We are pancake lovers around here if you can’t tell. 🙂
I know it’s not too hard to make up your own pancake recipe, but I made one up that we really really love and I want to share it with you. I call it…
Genius eh? Ha.
We are not super calorie conscious especially with two skinny sons who I am constantly trying to fatten up…but I will mention these have less calories than traditional pancakes. Less fat, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol. Plus they have more protein, Vitamins A and D, and Calcium.
These truly are better for you. And, I think, they taste better too!
So, let’s make some…
Gather your ingredients:
Dry ingredients…
1/2 c. each oatmeal {quick cooking}, white wheat flour, and all-purpose flour
1 TBSP. of ground flax seed
3 1/2 tsp. of baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1-2 tsp. of sugar {to your liking}
Whisk together.
Gather wet ingredients…
1 c. milk {I use whole milk for flavor but you could use reduced fat} – not pictured
1 egg
3/4 cup whole fat Vanilla yogurt
Add the wet ingredients to your dry mixture. Whisk until smooth. No lumps here.
Lightly grease pan with spray oil. Cook on medium to medium-low in a skillet, until golden brown.
Add your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Make note…
-I haven’t tried it with low fat yogurt because I worry about it diminishing the lovely creamy texture. If you try it I would love to know how it turns out.
-You can also used rolled oats. I use the quick cooking oats because after you cook them up you can hardly tell that there is oatmeal in there. It tastes heartier but without the chunkiness that rolled oats can create.
-You may be wondering about the comparisons I made between traditional pancakes and these ones. If we compare calories using butter for the fat portion of the pancakes versus the whole fat yogurt:
Butter is 100 calories per TBSP. For traditional pancakes I use 2-3 TBSP. and sometimes a bit more which equals 300 + calories for the batch.
3/4 c. of whole fat yogurt only gives us 173 calories. And the nutrition facts just get better from there.
The yogurt also does a great job of sweetening up the oats and whole wheat flour which makes them tastier. My kids can eat 4-5 pancakes in one sitting! Which for their skinny bones is a good thing! 🙂
Here is a more printable version of the recipe:
Creamy Yogurt Pancakes
Yields about 15 3-4 inch pancakes
Dry ingredients…
1/2 c. each oatmeal {quick cooking}, white wheat flour, and all-purpose flour
1 TBSP. of ground flax seed
3 1/2 tsp. of baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1-2 tsp. of sugar {to your liking}
Wet ingredients…
1 c. milk {I use whole milk for flavor but you could use reduced fat} – not pictured
1 egg
3/4 cup whole fat Vanilla yogurt
Whisk together dry ingredients.
Add your wet ingredients. Whisk until smooth. No lumps here.
Lightly grease pan with spray oil. Cook on medium to medium low in a skillet, until golden brown.
Yummo! I'll have to try these after we move into our new place. We LOVE pancakes!
those look seriously delicious! i'll have to try these for sure!
Yum! What do you think about leaving the flaxseed out until I get to the store? Will it make a difference? (Can you tell I'm not a very good cook?) =)
Awesome photos of amazing looking pancakes….can I have those for lunch?….I think I will!
Oh wow, these look stunning and tasty too!
These sound FANTASTIC. . . unfortunately my husband is emergency room allergic to flaxseed. Can you believe it?!? What would happen if you left the flaxseed out? I am a recipe follower, not much experimenting for me.
I am definetly going to make these! Thanks Delia!
-Courtney
totally making these delia! thanks for sharing. we so love pancakes here. especially me. and your skirt is totally awesome by the way, you're too cute!
would love to try this this weekend. my children likes to eat pancakes but i havent tried making pancakes with yogurt. tks for sharing.
This looks AMAZING! I for sure want to try this! 🙂 You're such a great photographer, it is hard to make food look that good! :q (that is supposed to be an emoticon licking its lips).
Yummmmmmmmmooooooo!!!! I think I will make these for dinner. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe.
Meg
ashtonandmeghanyoung.blogspot.com
Hi Delia! We made these for breakfast, and they are SO delicious! I honestly don’t think I will ever make my old recipe again.
Would you mind if I reposted this recipe on my blog? I’ll totally link back to your page and give all appropriate credit.
Thanks
Amber
missamberlou (at) hotmail(dot)com
Has anyone made these with lower fat yogurt? How did they turn out?
I made this but added some vegetable shreds with it. Long story, if you are interested, check it out at: http://www.homemadeaspirations.blogspot.com.
I made these with low fat yogurt and they turned out great! My kids inhaled them. Also, for those that are asking about leaving the flax seed out-you totally can, it’s pretty much tasteless. There are just major health benefits to it, but you won’t tell a difference one way or the other. Hope this helps! Thanks for the recipe!
Seriously Delia, the best pancake recipe ever! I could have these for breakfast, lunch and dinner straight for a week!
Never going back to my old recipe ever again. Thank you for posting this!
I love that these are substantial without any bellyaches!