We have a tradition in our house, that every Sunday, also known as family day, I make everyone, including our 2 dogs, pancakes. I love to play around, banana chocolate chip, cinnamon spice, you name I have stuck it in a pancake… Ok, not everything, but you get my drift. The base to pancake heaven is pretty simple, I have toyed around with many alterations and found the best low-fat, reduced calorie recipe that still tastes EXACTLY like the real deal!!! We love them in our house and hope you do too!

Simple Pancake Recipe

1 1/2 cups of Organic whole wheat pastry flour (can sub with Quinoa or regular whole wheat flour)

3 1/2 tsp of baking powder

1/2 tsp of sea salt

1/2 tbls of agave nectar

3 tbls of organic unsweetened apple sauce

2 egg whites (or one egg but do not use egg mix, not as fluffy)

1 1/4 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (this is gluten-free and the vanilla adds a great kick, but you can use skim milk, increase milk to 1 1/3 cup if not using pastry flour or quinoa flour)

Method

Place pancake griddle on burner(s) and start preheating at medium. If your range runs hot, set at just under medium. Add dry ingredients to bowl, mix with fork, add remaining ingredients and mix. I have added everything all at the same time and it still turns out perfect!

Batter should be smooth and airy

Using an ice cream scoop (my scoop is barely used for ice cream), pour batter on griddle and spread using back of scoop till pancakes are uniform in size and shape.

Cook until center starts to bubble, make sure sides are cooked, then flip and cook for an additional 45 seconds to a minute. DO NOT press down unless you want hard disks…

If you like yours on the light side, reduce heat, if you like on the dark crispy side, just cook until sides are really done and then 1.5 minutes on other side.

We serve ours with Justin’s hazelnut spread or real organic maple syrup, which is much sweeter than normal so a little goes a long way, plus it ain’t cheap… But you can add anything to the mix, try sauted apples with cinnamon and nutmeg for a holiday treat. Or add some cocoa and chocolate chips for a decadent treat. Just be mindful of the fat and calories you add. Enjoy!!!