Basic Pancake Recipe

There are so many healthy pancake recipes out there and I’ve made a few different varieties, but I find that sometimes the most basic and simple recipe works best. I like making a basic pancakes batter by mixing just a few ingredients together. That way I can go all out and go crazy with the toppings!

I don’t normally make pancakes during the week. In fact I rarely make pancakes if I’m not eating them with my husband. It’s like a weekend treat for both of us – a way to make us feel like it’s actually the weekend!

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Basic Pancake Recipe

Serves: 2 (11-12 pancakes)

Dry ingredients:

1 cup oat flour (use gluten-free oats if you want gluten-free pancakes)
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp stevia (or any other sweetener)

Wet ingredients:

1 cup milk (any milk you prefer. I used unsweetened almond milk)
1/4 cup yogurt (full fat, fat free…etc)
1 egg
1 tbsp oil*

Directions:

In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients then pour into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Heat a little bit of oil in a skillet, drop 2 tbsp for each pancake and cook on each side on medium heat for a minute or so.

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*You can use any type of oil, butter or nut butter. I used Tahini to make these pancakes for an extra hint of flavour 🙂

Any topping would go with these pancakes. Feel free to use fruit, nuts, dried fruit, syrups…the possibilities are endless!

I made a simple banana ‘sauce’* to drizzle over my pancakes. I also used some Walden Farms calorie free chocolate sauce, raspberries and banana slices.

*Banana sauce: all I did was blend 1 ripe banana with 2 tbsp of yogurt. It tastes so delicious and sweet without the need to add extra sweetener 🙂