These Lemon Ricotta Protein Pancakes are flavorful, hearty, and just like the lemon ricotta pancakes you'd find at a cute little downtown café.

stack of 6 thin lemon ricotta pancakes on a white plate with one and a half lemons in the background and a purple linen napkin underneath — Lemon Ricotta Protein Pancakes

It's a simple recipe, and it has no grains or added carb source!

stack of 6 thin lemon ricotta pancakes with a forkful being pulled out, on a white plate with one and a half lemons in the background and a purple linen napkin underneath — Lemon Ricotta Protein Pancakes

The ricotta and whey make these Lemon Ricotta Protein Pancakes quite filling, as well.

The next time you wake up hungry, give these pancakes a try!

🥣 Recipe

Lemon Ricotta Protein Pancakes

These Lemon Ricotta Protein Pancakes are flavorful, hearty, and just like the lemon ricotta pancakes you'd find at a cute little downtown café. Makes 3 pancakes (one serving). Photos show two servings.

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Servings: pancakes

Calories: 263kcal

Author: Andréa Marchese

Ingredients

1 whole egg
¼ cup part-skim ricotta 63g
¼ cup vanilla whey protein powder 23g
1 teaspoon coconut flour 2.3g
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions

Preheat your griddle over a low flame.
Beat the egg, then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Wait until the griddle is hot enough (when drops of water sizzle up).
Pour some batter on on the griddle (smaller pancakes flip more easily), and flip when you see lots of bubbles rising to the top of the pancake.
Cook for about one more minute on the other side.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you've finished your batter.
Stack, and enjoy!

Notes

A note about substitutions: because each type of protein powder has a distinct flavor and texture when baked, I would not try substituting different types of protein powders in this recipe.

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Comments

Andréa Marchese

March 22, 2024 at 4:21 pm

I would try a different whey protein powder (try a whey concentrate, stay away from whey isolate). Different brands are processed differently and therefore react differently in recipes. Hope this helps!
Kim

March 11, 2024 at 8:49 am

Love this simple recipe but my pancakes came out dry. Any way to prevent this?
Andréa

January 09, 2017 at 12:44 am

I love this idea, Jeanette! Thanks so much for sharing!
:)
Andréa
Jeanette

January 08, 2017 at 11:09 am

Hi, love the recipe. I made it as pancakes first. Then I tried making it in a mug. I poured all the batter in a mug coated with Pam and microwaved it for 2 minutes and voila a perfect little muffin cake and less clean up!!!
Andréa

May 30, 2015 at 9:55 am

Hi Michele,
Good question! Looking at the recipe, I don't think it should make more than 3 pancakes. But I show 6 in the picture… I suppose I made a double batch? I really don't remember! But I can see how that is confusing, and I appreciate you pointing it out! I will make them again soon and then edit the post. Apologies for the confusion! And thanks for writing in!
Andréa
Michele

May 30, 2015 at 8:53 am

I love these pancakes! But everytime i make them, i can only make 2.5 hand size pancakes, is this suppose to make more?
Andréa

April 07, 2015 at 4:50 pm

Hi Elisabeth,
Cooking spray should have been enough. What kind of pan did you use? Was the flame too high? And what kind of protein powder did you use? I'm surprised to hear you needed to add water. I didn't have those issues at all!
Andréa
elisabeth a rodriguez

April 07, 2015 at 3:32 pm

How do I keep these from sticking to the pan! I made the recipe twice and after 2 attempts I was done! I used cooking spray but still couldn't flip them. I also had to add water because the batter was too thick to pour after I added the protein powder.