Best Low Fat Pancakes Recipes

100% WHOLE WHEAT LOW FAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Depending on your preference (see description above) blend/mix all ingredients except fruit.
• Heat pan on medium till drop of water "dances" in pan.
• Pour batter into pan to desired size of pancake, if using fruit add small handfuls to individual cakes after pouring into pan (I've done both adding to batter and adding to individual cakes and this works best for me, fruit tends to sink to bottom of bowl but both ways are acceptable).
• When bubbles appear on surface and begin to "sink" flip and cook on other side until brown.
• Note: if you are using a good non-stick pan it is not necessary to use oil in the pan!
• Repeat with remaining batter until all gone.
• Serve with favorite topping i.e., fruit, syrup, jam etc.

POTATO PANCAKES - LATKES (LOW-FAT BAKED VERSION)

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes; steam until almost tender. Plunge into cold water, then peel. Grate coarsely.
• Grate onion; add.
• Beat egg with salt, pepper, milk; add to potato-onion mixture.
• Combine lightly.
• Preheat oil on rimmed cookie sheet. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto sheet and flatten with back of spoon. Bake at 350F until bottoms brown, about 20 minutes. Turn and brown other side, about 15 minutes more.
• Makes 16 pancakes. Serve with sour cream, applesauce, cinnamon sugar or jam, or with Baked Fruit Compote.
• Make Baked Fruit Compote:.
• Arrange pineapple slices, orange sections, and pitted prunes in a shallow 2-quart baking dish.
• Pour wine over the fruit.
• Combine brown sugar with spices and orange zest; sprinkle over fruit.
• Cover and bake at 350F until pineapple is tender, about 45 minutes. Makes 10 servings.

GINGERBREAD PANCAKES (HEALTHY, WHOLE WHEAT, AND LOW-FAT)

Steps:

• Mix together dry ingredients. (You can do this the night before).
• In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients and brown sugar then add to the dry, mixing until just moist, folding in pecans and cranberries.
• If using cranberries, prepare as follows: Thaw if frozen. Cut in halves and place in bowl with sprinkle of white sugar. Toss in sugar then fold into pancake batter with pecans. (This cuts the tartness).
• Let stand for five minutes **Don't skip this step.
• Heat GREASED griddle to 350 while the pancake batter is standing.
• Pour pancake batter onto griddle, and lightly spread outwards with a spatchula. Due to the molasses, this batter can thicken quite a bit.
• Flip when bubbles form on top of pancake and edges are dry. Enjoy with maple syrup, caramel sauce, pear sauce, or applesauce.

LOW-FAT BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a food processor work bowl and mix well.
• Pour pancake batter to form pancakes in hot skillet coated with cooking spray. (On our electric stove, we set it to medium heat -- around 5 or 6) Brown lightly on both sides.
• Serve topped with butter spray or margarine, if desired, and maple syrup.

EASY LOW-FAT VEGAN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine the 5 dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon) in a bowl.
• Add the soy milk and applesauce to your mixture.
• Mix until smooth - do not overmix.
• Let the batter sit breifly while heating pan over medium heat.
• Spoon one pancakes' worth of the mixture into the pan.
• Flip when you see bubbles in the middle of the pancake, or if the edges are looking stiffened.
• Repeat until the batter is gone.

DIABETIC, LOW-FAT SPECIAL BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Blend flours, baking powder, and sugar substitute in bowl.
• Mix in egg, water, and melted margarine.
• Let batter stand for 10 minutes.
• Melt 1 teaspoon margarine in a 10-in nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Drop batter by the tablespoonful onto hot skillet.
• Allow pancakes to cook until bubbles form around the pancakes.
• Thin remaining batter with additional water if necessary.
• Turn pancakes over with a spatula.
• Continue cooking until pancakes are done.
• Place on heated dish and continue cooking until all the pancakes have been prepared.

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA PANCAKES - LOW FAT

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Combine wet ingredients.
• Whisk in dry ingredients.
• Using a 1/4 cup measure drop batter onto a hot frying pan.
• When pancakes begin to bubble flip them.
• Finished when golden on both sides.

LOW FAT BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix together dry ingredients.
• Add liquids and combine, mixing as little as possible.
• Do not overmix.
• Fry in hot nonstick frying pan, turning once.

LOW FAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients into medium bowl.
• Mix together wet ingredients and add to dry ingredients.
• Stir only until dry ingredients have disappeared.
• Do not over mix.
• If you find the mix is too liquid, add more flour.
• Cook on a hot griddle, flipping as needed.

