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Today is Pancake Day [Healthy Recipe Included]

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Today is Pancake Day, another made up holiday created to increase our consumption of pancakes. While in and of themselves, pancakes are not necessarily an unhealthy food, it’s the huge servings and added “dressings” that have turned pancakes into unhealthy calorie bombs.

So if you are celebrating today, or any day – take it easy with the butter and maple syrup. If you can, go for whole wheat to get some fiber.

Here’s a recipe for Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes:

Ingredients:

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 very ripe banana
1 tbsp sugar
3 tsp  baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 cups low fat milk
2 tablespoons oil

Instructions:

lightly oil a griddle and heat it up over a medium flame. Mix all the dry ingredients. Mash the banana. Mix the eggs, milk, oil and mashed banana. Add the dry mix. It’s OK if there is a bit of lumping, the lumps will disappear when heated. Once the griddle is hot enough pour a test-pancake on, wait for it to bubble and flip it over. The first pancake usually comes out a bit funky and goes to the dog, but after that you’re all set. If your griddle is large enough you can make several pancakes at the same time. A 2-3 inch diameter will allow you to eat several pancakes without overdoing the portion size.

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  • Bill

    You’re missing out if you don’t freeze your bananas first. When you let them defrost you get a nice collection of moisture that comes out of the skin that gives a great taste. I always throw my left overs in the freezer for such an occasion.

  • Abby

    Hmm, I wouldn’t really consider a recipe including milk & eggs “healthy”.

    • http://www.fooducate.com/blog Editorial Staff

      @Bill – thanks for the suggestion.
      @Abby – not sure exactly what you mean by saying milk and eggs aren’t healthy. You may have reasons for not wanting to eat them (vegan, prefer organic), but to say they’re not healthy is a stretch.

  • Steve

    Could the mix be refrigerated, and if so how many days would it last?

  • http://www.fooducate.com/blog Editorial Staff

    Refrigeration for more than a few hours will result in flat pancakes because all the bubbles in the batter will disappear. What you can do is mix the dry ingredients separately from the wet ingredients and refrigerate for a few days or overnight, mixing the wet and dry just before use.

  • Faye

    Pancake Day usually coincides with Shrove Tuesday (which this year was February 16th not the 23rd). Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Christians start celebrating Lent (which starts on Ash Wednesday) and is often celebrated with a Pancake supper. Often, lots of charitable events surround serving and eating pancakes on that day. So Pancake Day is far from being a “made up holiday created to increase our consumption of pancakes” but is actually rooted in years and years of Christian tradition. Doesn’t make eating pancakes all that much healthier, though!

  • smilinggreenmom

    An awesome pancake that we just tried was one where I used Kamut Khorasan Wheat pancakes mix – it was soooo gooood! We love pancakes!

  • Tabatha

    Why bother adding sugar to the mix when you’re going to douse them in delicious Canadian organic maple syrup??