I’m back from the Quaker Oats Living Proof blogger event. It was wonderful! I met some terrific bloggers, and learned an incredible amount about heart health, which I hope to share soon.
One of the highlights was meeting Stephanie Izard, the winner of season four of Bravo’s Top Chef. She gave us a short cooking demo of her oatmeal pancake recipe. I liked how she ground down some oatmeal and kept some plain for texture. Loved that she used whipped egg whites instead of whole eggs, too.
Stephanie used juice to make a light pancake syrup – a healthier alternative to pancake syrup. She used pomegranate, but you can use other juices like orange, blueberry, or cranberry. These would be great for Thanksgiving or Christmas morning!
Oat Pancakes
Ingredients:
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3 ripe bananas (the riper the better) - 1/2 c milk (skim, 1%, 2% – all will work)
- 1/2 t vanilla
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1/2 c ground Quaker Oatmeal
(use a food processor to grind them up)
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3/4 c Quaker Oatmeal
- 1/2 c whole wheat flour (for gluten free people, substitute your favorite GF flour)
- 1/4 t salt
- 2 t baking powder
- 2 egg whites, whipped to soft peaks
- sliced banana for garnish
Directions:
- Blend bananas and milk together in blender.
- Transfer to bowl and stir in vanilla, oats, flour, baking powder and salt.
- Fold in egg whites.
- Spray nonstick griddle with pan spray and heat over medium heat.
- Add in a few spoonfuls of batter, leaving room for when they expand.
- Cook on each side until lightly browned.
- To serve, top with banana slices and drizzle with pomegranate syrup.
Stephanie says you can combine all the ingredients the night before and add the egg whites just before cooking to save time.
Pomegranate Syrup
Ingredients:
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1 c 100% pomegranate juice
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2 T honey
Directions:
- In non-reactive sauce pan, reduce liquid over medium high heat until thickened. The sauce will still be thin, but delicious!
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I use the EFL (Eating For Life) Oatmeal pancake recipe….lets see…it has 1 cup oats, 6 egg whites, 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese, ¼ tsp vanilla extract, ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, 1T sugar. Blend it all up in the blender cook and serve. It makes a heavy pancake, but it’s healthy and it gives you your morning protein. I’m always up for something new. Thanks for sharing.
Those pancakes sure were tasty weren’t they? Stephanie is very cool too. That was a great treat to meet her!
loved the pancakes
or cave and use syrup.
now to see if I really used the reduction
Wow, thanks for sharing! That is so neat, you guys got to meet her!
Years ago, my sister gave me some homemade pomegranate jelly. I put it on waffles and was so sad when it was gone, it was absolutely heavenly. I can’t wait to try this pomegranate syrup recipe!
Thank you for this recipe. It was delicious! I’ve made is several times. I’ve also used pureed carrots in place of the bananas and added cinnamon and ginger. Thanks again!
Mary, I love your use of pureed carrots! Great idea.