Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Trim & Healthy Pancakes and Fruit Syrup

These were, for me, surprisingly good!  My batch made 12 small-medium sized pancakes. You can eat 1/3 for a serving. So that means I got 4. Top them with fresh fruit or some sugar free syrup & you have a good low cal, healthy breakfast!  (leave off the butter you won't miss it)

1 C. old fashioned oats
1 C. egg whites (it took about 6 of our eggs to make 1 cup)
1 C. low-fat cottage cheese
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. truvia (or other sweetener but if you use sugar they will not be as low-cal)
1 tsp. vanilla

In a blender put oats & grind until like a course powder.
Then add in the cottage cheese, egg whites, baking powder, sweetener, & vanilla.
Blend well.
Pour batter onto hot skillet or griddle that is lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
Cook like usual pancakes.

*This batter will be a little thick so you will have to spread the batter out with the back of a spoon to make your pancakes.

Super Easy Fruit Syrup

Fruit:  1-2 cup of strawberries, blueberries, mixed berries, rasberries, or peaches
1-2 tsp. sweetener
1-2 tsp. thickener (cornstarch, arrowroot, glucomannan)

Put fruit in a pot.
Bring to a simmer for about 5-10 minutes or until berries are softening and the juice is around them.  (their own juice)  Add in a couple of teaspoons of sweetener. If the syrup is too thin for your liking add in about 2 tsp of cornstarch, or whatever thickener you like. Simmer until thickened, stirring often. 
Serve warm over pancakes. Refrigerate the left-overs and it's great on anything especially some greek yogurt!

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