Healthy Pancakes YUMMMM

It's PANCAKE TUESDAYYYYYY!!x!!

Given the day that's in it I think it's fair to say that most people will be throwing healthy eating out the window for the day and eating their weight in pancakes :) perhaps feeling guilty about it tomorrow... not to worry here's a recipe that will help you to make ten basic pancakes while keeping the calories low :)

With this recipe there's only 66kcal per pancake

Ingredients

• 4oz/112g Plain Flour
• 2 Med Eggs
• 7fl oz/210 ml Semi Skimmed Milk
• 3fl oz/90 ml Water
• 20 sprays low cal Olive Oil Spray

Method:

1. Combine the milk and water
2. Sift the flour into a bowl.
3. Make a well in the middle and break the eggs into it.
4. Begin whisking the eggs incorporating flour as you do so.
5. Gradually add the milk and water mixture, still whisking, until all the liquid has been added and you have formed a smooth batter.
6. Heat a frying pan over a high heat until hot.
7. While the pan is heating,  measure 2 tbsp of batter into a ladle ready for making your first pancake (note how full the ladle is to avoid having to re-measure for further pancakes).
8. Once the pan is hot, reduce heat to medium.
9. Spray pan with 2 spray of oil per pancake.
10. Add the pre measured batter mix to centre of pan, and tip from side to side to evenly coat the bottom.
11. Check when edges become loose (about 20 seconds) and the batter has solidified, then with a pan slice, turn the pancake over.
12. Cook the second side for few seconds.
13. Remove from pan onto a plate and keep warm* whilst you make remaining pancakes.

*(Layer pancakes onto a plate with greaseproof paper between and place plate over a pan of simmering water).

***Note: The most important thing is the temperature of the frying pan and the preparation of the batter. The perfect temperature of the frying pan is when oil starts lightly smoking. It is the time to pour the mixture in.

Fillings:

Sweet:

Instead of covering your pancakes in chocolate etc.. why not try a healthier (still delicious) option :)

This recipe is prepared in under 5 minutes, is low in fat, provides 1½ servings of fruit and is lower in calories than 2 dull sugar and lemon ones*.

Per pancake including filling there is only 124kcal!

Ingredients (for 2 pancakes)

• 2 Pancakes - see above :)
• 200g raspberries
• 2 scoops / 100ml Vanilla Ice Cream, Soft Scoop, Light, Wall's*
• 1 tsp icing sugar

Method

1. Make the coulis: 
   Puree a handful (50g) of raspberries with the icing sugar in a food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve to remove the seeds and set aside.
2. Fill the pancakes: 
   Place 50g raspberries in each pancake and roll it up.
3. Top with a scoop of ice cream.
4. Drizzle with raspberry coulis.
5. Decorate with remaining raspberries.
6. Enjoy!!

If you want to be even healthier you could leave out the ice cream or eat with chopped banana or another fruit :) Buying/making a fruit salad adding some icing sugar and wrapping your pancake around it is YUM!! :)

What do you like to put on your pancakes??

Lots of Love

Shahira xo