Sunday, May 27, 2012

The Perfect Pancake

This morning, since I had a guest, I had another adventure in breakfast making.  I successfully made healthy pancakes!  They're great on their own, but there is an endless variety of ways to dress this up and make them special, so these are a wonderful base as well!  I introduce "The Perfect Pancake."


Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 Cups - Chobani Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1/2 Cup - Egg Whites
  • 1/2 Cup - Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
  • 1 Cup - Spelt Flour (Whole Wheat Flour should work too)* 
  • 1 Tsp - Almond Butter*
  • 1 Tsp - Baking Soda
  • Dash of Salt
*You can find spelt flour at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's.  It's healthier than Whole Wheat, but either one work!

Directions:


  • Mix Wet ingredients in a bowl (Greek Yogurt, Egg Whites, Almond Milk) 
  • Add in Dry ingredients (Flour, Baking Soda, Salt) and stir until mixed. Then add tsp of almond butter [and or mix-ins of your choice]. Stir Well to form a nice batter and let sit for 5 mins. 
  • Heat up a non-stick pan, lightly coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 Cup of batter per pancake. 
  • Once batter starts to bubble, flip pancake. Cook 2-3 mins per side. Top with your favorite ingredients and enjoy!

Cooking Tips:

For cooking spray - after spraying the pan, I take a paper towel and wipe it down. It still will help the pancakes from sticking, but without the excess spray!

As I mentioned above, these can serve as just a base.  Some suggestions for add-ins:
  • Banana Pancakes - 
    • Instead of almond butter, mash up 1 banana and add it to batter.  Then add either walnuts or dark chocolate chips (or both!)
  • Gingerbread Pancakes - 
    • Another substitute for almond butter would be Trader Joe's Cookie Butter (yes, I'm slightly obsessed).  It tastes like Dutch Speculaas (aka Gingerbread sugar cookies).
  • Chili Chocolate Pancakes - 
    • Add in dark cocoa powder and just a tad of chili powder.


Nutrition Facts:
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Serving Size: 3 Pancakes

Calories: 182.6.  Total Fat: 1.7 g.  Sodium: 470.7 mg.  Potassium 25.9 mg. Total Carbs: 25.9 g.  Fiber: 3.8 g.  Sugar: 3.7 g.  Protein: 16.1 g

Adapted from: http://www.everydaybelle.com/2011/06/greek-yogurt-pancakes/

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