Pancakes!

In honor of IHOP's National Pancake Day on February 28th to raise money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, I have decided to provide you all with my very own healthy & delicious pancake recipe. 

Let's start with the basic ingredients:
-6 egg whites (from an egg, not from a carton!)
-1/2-1 cup of oats... more oatmeal = thicker pancakes

If you beat these ingredients together, stick them in the fridge to soak for a while, and then fry them like a pancake, you would have a pretty bland but very healthy pancake.  Tons of protein.

To spice things up, there are ALL SORTS of delicious things to add to these wonderful, healthy little snacks.  For example...
-bananas chopped or mushed up and mixed in with chocolate chips &/or peanut butter chips.  YUM.
-shredded apples with cinnamon and ginger
-shredded carrots with raisins and walnuts
-strawberries with dark chocolate chips
-pumpkin puree and pumpkin spices (with chocolate?!)
-chocolate and peanut butter chips!
-make a peanut butter & jelly sandwich out of two pancakes
-trail mix pancake! raisins, craisins, nuts...
-plain old blueberries, of course!

My personal favorite is the banana and chocolate chip combo.  I add cinnamon, ginger, and walnuts as well.  It smells DELICIOUS and tastes even better.

Beyond those flavorings, you can also add flax meal for some extra fiber or hemp powder for a protein/fiber kick.  These pancakes also taste scrumptious when dipped in vanilla yogurt. 

Enjoy!  Let me know if you like them.  Get creative with these awesomely nutritious pancakes!!!!

~Lauren Carter