We are celebrating with healthy zucchini pancakes. You better believe we celebrate with pancakes around here! It’s the one year blogiversary of this little neck of the internet! I just can’t believe all the things we have learned in a year. Or how many of you I’ve gotten to know in this awesome community. So everyone come on over, I’ll make pancakes to order and we can celebrate and then go workout 🙂
These zucchini pancakes are insanely healthy, I have made them for 3 Saturdays in a row and don’t plan on stopping this trend anytime soon. These gluten free, protein packed pancakes are super fluffy and have just enough cinnamon to start reminding me that fall is on the way. HORRAY! But until then I’ll just fill my belly with chocolate zucchini muffins, zoodles, Buddah bowls and of course PANCAKES. You know a girl needs some variety in her life.
Dave and I were trying to figure out what we wanted to do to celebrate this year of blogging. I suggested a giveaway but we wanted it to be something personal. So we are giving away our Protein Pancake E-book! This Protein Pancake E-Book has 12 protein packed, gluten free pancakes. There is even a vegan pancake. Y’all it took me forever to come up with a good vegan gluten free pancake that was still packed with protein. But it’s there and it’s fabulous!
Look out for some exciting changes taking place here over the next month. My personal training certification really lit a fire under my butt and we are doing big things to launch new service, including a stellar online personal training program with a TON of extras! If you are interested, let me know, I will add you to the list, as I am offering discounts for the launch! So tell your friends!
I want to quickly reflect on the year. Showing up everyday with new content has been an insane journey. When Dave and I started blogging was so tedious, we spent hours on posts that no one read. I was taking iPhone pictures (just not very well – tell me your secrets you awesome iPhone picture takers), we had no idea about SEO or social media. To be honest, I only got Facebook in late 2012, I am not really a “share my business with the world” kind of girl. But I took the leap and it’s been so fantastic. The scared, frightened feeling I had that no one was ever going to like me visit our site was soon replaced by stellar friendships and connections I wouldn’t trade for the world.
We started Bites of Wellness as a way to share our journey of healthy living, including healthy recipes and easy to follow workouts with others. I know how difficult my journey was to achieving to a healthier lifestyle, and anything I can do to make that process easier for others brings me immense joy! I continue to learn something new everyday and will keep sharing my message that healthy food doesn’t have to be bland or boring. Food should feed the soul and heal your health.
So celebrate with us by making these awesome healthy zucchini pancakes or one of the pancakes from the E-book. Be sure to tag me on social with a picture, it will make my day!
Healthy Zucchini Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated zucchini squeezed
- 6 egg whites
- 2 scoop vanilla protein powder I used MRM Veggie
- 2 tbs. coconut flour
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1 tbs. chia seeds
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tbs. hemp hearts optional
Instructions
- Grate the zucchini and squeeze out as much water as you can. Place aside
- Add egg whites a large bowl. Whisk for 1 minute with a fork to get fluffy.
- Add greek yogurt and stir. Add protein powder, coconut flour, chia seeds, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
- Add zucchini, vanilla extract and optional hemp hearts and stir to combine.
- Add baking powder and stir until all the baking powder is combined.
- Preheat griddle or large pan over medium heat.
- Divide the batter between 8-9 pancakes. Cook for 5 minutes on one side.
- Flip pancakes and cook an additional 3-5 minutes until done. To check if they are done, you can press on the top of the pancakes. If they feel firm all the way through they are done!
- This makes 8 pancakes. I usually have 3 for breakfast (after teaching spin) so you may have leftovers if it's just you 🙂
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What about you?
- How do you celebrate work anniversaries?
- What’s your favorite pancake?
- What else should I make with my zucchini obsession?
Janelle
November 19, 2015 at 11:12 pmWow. Pinning this recipe!!!! I’ve never seen a pancake recipe using zucchini before, I love it! Zuxxhini is super cheap where I live too, can’t wait to give this a go this weekend. Thanks!
Sara @ Life's Little Sweets
August 28, 2015 at 10:34 amI love how you integrate fitness and food! Thanks for stopping by my website. This looks like a really cool recipe, I am yumming this one for a future brunch idea!
Deborah Davis
August 17, 2015 at 2:56 pmCongrats on your blog anniversary! What an amazing achievement! Thanks for sharing your yummy zucchini pancakes with us at the Healthy Happy Green Natural Party! Pinning and sharing.
Sam
August 18, 2015 at 10:05 pmThanks for the love Deborah!!
catherineholt
August 13, 2015 at 10:59 pmCongratulations on your blog anniversary!!
