Red Velvet Pancakes
Those of you who frequent here, have probably already tried my American Style Pancakes (a recipe I came up with at the beginning of 2011, when I wanted a low synned pancake that didn’t taste eggy). I used to make a similar type pancake many years before for my son when he was weaning, by adding Ready Brek to the mixture.
Over the weekend, I thought I would try and come up with a low synned Red Velvet Pancake recipe, especially with Valentines Day almost upon us. I originally tried to make them by using my American Style Pancake mix, and although they tasted okay, the Ready Brek unfortunately means they in now way resemble Red Velvet, but are more of a chocolate deep red colour and to be honest for a few more syns, you may as well have a “proper” pancake (albeit still quite low syns). For those of you who would rather keep the syns down. I will post the HEb friendly recipe for the pancakes at the end of this post. But remember I have warned you that they don’t really resemble Red Velvet.
For those of you who are willing to spend a few more syns, then these pancakes are just for you.
Red Velvet Pancakes
Slimming Eats Recipe
Serves 5 (10 pancakes)
Green – 5 syns per serving of pancakes (6 syns with topping)
Original – 5 syns per serving of pancakes (6 syns with topping)
Extra Easy – 5 syns per serving of pancakes (6 syns with topping)
Ingredients
1 cup of plain flour (140g)
1/2 cup of buttermilk
175g tub of fat free vanilla yoghurt
2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
4 tsps of Splenda
2 eggs
1.5 tsps of red food colouring
Frylight or Pam spray
For topping
2 tablespoons of extra light Philadelphia cream cheese (1.5 syns)
1 teaspoon of Splenda
2 tablespoons of Maple Syrup (4 syns)
couple of red sprinkles (for decoration) syns negligible
Method
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, splenda and cocoa powder to a bowl.
Add the buttermilk, yoghurt, eggs and food colouring and mix to a smooth batter.
Place a non stick frying pan over a medium heat and spray with Frylight or Pam spray and cook your pancales. (I used a 1/4 cup measure for each pancake)
Mix you Philadelphia with the teaspoon of Splenda.
Stack pancakes, top with the dollop of Philadelphia and a couple of red sprinkle and pour over you maple syrup.
Dig in and enjoy!!!
NOTE: This pancakes can be frozen or refrigerated to reheat for another day
I served some fresh mixed berries alongside my serving of pancakes and it was really delicious.
The HEb friendly Red Velvet Pancakes
Slimming Eats Recipe
Serves 2 (approx 8 pancakes)
Green – 1 HEb and 2.5 syns per serving (3.5 syns with topping)
Original – 1 HEb and 2.5 syns per serving (3.5 syns with topping)
Extra Easy – 1 HEb and 2.5 syns per serving (3.5 syns with topping)
Ingredients
60g of Ready Brek (2 HEb’s)
1/2 cup of buttermilk (3 syns)
175g tub of fat free vanilla yoghurt
1 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder (1 syn)
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda (the baking soda/powder are (1 syn)
4 tsps of Splenda
2 eggs
1.5 tsps of red food colouring
Frylight or Pam spray
For topping
1 tablespoon of extra light Philadelphia cream cheese (1.5 syns)
1 teaspoon of Splenda
1 tablespoon of Maple Syrup (1 syn)
couple of red sprinkles (for decoration) syns negligible
Method
Add the ready brek, baking powder, baking soda, splenda and cocoa powder to a bowl.
Add the buttermilk, yoghurt, eggs and food colouring and mix to a smooth batter.
Place a non stick frying pan over a medium heat and spray with Frylight or Pam spray and cook your pancakes. (I used a 1/4 cup measure for each pancake)
Mix you Philadelphia with the teaspoon of splenda.
Stack pancakes, top with the dollop of Philadelphia and a couple of red sprinkle and pour over you maple syrup.
Dig in and enjoy!!!
Filed under: 2+ syns, breakfast, desserts, Extra Easy, Green, Original