THE BEST APPLE PIE PANCAKES, LOW FAT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine applesauce and cool whip free.
• Fold in raisins.
• Cover and refrigerate while preparing pancakes.
• In a large bowl, combine dry baking mix, dry milk powder, walnuts, Splenda, and apple pie spice.
• Add water, vanilla extract, and egg white.
• Mix well to combine.
• Using a 1/3 cup measure as a guide, pour batter onto a hot griddle or skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray to form 8 pancakes.
• Cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and bubbles are popping.
• For each serving, place a pancake on a plate and top with about 1/4 cup applesauce mixture. Serve at once.

HEALTHY LOW-FAT WHOLE WHEAT BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine the 2 milks and the 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice and let sit for about 10 minutes.
• Sift together the flour, bran, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, orange zest, and sugar into a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and lemon juice, and additional 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk together until there are no more lumps.
• Spray a preheated (to proper pancake temperature) griddle with Pam.
• Cook pancakes on griddle.

VEGETARIAN, DIABETIC, LOW-FAT WHOLE WHEAT BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• Stir together the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Beat the egg, milk and oil together.
• Add the liquids to the flour mixture and stir just until blended.
• Pour the batter onto a greased hot griddle.
• Serve with fresh fruit slices, unsweetened applesauce or low-calorie syrup.

LOW FAT WHOLE WHEAT BANANA PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cocoa, and salt, sift in the flour (to remove some of the larger pieces particularly in whole wheat flour), and mix.
• Mash the bananas.
• Add the water, skim milk, vanilla, and egg to the mashed bananas and mix.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients and stir.
• Heat the griddle to medium/medium-high, and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour the batter into the griddle. Flip when bubbles appear. Cook until golden brown on both sides.

LOW-CAL ZUCCHINI PANCAKES WITH LOW-FAT BASIL DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Stir zucchinis, onion, carrot, garbanzo bean flour, onion soup mix, and egg whites together in a bowl until well mixed. Divide zucchini mixture into 6 equal portions and shape into large patties.
• Pan-fry zucchini patties in the hot skillet until brown and crispy, about 3 minutes per side.
• Place mayonnaise, water, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and basil in a food processor; pulse until mixture is smooth. Drizzle over zucchini pancakes to serve.

LOW FAT PANCAKES MADE WITH EGG BEATERS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, blend together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• In another bowl combine milk, egg beaters and corn oil.
• Add to dry ingredients.
• Beat with rotary beater just until mixture is well blended and only a few small lumps remain.
• For each pancake pour 1/4 cup of batter onto a hot griddle.
• If you don't have a non stick griddle you should lightly oil it first.
• Bake until pancakes are bubbly and edges look dry Turn and bake until browned on underside.
• Serve with your favorite low fat topping.

LOW FAT BUTTERMILK PANCAKES/WAFFLE MIX- DIABETIC COOKBOOK

Steps:

• Combine flour and baking powder and make a well in center.
• Beat eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla in a separate bowl.
• Add mixture to the well.
• Cook as usual.

DADDY'S WHOLE WHEAT LOW FAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients - set aside.
• Turn on pan, use 375 degrees if using a griddle. Pan is ready when drops of water dance on the griddle.
• Using a mixer, mix egg whites until stiff, set aside.
• Mix together: milk, egg yolks, oil and vanilla.
• Combine milk mixture and dry mixture, mix til almost smooth, some small lumps are ok.
• Now fold in egg whites to mixture. You may have some "white" still showing, do not mix til smooth as you want the "air in the whites".
• Now pour on hot griddle and cook til some bubbles appear and is brown on bottom (you can peek, but don't flip til ready).
• *Try to only flip once, as they will stay fluffier that way.
• Serve with low cal syrup or real Maple for those who still need it!
• Enjoy!

WHOLE WHEAT LOW-FAT SUGAR-FREE PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, lightly mix together dry ingredients until well combined.
• In a blender, place buttermilk, orange juice, egg whites and vanilla. Blend on low speed until well combined.
• Gradually add dry mixture to blender in 2 to 3 batches, blending on low speed until just mixed.
• Spray griddle or pan with oil spray and heat over medium heat until hot.
• Slowly pour batter from blender, a little at a time, to make individual pancakes.
• Turn pancakes when tops are covered with tiny bubbles and undersides look cooked. Cook 1 to 2 minutes more or until golden.
• As each pancake is cooked, transfer to warm platter until all are cooked.
• To freeze pancakes, first cool completely on wire rack.
• Stack between wax paper, then place in heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag and place in freezer.
• Reheat in microwave on high 45 seconds, or in toaster or toaster oven at medium-high heat until hot.