Sweet Heart Healthy Flax Apple Pancakes

Ok, so you’re budgeting both your time and your money – AND YOUR CALORIES! You can still eat foods that make you drool and think “oh man, I bet I gained 10 pounds from this!” But you won’t gain anything with this recipe!

These sweet pancakes are fluffy and delicious and loaded with heart healthy Omega-3. At only 3 grams of fat and 75 calories per pancake, they’re perfect for your healthy lifestyle. Bet you’re thinking “Ya, but what about the butter and the syrup?” You can buy fat-free syrups, you know, and fat-free butter spreads, too. In other words…what’s your excuse for NOT enjoying these?

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories per serving: 75
Fat per serving: 3 g
Carbs per serving: 12 g

INGREDIENTS

6 egg whites
1 tbsp vegetable oil
¼ tsp nutmeg
2 apples
1 cup skim milk
2 tsp double acting baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
½ cup oat bran
½ cup whole wheat flour
2 tbsp flax seeds

DIRECTIONS:

Mix the dry ingredients together. In another bowl, combine all the wet ingredients except egg whites and apples. Beat egg whites until stiff. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and stir until barely mixed. Fold in beaten egg whites until no chunks can be seen. Heat a frying pan and spray lightly with cooking spray or olive oil. Scoop out big chunks of batter and spread onto pan. Cook over medium heat. When brown, turn over and brown other side. Serve with syrup, butter or applesauce.