When it comes to the world of fitness and training, hidden secrets and food choices that seem bizarre can often make the difference. One such popular treat are pancakes which are packed full of carbohydrates, energy and protein if made in the right way for training purposes.
In honour of Shroves Tuesday, otherwise known as pancake day, we’ve come up with two special pancake recipes designed to be used with our Luchos energy blocks in order to provide a super energy boost just before your workout. These energy pancakes use our Guava Raspberry and our Guava Acai energy blocks to provide a fruity and nutritious twist on an old fashioned favourite.
Here’s a recipe for Guava Raspberry Lucho’s Energy Blocks Healthy Pancakes:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Guava Raspberry Lucho’s Energy Blocks, crumbled
Toppings: fresh raspberries, honey
Instructions:
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the crumbled Guava Raspberry Lucho’s Energy Blocks.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Spoon batter into the skillet, using 1/4 cup for each pancake.
- Cook until the edges are set and bubbles appear on the surface. Flip the pancake and cook until the other side is golden brown.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve with fresh raspberries on top and a drizzle of honey.
Enjoy your delicious and healthy Guava Raspberry Lucho’s Energy Blocks pancakes!
Here’s a recipe for Acai pancakes with Lucho Dillitos energy blocks:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Acai juice
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Acai berries, mashed
- 2 Lucho Dillitos energy blocks, crumbled
Instructions:
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix Acai juice, milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the mashed Acai berries and crumbled Lucho Dillitos energy blocks.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Spoon batter into the skillet, using 1/4 cup for each pancake.
- Cook until the edges are set and bubbles appear on the surface. Flip the pancake and cook until the other side is golden brown.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve with your favourite toppings such as maple syrup, whipped cream, and more crumbled Lucho Dillitos energy blocks!
Enjoy your delicious and nutritious Acai pancakes with an extra energy boost from the Lucho Dillitos energy blocks!
There are two of our own recipes for you to try but if those haven’t satisfied your hunger, then you’re in luck. We’ve scoured the internet looking for the best recipes for high energy pancakes and can present an extra 5 recipes down below. If you are looking to add Luchos to any of these recipes, the magic substitution is typically 2 blocks but this is up to individual taste and needs.
Healthy Raspberry Pancakes
This healthy raspberry pancake recipe comes from Feel Better Institute and makes use of oatmeal and coconut oil to provide a lower fat, healthier option that still provides high levels of energy and decent protein. Check the link here : https://feelbetterinstitute.com/blogs/recipes/healthy-raspberry-pancakes.
Traditional Guava Oatmeal Pancakes
These guava pancakes make use of guava pulp just like our beloved Luchos and this oat-based recipe is designed to make use of nutritional drink mix to form a nutritionally beneficial pancake. Check the link here : https://growingupbilingual.com/healthy-oatmeal-guava-pancakes-made-with-v-shape-from-visalus-spon/
Banana and Raspberry Protein Pancakes
Health Stand provides us with this banana and raspberry protein pancake recipe. Packed with protein, fibre and flavour, they’ll help to fuel you up and provide you with long lasting energy to go about your day. The recipe is quite large but it is designed to make extras for freezing. Check the link here : https://www.healthstandnutrition.com/banana-raspberry-protein-pancakes/
Blueberry and Acai Protein Pancakes
This charming blue energy bomb comes from EFX sports who were kind enough to leave a clear nutrition breakdown of their protein rich pancakes. The use of yoghurt to balance the acidic berries is a smart choice and ensures these sweet treats go down well. Check the link here : https://efxsports.com/2017/01/10/blueberry-acai-protein-pancakes/
Nutrition breakdown (3-4 pancakes) :
Calories: 419
Protein: 41.2 g
Fat: 6.7 g
Fiber: 7.7 g
Healthy Acai Pancakes
Enjoy an acai bowl in the morning before a workout? Why not try this yummy pancake mix from Amazonia that takes inspiration from an acai bowl to make healthy pancakes that pack a major nutritional punch. The pancakes are designed to use their acai bowl mix but mashed acai berries or a few Lucho Acai/Guava energy blocks will do in a pinch ;). Check the link here : https://www.amazonia.com/blogs/recipes/acai-pancakes.
No matter how you make your pancakes, they can be a really great energy booster and with the right ingredients, they can be nutritiously rich. We do hope you try out the Luchos recipes and if you do, please send us a picture on our socials or to our email at support@luchos.com, we’d love to see it. Also, please let us know if you have any of your recipes that you swear by. The more recipes we have the better for all of us!