Kodiak Power Cakes with Caramelized Apples

Adding protein to pancakes was a great idea. It gave me all the justification I needed to indulge in my favorite breakfast more often. Instead of empty calories, there is some nutritional value to these cakes. I have been having fun adding different fruit to the mix, and I recently decided to add some apples.

In order to make the texture more suited to pancakes, I cooked the apples slowly with two tablespoons of butter and a teaspoon of cinnamon over low heat, to caramelize them. Just like you do with onions, but with apples cut to about the same size.