Healthy pancake recipe

There are keto friendly mixes out there, I'm told Costco sells a good one. As I rarely eat pancakes, I go for the full traditional version with real butter and maple syrup and simply plan a way to fit it into my calorie budget (usually during a deficit break).

Sometimes, I make 'keto bread' in the breadmaker and use that to make a mock French toast. The bread itself tastes a bit eggy; buttered and fried in a skillet it does a decent stand-in for French toast.

jennipooh82 wrote: »

Thank you, I’ll have to look up a recipe for that. I can’t wait to try it out!

Someone posted the recipe for keto bread not too long ago. Just know that it can be quite chewy and taste a little eggy - IMO, better for mock French toast than sandwiches. It doesn't really save calories, but offers an alternative to traditional flour/sugar bread.

100g vital wheat gluten, 100g self raising or all purpose flour, sweetener to taste (sugar/stevia), 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp vanilla extract, enough water to make the right consistency. Do not overmix.

I use a spritz of spray oil on the pan as I find there is no need for butter.

This recipe makes 3 good sized servings.

High protein - 255 calories 32g carbs 28g protein 2g fat - and happens to be dairy free/vegan.

As it is low fat if your macros allow top with nut butter or bacon/mock bacon and maple syrup.

If you go light on sweetness you could have them with wilted spinach and a soft poached egg.

My favourite way is with stevia and topped with fresh lemon juice and a sprinkling of table sugar.

I like peanut butter, Nutella, or berries better than syrup on my pancakes. But if you're going to use syrup of any kind, don't put it on your pancakes. Put a little puddle on your plate and dip each bite into the syrup. That way you taste the syrup every time and it doesn't soak into the pancake and disappear. It gives you much more control and you can use much less.

ldaltonbishop wrote: »

I like peanut butter, Nutella, or berries better than syrup on my pancakes. But if you're going to use syrup of any kind, don't put it on your pancakes. Put a little puddle on your plate and dip each bite into the syrup. That way you taste the syrup every time and it doesn't soak into the pancake and disappear. It gives you much more control and you can use much less.

You know the little sauce cups you get at restaurants? You can buy those. I have a couple of little stainless steel ones that hold about 2 fl oz - sometimes when I have frozen waffles or similar, I'll put the syrup cup on top of the toaster oven, and in the time it takes to cook the waffle the refrigerator-cold syrup will be gently warmed through and ugh it's so good. It's important to note again that my cups are metal and safe to be heated up like that, don't do that with the disposable or even reusable plastic ones. Silicone might be OK if they're meant to bake with, just be careful picking them up; you probably won't hurt a ceramic cup doing this, but ceramic is a good insulator so your syrup might not get warm in the 6-10 minutes it takes to bake off a frozen waffle.

jennipooh82 wrote: »

Looking to make breakfast for supper but thinking there may be a healthier option then the packaged pancake mix.. looking for healthier ideas for tonight and in the future.

Also besides butter and REAL maple syrup.. what else could you top it with for a better alternative?

I guess I would need to know what you are defining as healthy or healthier. I've never really thought of pancakes as something inherently unhealthy or "junk food". I make them most weekends for me and the kids for Sunday breakfast. We use Kodiak Cakes mix and I just use butter and real maple syrup...those things are pretty much all natural so I really don't see any reason to fuss.

Applesauce (unsweetened) is good on pancakes instead of syrup or butter.

Birch Benders makes a really good Paleo/keto pancake and waffle mix. They also make Keto syrup, but I can never find it it stores anymore. Lakanto makes good keto syrup, and it's pretty easy to find in stores. Birch Benders also makes keto toaster waffles. I usually top them with butter, and either berries, or a banana. Sometimes I use cashew butter instead of regular butter.

Speakeasy76 wrote: »

I love finding healthy pancake recipes for my family, and had to get creative when I couldn't eat certain things (including wheat and eggs). For something quick, Kodiak has good healthier options, as well as some that are higher protein. If you have an Aldi's, they have their own brand, too. For a healthier topping, what about a bit of nut butter?

I have a whole slew of recipes saved on Pinterest, but here's a few:
https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/banana-oatmeal-pancakes/
https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/healthy-pumpkin-oatmeal-pancakes/
https://www.wellplated.com/oatmeal-pancakes/
https://fitfoodiefinds.com/healthy-strawberry-pancakes/
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/whole-wheat-oatmeal-pancakes/

Seems interesting!