Super easy and fluffy Pancake Mix Protein Donuts with just add water pancake mix, protein powder and Greek yogurt too. Baked high protein Kodiak pancake mix donuts are great for a healthy dessert, breakfast and post workout treat.

Okay not going to lie, I was actually really surprised with how fluffy these pancake doughnuts turned out to be.

These might actually even be fluffier than my normal protein donuts from scratch; I guess pancake mix does do wonders!

Ingredients for Pancake Mix Protein Muffins

These pancake mix protein donuts are made with just 5 ingredients and are perfect for a quick hacky high protein breakfast recipe!

Protein Pancake Mix – I used the Kodiak Cakes Protein Pancake Mix for these donuts – both in the Buttermilk and Dark Chocolate flavors.
I’ve also tried the plant based red velvet protein pancake mix from ProteinWorld for this recipe, and it came out fust as fluffy. They have other flavors too and a Vegan Pancake Mix which would work perfectly here as well. HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount on ProteinWorld.
You can also make these donuts with any other just add water pancake mix.

Vanilla Protein Powder for extra high protein donuts, and also replace the sweetener.
I recommend Protein World Slender Blend or ProteinWorld Whey for this recipe to keep it sugar free; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Another option would be Quest.
Non-fat Greek Yogurt another protein-packed ingredient
Almond Milk to add moisture to the donuts – the protein powder absorbs a lot.
Egg

How to make Kodiak Pancake Mix Donuts

This recipe for protein donuts with Kodiak pancake mix uses the just add water pancake mix, so it really is an easy recipe.

Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease 6 cavities of a donut pan.
You can also use a silicon pan.

Whisk the milk, Greek yogurt and eggin a large bowl.

Add the dry ingredients: protein pancake mix and protein powder, and mix.
You should have a thick donut batter; Add a tablespoon more milk or pancake mix if the batter is too thick or wet respectively.
Don’t over-mix or the donuts will be dense from the protein powder.

Divide the mix among the donut cavities, filling them about ⅔ way to the top.

Bake the pancake donuts for 13-15 minutes until a tester inserted into the center comes out dry.

Melt chocolate in the microwave for about 45 seconds(stirring partway), let cool a bit and spread on top of rounded end of donuts to glaze.

Tips for perfect High Protein Pancake Donuts Recipe

This pancake donuts recipe with protein powder is quite easy, and here’s some tips to make sure they turn out perfect!

Use room temperature eggs, yogurt and milk;
This is so the wet ingredients and dry ingredients can mix well.

Don’t over-mix the batter!
Make sure you gently fold the dry mix into the wet to combine them.
If you over-mix it, the protein powder – will make it tough, dense and gummy.

Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have sugar free protein muffins.

Lightly grease the donut pan with cooking spray – this will allow the protein powder pancake mix donuts to come off easily!

Let donuts cool before glazing, or the chocolate will melt on top.

How to store Doughnuts using Pancake Mix

These weight watchers kodiak pancake mix donuts can be stored on the countertop, in the fridge or the freezer for a healthy breakfast or dessert.

Keep the pancake mix protein doughnuts in an airtight container on the countertop for up to 2 days or fridge for 6 days.

To freeze, wrap healthy pancake donuts in plastic wrap, place in a freezer-safe zipper bag, and feeze up to 3 months. Leave them on the countertop or place them in the fridge overnight to thaw. I would not recommend using the microwave.

Alternate Ingredients for Healthy Pancake Mix Baked Donuts

I made these protein pancake donuts with Kodiak Pancake Mix as we as ProteinWorld, and they worked out well with this set of ingredients.

Here’s some alternatives you can try though:

Protein Pancake Mix: Use any regular pancake mix; You can make healthy protein bisquick pancake donuts too with this recipe.
A good base pancake recipe would work as well; I have a healthy whole wheat pancake recipe that would work just great here! Add some protein powder to make them high protein pancake bites in place of the stevia (you might have to play around with the ratios here).

Almond milk: Any regular milk
Greek Yogurt: Applesauce, Banana or Pumpkin Puree
Or Coconut yogurt for a dairy free recipe
Egg: To make pancake mix donuts with no egg, try a flax egg (1 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 3Tbsp water let rest 10 mins) or 3 Tbsp aquafaba. I haven’t given this a try yet though.

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