Amazing Healthy Zucchini Pancakes
So I came across this recipe this morning from GreenStyleMom and was very skeptical. All previous experiments with whole grain, or even just homemade pancakes have been pretty dismal failures. Inedible, typically. But these pancakes were an amazing exception. Lucy ate 3 of them. Moses ate a couple with glee. Healthy, with vegetable and whole grain and my kids are eating them? Yes. Of course, it helps that there was syrup on top, but I'm sure next time when I top them with just applesauce, they will still get eaten.
Considering we are facing a summer where, if last summer is any indication, we will have more zucchini than I could possibly know what to do with. Good thing I have a deep freezer, and of course the zucchini I used to make these pancakes was frozen shredded that is still lingering in the freezer from our abundant harvest last year.
Whole Grain Zucchini Pancakes
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 tbsp of wheat germ
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (I sometimes sub other whole grain flours)
2 tbsp soy flour (optional )
1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1 tbsp oil
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 small zucchini, grated
several chocolate chips
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir in zucchini until well coated with flour mixture. Blend liquid ingredients and add to dry ingredients. Mix well. Heat pan over medium heat and pour batter in 1/4 cup measures into pan. Drop chocolate chips into individual pancakes (I just add 2 per pancake!) Turn when bubbles form in batter. Cook until golden.
They are actually even better if let to cool to room temperature.
Considering we are facing a summer where, if last summer is any indication, we will have more zucchini than I could possibly know what to do with. Good thing I have a deep freezer, and of course the zucchini I used to make these pancakes was frozen shredded that is still lingering in the freezer from our abundant harvest last year.
Whole Grain Zucchini Pancakes
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 tbsp of wheat germ
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (I sometimes sub other whole grain flours)
2 tbsp soy flour (optional )
1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1 tbsp oil
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 small zucchini, grated
several chocolate chips
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir in zucchini until well coated with flour mixture. Blend liquid ingredients and add to dry ingredients. Mix well. Heat pan over medium heat and pour batter in 1/4 cup measures into pan. Drop chocolate chips into individual pancakes (I just add 2 per pancake!) Turn when bubbles form in batter. Cook until golden.
They are actually even better if let to cool to room temperature.
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