I’m a failure at life and most of my pictures are with my camera (Samsung Galaxy). But the pictures on this post are with my Canon SLR that is just the cheapest SLR on the market. https://runeatrepeat.com/2010/03/24/im-a-rebelowner/
hahaha thank you
I say delish!!!!
This looks so yummy!
xo Jennifer
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That is so true about strawberries! We are spoiled in that we live a short drive from 2 locations of a family-owned strawberry farm, so in the spring, we go and pick a gallon whenever we want. I can barely eat any other strawberries since I’ve gotten so used to the fresh ones!
They look beautiful and that is half the battle.
Shortcake is cute. They called my husband “Golden” (because he’s blonde) in Japan and told him he could make a lot of money as an escort.
Love this! I can get my breakfast food fix and my dessert fix all at once for dinner! What type of protein powder do you use? Are there any powdered protein sources that you recommend avoiding? Thanks 🙂
This look awesome! Love how simple the recipe is. Totally agree about strawberries, just ran into my first tasteless batch the other day :/
Those look really good! I totally agree that strawberries can be so hit or miss.
Drooling! These look awesome!
I have to agree with you on the whole 50/50!
Holy crap, this looks AWESOME. Daily, I eat greek yogurt, strawberries, and chocolate pb2 with some sort of carb (granola, oats, cereal, etc). This looks like an awesome way to change it up! I haven’t noticed them being tasteless, but mixed in with all that stuff probably means I pay less attention to the flavor.
I always go by smell. If they don’t smell like strawberries, I don’t buy them. That generally saves me from the flavorless ones!
This is exactly why I gave sworn off strawberries. They have let me down one too many times and I refuse to get my hopes up again! I may break my rule, however, if they’re covered in chocolate since then it’s not quite as important that they be delicious 🙂
Yes! I love a good strawberry but its super annoying when I get home with a fresh batch and theyre a bit blah.
Congrats for creating this excellent breakfast idea.
Considering that strawberry shortcake is my fav dessert, this recipe is a keeper.
I’m sure there’s less sugar than a real SShortcake (sorry, I’m on a low sugar mission). The sugar content of the pancakes depends on the sugar in the protein powder and the yogurt.
Strawberries in the summer are the best! Yum!
What a cute idea & totally appropriate for Valentine’s Day too!
Those pancakes look delicious!! I love strawberries but I am so picky about them so I usually only buy them in the summer.
I grew up watching strawberry shortcake. Was she a doll too? I probably had the doll. And rainbow brite. 🙂