Skinny pancakes? Yes, please! I?ll take a wheat-free, banana-packed, absolutely delicious breakfast ANYDAY?and so will your family! These yummy cakes are easy enough to make with your kiddos alongside you. Tomorrow?s breakfast dilemma is solved!
Skinny Pancakes
Serves 1 ? so double, triple, or quadruple for your family
What you?ll need:
2 egg whites
1/2 cup uncooked gluten-free oats
1/2 banana
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
A dash of cinnamon
How to make them:
1. Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Blend for 15-20 seconds or until mixed.
2. Spray hot griddle with non-fat cooking spray.
3. Pour batter onto griddle and cook until edges are golden brown. This should make about 3 small cakes.
4. Top with spray butter (if desired) and all natural syrup or agave nectar.
5. Enjoy!
What?s in them:
In one serving (3 small cakes): 246 calories, 2.9 g fat, 41.6 g. carbohydrate, 13.1 g protein.
185 Responses
I make this exact recipe but I add spinach too! My baby gobbles them right up!
How long will these keep? Can I make a large batch then just heat them up in the microwave?
That would probably work! I imagine they would keep for a few days, so give it a try! Enjoy!
I am allergic to bananas. Is there something that I could replace it with?
Maybe try applesauce? You might have to adjust the liquid a bit.
You can use pumpkin as well. Great way to have pumpkin other than the fall holidays.
Cottage cheese! I made these wonderful pancakes from the beyond diet website and I couldn’t even believe the look and taste of the pancakes. A must try!!! I know Heidi and Chris would approve of the ingredients! I had them on my HC Day. Hope this helps!
I’ve made these with applesauce (unsweetened) and canned pumpkin. Would these be Powell approved? I add pumpkin or apple pie spice depending on what I use.
Yes! Nice substitutes. 🙂
Can u tell me what u used instead of bananas?
how about adding a scoop of vanilla protein powder for extra protein?
Give it a try! You might have to add more liquid to compensate.
I have an intolerance to oatmeal, is there something else I can use?
There are oats out there that are made of other grains ie. spelt that you could possibly try.
Try Almond flour!
Heidi, I love you as a person, trainer and nutritionist.
Not only dare you a heart-warming person but you also have a broad knowledge of what to eat to keep a healthy diet. Thanks. I find all your advice very helpful.
I am a 69 year old lady who has been on a diet so far lost 30 lbs and I am a diabetic and have 3 stents in my heart with high blood pressure…I go to 2 gyms, one for cardio and one for working out with weights..I am having a hard time with my diet, I guess I am not eating enough, I would like to know if you might have a good diet I could follow..The machines in one gum I don”t know how to use..do you have any ideas? I love your show and am always looking for ideas from it..I drink a low protein and eat a lobe carb diet which contains mostly vegitables, salads..hardly any ,meat…
I would appreciate any help you can give me…shirley
Hi Shirley: I’d suggest you check out Chris and Heidi’s carb cycling program in their book, “Choose More, Lose More for Life.” The book contains their complete nutrition and exercise program, and it’s the same one they use on the show. It will teach you everything you need to know and do to achieve your own transformation! Learn all about it here: https://heidipowell.net/9060/how-to-begin-your-transformation-journey-step-by-step/. And as with any nutrition and exercise program, please discuss this program with your healthcare team first, and then follow their recommendations. As for the machines in your gym, you can ask a staff member to help you learn how to use them – they should be more than happy to do this!
How would trading out pumpkin or sweet potato change this recipe?
My family makes pancakes with pumpkin and they are amazing!
Hi,
Totally new to carb cycling! I am writing out recipes so I can batch cook this weekend in preparation to start on Monday 🙂
Just wondering if these pancakes would be considered a high carb meal or low carb? And how do I tell the difference when looking at other recipes? I am creating a box full and would like to have a section of low carb and one for high carb so they are easily found when needed.
Thank you!!
These would be the protein and carb portions for a high carb meal. When looking at recipes, compare the ingredients to the approved foods list. Any fats are part of a low carb meal, and any carbs (whole grains, fruits, root/starchy veggies) are part of a high carb meal. If a recipe has both fats and carbs, it would be part of a reward day/meal. Hope that helps, and happy carb cycling!
Looks delish. I really enjoy the banana egg pancakes going around on Pinterest but the texture doesn’t alway work out and I end up just scrambling them instead of making them look like pancakes. Hopefully, the oats will help me keep them looking like pancakes.
Also, I hate to waste an egg yolk. Is there any harm in using the entire egg?
If you’re carb cycling, the egg yolks would count as healthy fats, and since there are also oats and banana in this recipe, with the yolks this would become a reward day meal. If you’re not carb cycling, you can use the yolk, but the consistency might change a bit, and the nutritional info would also change. Enjoy! 🙂
Can I substitute oats for oat flour?
By putting aln the ingrediens into a blender/processer, the oats will become oat flour since oat flour is ground oats. Hope this helps! 🙂