Protein Waffles

This started out as a pancake recipe, with a ton more stuff in it. I could never get the pancake cooked to the right colour so I pulled the waffle iron out of storage. This makes one, pretty nice, waffle - although I'm not sure how it compares with 'real' waffles. I know that first attempts couldn't be eaten without a huge glass of water handy. This final version can be eaten without water and/or coffee handy. The picture is shown with homemade mulberry/cherry syrup which was actually a failed attempt at jelly (long story).

6g ground oats (I whiz oat flakes in the blender, keep a container of it)
6g white flour
2g protein powder (vanilla used)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp oil
42g egg whites

Mix the dry ingredients together well. Add in the oil and egg whites and blend. This ends up with a very thin batter, but it rises well in the waffle iron and spreads fairly well. Cook in preheated waffle iron to desired colour. For me, that's about 5 mins, but it could maybe be a little browner if you want it more crispy.

Makes 1 waffle: 82 cals (31 cals protein, 35 cals carbs, 14 cals fat)

Note: the protein powder I use is pretty much all protein - 95% protein, 3% carbs, 2% fat, so switching it with something else will obviously change the macros. I realized that I never have added any sweetener, although the protein powder has a little. With using the syrup I don't think it needs any, but you might want to add a little something.

Protein Pudding Pops

I'm eventually going to work on these without the packaged pudding mix, but in the meantime....

1 pkg jello chocolate instant pudding mix (fat free / sugar free)
55g chocolate protein powder **
2 cups skim milk (I make it from powdered)

Mix powdered pudding and protein powder in a bowl. Whisk in skim milk and whisk for 2-3 mins, until mixture starts to thicken. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze. If using sticks, let sit for about 5 mins before putting sticks in.

As made: 8 (62 cals - 34 cals protein, 27 cals carbs, 1 cal fat)

** this is a 55g serving of ISO XP - 210 cals (50g protein, 1.5g carbs, <1g fat)