After a heavy morning workout, this provides much-needed protein, fat and carbohydrate to replenish energy stores, repair muscles and enable hypertrophy (muscle growth). It also provides a healthy dose of other good stuff your body needs to do all these things, and function effectively ...

• Banana, which provides chromium, which enhances the effect of insulin and assists with glucose and fat metabolism.

• Eggs, which provide choline, which supports the formation of healthy new cells, as well as vitamins A, D and E to support immune function, energy production, and bone health.

• Ricotta, which provides calcium (5x as much as cottage cheese gram for gram), as well as significant amounts of phosphorous, riboflavin, vitamin A, zinc and vitamin B12. These support bone health, immune and nervous system function, detoxification in the liver, and red blood cell production, amongst other things.

• The cinnamon, honey, ginger, almonds and blueberries provide a further immune and antioxidant boost.

This recipe makes two thick fluffy American style pancakes, topped with ALL the flavours and deliciousness.

Ingredients:

Pancakes (makes 2)

• 1 large banana, roughly chopped

• 2 medium eggs

• 2 scoop whey (flavour of your choice – I usually use vanilla or unflavoured)

• Generous pinch cinnamon

• 2.5g butter

Toppings

• 4 slices proscuitto

• 100g ricotta

• 2 tsp good quality honey*

• Small grating of fresh ginger (approx. 0.25cm stem)

• 100g blueberries

• 30g almonds

*Many brands of honey are highly processed, resulting in a loss of the compounds that give the health benefits. Look to purchase raw honey that has been minimally processed.

Method:

• Whip the ricotta together with the honey and ginger and leave to the side, ready to dollop on the cooked pancakes.

• Dry fry the prosciutto in a frying pan over a high heat, until crispy.

• As the proscuitto is cooking, make the pancake batter by beating together the banana, eggs, whey and cinnamon with a fork until well combined. Do not worry is some small lumps of banana remain, as these will ‘melt’ into the pancakes as they cook.

• Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. When the butter starts to bubble, spoon the pancake batter into the pan to form two pancakes.

• Cook the pancakes until bubbles start to form on the top of the batter (usually 1-2 mins), and then flip with a spatula to cook on the other side. Cook until the pancake feels light and fluffy when pressed gently.

• Once the pancakes are cooked, turn them onto a plate and top each with half the ricotta mix, a slice of crispy bacon, the blueberries and the almonds.

• Eat and enjoy!!

Per Serving:

Approximately Protein: 38g, Fat: 27g, Carbs: 42g

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