Brownie Pancakes and Progress Photos

So, Friday night I was massively craving chocolate. So, I needed to do something to fix that, before I went crazy and ate everything in the house that was chocolate. So, here's what I came up with. Brownie Protein Pancakes. Yes. Yes. Yes. They were as good as they sound. So, without further ado, here's the recipe.

Brownie Protein Pancakes

-1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
-sprinkle of table salt
-2 tbsp. cocoa powder
-4 tbsp. Splenda
-2 large eggs
-1/2 c. 1% or skim milk
-2 tsp. vanilla extract
-1 tbsp. SF Hershey's syrup
-1/2 tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
-SF Hershey's Syrup (to top)
-SF Strawberry Preserves (to top)

-Preheat your oven to 200* (to keep the pancakes that you've made warm while you're waiting on the others to cook)
-Mix all ingredients together until well combined (except the topping ingredients)
-Spray a small, non-stick pan with a non-stick spray of your choice
-Pour the batter into the bottom of the pan, and let cook until the batter looks "dry," and there are bubbles in it
-Flip once (like when you're cooking an omelet)
-Cook until the pancake is loose in the pan
-Put the cooked pancakes on a cookie sheet topped with aluminum foil in the oven until all are done
-Top with the SF Strawberry Preserves and the SF Hershey's Syrup
Enjoy!



So, I've decided to post progress photos on here too. I don't think you can really get the scope of what I'm doing without them. So, here goes. The first photo is me at my heaviest (2009, 393#)versus me a few weeks ago at my 50# photo, and the second photo is me at the start of this journey... a little earlier, but about the same weight (Dec. 2016, 363#). I will keep posting updates, but, this will at least show you where I'm coming from, and my progress in real time. :)



~♥~
Lady D