Balanced Sweet Breakfasts
Savory breakfasts are a common recommendation to kick off the day with stable blood sugar and lasting energy. But if you’re like me, sometimes a sweet breakfast hits the spot. Here are 7 sweet and balanced breakfast recipes so you can have your pancakes and eat them too!
Kodiak Cinnamon Roll pancakes: prepare Kodiak protein pancake mix per instructions adding 1 egg and either soy or cows milk to the batter. In a separate small bowl, mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and a drizzle of honey, maple syrup, or agave until it is thin enough to drizzle. Pour pancake batter into hot buttered skillet, then swirl the cinnamon mixture around the pancake. Cook as usual.
Granola bowl: ¾ cup greek yogurt of choice, ⅓ cup hemp granola or Kashi high protein cereal, dried coconut flakes, blueberries.
Banana Flax Muffins - serve with cream cheese or peanut butter for an easy grab-and-go breakfast.
Makes 12 muffins. Preheat oven to 350F. Mix ingredients in one large bowl in this order:
6 tbsp melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 large mashed bananas
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 tbsp milk
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
Mix until just combined, and distribute into lined muffin tin. Bake for 23 minutes at 350 degrees.
Waffle breakfast sandwich: prepare a waffle with kodiak cake batter. Cook a sausage patty and fried egg to your liking. Top with greens, jam, ketchup, or however you like your waffle sandwich.
Kashi high protein cereal + banana + soy milk or Fairlife milk.
Chia seed pudding: mix greek yogurt, chia seeds, milk, fresh or frozen fruit, a touch of honey or maple syrup. You can add protein powder too if you like. My favorite is using mango kefir as the liquid then topping with coconut shavings and fresh mango before serving.
Coffee shake - blend cooled espresso or coffee with Fairlife milk or soy milk, 1 scoop of vanilla or chocolate protein powder, and ice cubes.