Alternatives to oil?

lucyholdcroft363
lucyholdcroft363 Posts: 124 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
When making pancakes etc I often have the issue lf adding a whole 15g of a fat from oil! Are there any low fat alternatives for non stick cooking?

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  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    cooking spray? that's what I use.
  • tiptoethruthetulips
    tiptoethruthetulips Posts: 3,372 Member
    I wouldn't have thought 15gms grams of fat was needed. Do you have a non-stick pan if so, just add enough to grease it..use something to spread it around so as to grease the whole pan.
  • greenpinkie
    greenpinkie Posts: 2 Member
    If you use a non-stick or well seasoned cast iron pan you should only need to add a tiny bit of butter or oil every 3-5 pancakes. I use coconut oil, about 5g gets me through 15 or so crepes.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,025 Member
    I use an oil sprayer, that I can fill with my own olive oil. Cuts right down on the amount needed. A silicon basting brush for spreading out a thin film is another good tool for cutting down on the amount of oil needed for pan frying.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,025 Member
    For pancakes, I find if I add the oil to the batter, I don't need any additional oil on a non stick pan.
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    Oil a a large baking tray, place in oven to heat, pour batter and cook pancakes - less oil and none of that cooking spray - real, but less than if you had to fry.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    why are you worried about 15 grams of fat????? Fat does not make you fat….
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    My ceramic pans rarely need any oil added. If I need just a little extra slip, I prefer Pam coconut oil spray.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Wow. I'm actually trying to convince myself to USE oil so I get more fats...I've been cooking without it.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Wow. I'm actually trying to convince myself to USE oil so I get more fats...I've been cooking without it.

    Everything is better cooked in butter.... Eggs, oh my! Vegies! Delicious! :p
  • rupertspenser
    rupertspenser Posts: 567 Member
    haha either a splash of water or a 1 cal spray... i love 1 cal spray! ;)
    http://frylight.co.uk/indexfl.html
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Wow. I'm actually trying to convince myself to USE oil so I get more fats...I've been cooking without it.

    Everything is better cooked in butter.... Eggs, oh my! Vegies! Delicious! :p

    It's good, yeah. But I tend to like to save those 50-120 calories for desserts and more food. But I'm going into maintenance now so there's more room for butter if I want.
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