I love zucchinis and I love pancakes, but had never thought of mixing the two. Love this idea and trying it out 🙂
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
Theresa @DearCreatives
August 13, 2015 at 3:25 pmYour being featured tomorrow at the Inspiration Spotlight Party! Hope to see you there! Feel free to join in with any of your posts again.
Elaine
August 12, 2015 at 12:23 pmCongrats!! and the pancakes look good too!! Thanks for linking up on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday Link Party!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Love partying with you!! Pinned!
Amber
August 11, 2015 at 6:52 pmWhat a great way to use zucchini! I’m going to try this for breakfast tomorrow Thanks!
GiGi Eats
August 11, 2015 at 9:47 amNOM x 100000000!!!! Me likey – Me wanty.
yes, this recipe just made me sound like a 5 year old! lol
Sam
August 12, 2015 at 10:33 amLoL this is pretty much how Dave sounds when I tell him we are having pancakes 🙂
Lisa @ Fun Money Mom
August 11, 2015 at 12:21 amI’m feeling nostalgic now because my grandma used to make zucchini pancakes! It was my favorite dinner because I thought it was so cool to have pancakes at night! Thanks so much for sharing at Share The Wealth Sunday!
xoxo
Lisa
Charlene Asay
August 10, 2015 at 3:26 pmWhat a great way to use up zucchini
Stephanie
August 10, 2015 at 2:08 pmAny way I can get some extra veggies into my kids is a win-win. And pancakes have to be their very favorite food!
Vicki O'Dell
August 10, 2015 at 12:18 pmHappy Blogiversary! I’m dying to find new ways to use up the zucchini that is taking over my kitchen. These look great!
Michelle
August 9, 2015 at 7:44 amGreat way to use up extra zucchini! This time of year there is lots of it at our CSA. We need to try this!
GiGi Eats
August 7, 2015 at 5:01 pmZucchini just loves to be the center of attention in all sweet recipes! LOL
All that's Jas
August 7, 2015 at 12:26 pmThat’s a new one for me! Great recipe to use up my garden zucchinis! Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things! Tweeting! 🙂
Jess @hellotofit
August 6, 2015 at 12:21 pmI’ve never had zucchini pancakes, but I’d love to make these! My favorite are blueberry banana pancakes 🙂
I’m so thankful to have found your blog – it’s the highlight of my week to read through your posts to get to know ya a little more. Cheers to many more!
Becky
August 6, 2015 at 9:41 amHmmm…I’ve never tried zucchini pancakes, but I’m definitely intrigued. I’ll have to give these a shot with my garden bounty. Thanks for sharing!
Heather@hungryforbalance
August 5, 2015 at 8:31 pmHappy Blogiversary!
I love zucchini in everything and these pancakes do look amazingly delicious!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner
August 5, 2015 at 2:22 pmThose do look great! Happy blogiversary. It’s been great connecting with you.
rachel@ atheltic avocado
August 5, 2015 at 11:56 amI love zucchini pancakes! These look so yummy!
Beverley Cheng
August 5, 2015 at 11:13 amCongrats on an awesome year of blogging! I personally love coming to your blog – you have great recipes and awesome content. Keep killing it (while i go make some of those pancakes =D )
Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood
August 5, 2015 at 10:28 amHappy Blogiversary! These pancakes look awesome! My son would adore them
Cassie Tran
August 5, 2015 at 9:37 amHappy Blogiversary! I just started following you actually, so I’m glad to be a newcomer! Anyways these pancakes look fantastic, but I think I’d love them so much I’d eat the whole batch–lol!
Sarah
August 5, 2015 at 9:26 amOops forgot I can’t hit return…. Happy blogiversary!
Sarah
August 5, 2015 at 9:25 amYUM! We have lots of zucchini coming out of the garden and I am always trying switch up what we do with them. Pancakes are definitely on the list!
Megan
August 5, 2015 at 8:32 amHappy Blogiversary! 🙂 What better way to celebrate than with pancakes! I’ve never thought of adding zucchini to pancakes but it looks like i’ll have to try!
Susie @ SuzLyfe
August 5, 2015 at 7:23 amHappy Blogiversary! You know that I adore you, and I adore your blog. You have done some seriously great things with it in a very short amount of time! And of COURSE you celebrate with a pancake ebook 😀
Zucchini for all. I went through a SERIOUS obsession with putting it into everything last year!