Saturday, March 24, 2012

Whole Wheat with Oatmeal Banana Pancakes

Yes, I am aware that the title is a mouthful, well so are these pancakes once you get done with them! I also did add dark chocolate chips to them. I know, how terrible of me. However, I made these on a Saturday; a day my husband & I tend to wake up super late, thus having brunch. 

Obviously this is not a treat to make every day, especially since Calorie Count rated it as a C+ recipe, but it was nice to venture from the frozen waffles & cereal Saturday breakfasts.   

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats 
1 3/8 cup whole wheat flour 
1/8 cup brown sugar 
1 tbsp dry milk powder 
1 tsp baking powder 
1/4 tsp baking soda 
1/4 tsp salt 
1 1/2 tbsp egg whites 
1 cup soy milk 
1 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce 
1/2 tsp vanilla 
1 banana, mashed 
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips 

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl & let the batter sit for 5 minutes (this is crucial so that the pancakes do turn out light and fluffy) 

Cook on a griddle on medium heat for 2 minutes on one side & 1 on the other. 

This batch makes 8 pancakes (more or less, depending on the spoonfuls) The nutritional information below is based off of 1 pancake from an 8 pancake batch (hope that makes sense! lol) 

Calories 155 
Total fat 2.4 g 
Saturated Fat .9g   
Cholesterol 12 mg 
Sodium 138 mg 
Total Carbs 28.8g 
Dietary Fiber 1.7g 
Sugars 5.9g 
Protein 5g 

Good points 

High in selenium 

Bad points 

Contains alcohol (for those who don't know, vanilla does contain alcohol) 

Obviously you can use whatever milk/lubricant/eggs you want, but I was trying to go for making it as healthy as possible. 

Remember, this isn't an every day type of breakfast because of the calories & the fact it was rated C+, but every now & then is good!!! 

Enjoy & bon appetit! 

xo, 
Nancy

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