Pancakes are a popular recipe around the world, especially for breakfast. It is good, tasty, and easy to prepare. What if we add some nutritional content into it? It will surely increase the beauty of this yummy breakfast.
Given are the three pancake recipes made of oats, which will help you maintain your weight. Oatmeal comes with various health benefits. It is rich in fiber, thus eating oats in breakfast keeps one fuller for a longer time.
The Nutritional values for 100 grams of Oats, as per the USDA:
Nutritional compositions of oatmeal are very well balanced. It is a good source of protein, soluble fibre, good carbs, vitamins, and minerals.
We bring you three Oatmeal Pancake Recipes that can be a part of your breakfast recipes:
Oats Pancake:
This pancake requires very few ingredients and is easy to make. All you need to do is, simply add oats to your regular pancake and replace white sugar with the brown one.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ⅓ cup almond meal (almond flour)
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups low fat milk
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 80g fresh strawberries (optional)
- 80g fresh blueberries (optional)
- 4tbsp honey
- 1tbsp olive oil or cooking spray
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How to Prepare:
- Place your rolled oats into a small food processor and blend until it resembles a flour consistency. Take out and place into a large bowl. Add almond powder and baking powder, mix until all incorporated.
- Stir in with a whisk of 2 eggs and vanilla. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes. This will thicken the batter.
- Heat on medium flame, we used a very small non-stick frypan, spray with cooking spray or add 1 tbsp olive oil, then pour ½ cup batter into the pan.
- Cook for a few minutes until the pancake gets a bit fluffy then flip and let it cook on the other side. For helping with the cooking process you can cover it with a lid.
- To keep warm you can place in the oven on low heat covered until all pancakes are done.
- Serve 2 pancakes per person with 2 strawberries and the blueberries or with the fruits of your choice and 1 tbsp of a little honey drizzling on each oats pancake. Enjoy!
Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes:
This pancake makes a perfect breakfast and can also be a dessert recipe. It is easy to make and a fast solution for your hunger pangs.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 ½ cups buttermilk (divided)
- ½ cup whole wheat flour or oats powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 60 ml olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- Olive oil or cooking spray
How to Prepare:
- In a large bowl, mix together oats and 2 cups (500 mL) buttermilk. Set aside it for an hour or until buttermilk is absorbed and the oats are soft. (To do this before time, cover and refrigerate overnight.)
- In a small bowl, mix together whole wheat flour or oats powder, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add into softened oatmeal.
- Add remaining ½ cup (125 mL) buttermilk along with eggs, olive oil, maple syrup or honey. Stir with a rubber spatula until well mixed.
- Heat a pan over a medium-high flame and spray with olive oil cooking spray or brush with olive oil.
- Cook about ½ cup (125 mL) batter at a time, spread it out with the bottom of the spoon. Turn the flame down to medium-low and cook until edges appear dry and bubbles start to break on the surface of the pan then flip it and cook on the other side until golden.
- Repeat with the remaining batter. If you like, you can keep cooked pancakes warm in a 200 ˚F (100 ˚C) oven while cooking the rest.
- Serve with fruit toppings of your choice or maple syrup and enjoy!
Oats and Soya Pancakes:
This recipe will give you a healthy start to your day as it has the goodness of soya along with the benefits of the oats.
Ingredients:
200 gms oats
150 gms soya flour
2 Chillies
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Olive oil or cooking spray
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How to Prepare:
- Soak the oats in water for about 30-40 minutes.
- Grind the soaked oats along with soya flour, chilies, ginger garlic paste, and salt.
- Add water to the batter if required.
- The batter should have a pouring consistency.
- Heat 2-3 drops of olive oil on a nonstick pan.
- Pour the batter to make a pancake about 1/4 inch thick on a medium-high flame.
- Cook pancakes on both sides until medium brown.
- Serve hot with toppings/ sauce/ chutney/ curd. Enjoy!
So, try these yummy oatmeal pancake recipes at home which are full of nutritional contents and benefits.
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Happy Cooking!
FAQ
Q1 What are the key factors in making good pancakes?
Ans Make sure your mixture is smooth. Don’t put too much oil in your frying pan and don’t make it too hot.
Q2 What is the best syrup for pancakes?
Ans “Best” is a matter of personal taste. I prefer pure maple syrup. If I can’t get it, a fruit syrup (blueberry or raspberry) would be my second choice.
