Delicious, Healthy Pancakes. This is not a Drill.

HAPPY PANCAKE DAY EVERYBODY!!

On this sacred day I will be parting onto thee some healthy eating wisdom...

This is a recipe for pancakes that is made with wholesome inexpensive ingredients. I've cooked these for friends and family and they always love em! They're under 400 calories (if you're counting), have no added sugar, and over 17g of wholefood protein per portion. These pancakes are delicious, healthy, and easy to cook. This recipe is a gem. 

Prep time: 3 min               Cook times: 7 mins          Servings: 1

½ cup of oats

½ tsp baking powder

Generous dash of cinnamon

½ medium banana, in chunks

1 egg

¼ cup greek yoghurt

Small dash of milk/milk substitute (2 tbsp ish)

Couple of drops of vanilla if you’re feeling fancy

2 tsp of Flax seed meal if you’re into that (It adds a delicious nutty flavour)

Method

Step one: Chuck it all into a blender, whizz it up until there is a thin layer of frothy looking bubbles on top, ta-dah. Your mixture is good to go.

Step two: Get your pan reaaaal hot before putting a few dollops of mixture onto the pan. On a good non stick pan you should be okay without any butter or oil, but, you can add a bit of butter or non-stick oil spray before dolloping on your mixture to stop the pancakes sticking.

Step three: Reduce the heat to a medium heat. Let them cook for a minute or so, until the edges look a bit dry and bubbles begin to form on the topside of the pancake.

Step four: Flip ‘em. How you do this is up to you. Feel free to forego the spatula and flip them free style. But when you’ve got 3 or 4 pancakes on the go at once this can be a bit disastrous. So it’s up to you.  

Step five: Cook them for another couple of minutes, maybe check both sides are nice and brown. Stack ‘em, top ‘em, and eat ‘em. Simple as that really.

My favourite toppings include; blueberries, stewed apple with cinnamon and seeds, red fruit coulis, scrambled tofu and maple syrup or peanut butter and banana.  

If you do decide to give these a go, and (I seriously recommend it as they never fail and did I mention they are easy, healthy, and delicious) then send me your favourite topping ideas or tag me in your inevitable #sundaybrunch Instagram posts. I'm @trainwithtaliabrighton and If you're not already following then hop to it!

Enjoy.