Protein Pancake

Alright people, in the spirit of contributing I thought I would put something out there too. Also this is fall season and pumpkin is a vegetable that we do not get to eat on a regular basis so I though that I would put out something with that ingredient. One receipe everybody can use since its an extremely simple eggless receipe. The other one probably only Sakshi/Vibhav and I will be making since both of us use protein supplements on a regular basis but I can promise that its a great receipe to try out.

Eggless cake
Ingredients
Cake mix (Any cake mix would work but Spice cake or a plain yellow works best)
15 Oz can of pure pumpkin not pie filling (you will find this in the cake section)
1/4 cup of water
some dry fruits including raisins (chopped up)
dessicated coconut (optional)

Just mix the cake mix with an entire can of pumpkin and use a little bit of water if it gets difficult to mix (pumpkin is pretty solid). Mix it with a spatula, just like any cake and add dry fruits and cocount in the end. Bake for about 10 minutes less than the said time on the box, since this does NOT have any oil or eggs, it take shorter time to bake. Yes, I said NO OIL :)

Since this does not have any oil, the shelf life of this cake is not very long so I recommend that you put the leftover cake in the fridge.

Pumpkin pancakes
This is a receipe that I found from one of the fitness forums but is great and has tons of protein. I know I am tired of having protein in my milk so thought that this would be a great idea to try something new.

15oz can pumpkin (425g)
12 egg whites (1 1/2 cups)
3 scoops of vanilla protein powder (can use other flavors)
1 tsp cinnamon
Nutmeg to taste (optional)
1 tsp maple syrup (optional)

Mix pumpkin, egg whites, maple syrup, and spices together until fairly smooth. Add PP powder and mix until well combined. Heat griddle until sizzling hot and spray with a bit of pam. (I used a non-stick griddle and turned my heat slightly lower than with wheat pancakes.) Pour 2/3 cup batter onto griddle and cook like a regular pancake. Mine were 8 inch in diameter. If you want a smaller pancake, use 1/2 cup to ladle batter onto grill. (I used 1/2 cup slightly rounded and it made 6 pancakes). Flip when top begins to look set and almost dry.

Total recipe: 623 calories Protein: 85g Fat: 4g Carbohydrates: 48g
Per pancake (1/6 of batter): 104 calories Protein: 14g Fat: .66g Carbs: 8g