Best Blueberry Pancake Recipe with a Twist (ViSalus Shake Protein Powder)!!

shelleyhobbs Aug 9, 2012 · 4 min read

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Best Blueberry Pancake Recipe with a Twist (ViSalus Shake Powder)!!

Pancakes are a regular meal in our household….breakfast, dinner, sometimes as a snack dipped in vanilla yogurt.

I don’t mean to gloat, but honestly, I make the best darn pancakes you ever did taste. I prefer to cook pancakes with Krusteaz as it has nice fluffy yet soft and crispy consistency. My specialty pancakes are; blueberry vanilla, banana vanilla and chocolate chip banana.

This morning I made Blueberry Vanilla with a twist. That recipe is comin’ right up!!

But first….a little history about me and pancakes……

I found a love for pancakes growing up in Oregon. There was this cute little country restaurant that my parents would take us to called Millers Homestead in in Lake Grove. OMG – they made the best banana pancakes ever! I’d eat the whole gigantic, plated-wide, 3 stack. My mouth would literally water knowing I was going to have them.

They had perfect blend of banana, with whole bananas cut throughout and on top, with a hint of vanilla and a dash of powdered sugar and this crazy good vanilla syrup. I’ve been a pancake snob every since. If I went to a hotel or restaurant where they served pancakes and they were the rubbery, no-life kinda cakes, I’d roll my eyes and walk away thinking about Millers Homestead in….nothing could compare. I’d rather eat one of my daughters rubber lizard creatures than eat a rubbery pancake!

Years later, I moved to Arizona, far far away from that little ol’ country restaurant. I knew I had to get my banana pancake fix….so that marked my quest for making THE BEST banana pancakes ever. Since perfecting the banana pancake, I have also perfected the best blueberry pancake and the best chocolate chip pancake.

FOOD SAVING TIP:
Because my family loves them so much I regularly make additional pancakes and put them in a ziplock freezer bag and freeze them.
When we are wanting a little snack, we typically microwave it with a damp paper towel lying over it for about 20-30 seconds and voila, a tasty snack by dipping them into yogurt! We prefer a vanilla organic yogurt, but any yogurt with low sugar will do and a much healthier alternative than syrup.

Best Blueberry Pancake Recipe

Note: I rarely ever measure when I cook — its all by sight, volume, consistency and taste, but I’ll do my best to give proper measurements for you

2 cups Krusteaz mix
1 1/2 c water + 4 tbsp (I like my pancakes a little thinner as opposed to very thick as they seem to cook better. If you like thick, you need to adjust the temperature and cook longer)
2 tbsp vanilla extract
2 scoops ViSalus shake powder <<== THE TWIST!!
1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries

Heat pan on low-medium heat, use 1 tbsp olive oil heated on pan and spread with spatula, scoop batter in 1/4 c measurement onto pan and watch for cake to bubble.<=(that is VERy important….it MUST be bubbling). Once it bubbles, flip it, then wait until light brown. You may need to adjust your heat setting. Keep it low-medium heat or on medium will give the best cooking results. Serve with a swipe of butter and warm maple syrup. You could also top with blueberries and a sprinkle of powdered sugar for the pretty.

My kiddos cleaned their plates and asked for seconds!! I LOVED that there was extra protein in there from the ViSalus shake powder.

What is this ViSalus Shakes Protein Powder all about??
It is a protein powder mix that incorporates 12 grams of protein per 2 scoops, less than 1 gram of sugar per 2 scoops, prebiotics to support a healthy immune system, vitamins and minerals for overall health, gluten and lactose free and diabetic friendly and filled with fiber to help keep you full.

I like pancakes, but they don’t warrant much protein. As my family loves the ViSalus shake powder in our fruit smoothies and it has the consistency of flour or pancake mix, I thought I’d try adding it in. OH MY…..because of the sweet cream flavor, it added perfectly to the pancake flavor I was going for. As a matter of fact, it would taste amazing just added to pancake mix alone. You can also add it to oatmeal, cookies, waffle mix, popsicles…the possibilities are endless.

Get your ViSalus Shake Powder today to start incorporating the good stuff into your daily eating regimen in addition to the amazing protein fruit and vege smoothies you can make. See more amazing shake recipes here or you can hop over to our 101 Vi-Shape Shake recipes here.