Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Pancake Recipe Uses These Unexpected Ingredients

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? These days, it’s more than elbow drops and leg sweeps. Now, he’s whipping up breakfast. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared his go-to recipe for pancakes on Instagram, and he uses a couple of surprising ingredients.

We love a good pancake recipe, and these fruity ‘cakes put a fresh, tropical spin on the classic!

What is The Rock’s pancake recipe?

The Rock makes fluffy coconut banana pancakes with delicious crispy edges. The recipe starts with a traditional base of flour, eggs and milk, but then it veers off into a groovy riff. A trio of coconut ingredients (flaked coconut, coconut milk and coconut water) imparts a wallop of tropical flavor while also adding interesting texture. The flakes make for a chewy pancake, while milk adds extra moisture and richness.

Next, The Rock stirs sliced bananas into the batter. Most banana baked goods call for mashed banana, but using slices is a clever trick. As the pancakes cook, the bananas soften and nearly melt, creating little pockets of warm, gooey fruit. Slathering peanut butter over the pancakes adds plenty of breakfast protein—crucial for giving The Rock (and your growing kids) energy to last all morning. Finish with a drizzle of maple syrup, and you’ve got yourself a breakfast as epic as Moana.

What else does The Rock eat for breakfast?

It depends on the day! He shared a “power + energy breakfast” on Instagram that includes sirloin and egg whites, oatmeal with papaya and a bunch of English muffins topped with peanut butter and jelly. In the caption, The Rock says that it’s leg day, and he needs “the extra carbs, fats and a little sugar to optimize my workout.”

He also shared a more indulgent “cheat meal” with his fans: French toast. The recipe calls for extra-thick slices of bread, vanilla bean whipped cream, peanut butter coconut maple syrup and toasted coconut chips soaked in tequila. I’m going to The Rock’s house for brunch this weekend.