High Fiber Apple-Cinnamon Pancakes

 

High fiber Apple-Cinnamon Pancakes
Author: Rick Weissinger R.D.
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Whole-wheat pancake mix (Aunt Jemima, Krusteaz, etc.) hint: look for one that comes complete -“just add water’ rather than one you have to add eggs and milk to
  • Wheat germ or oats
  • Fresh apple, diced
  • Ground cinnamon to taste
  • Sugar free pancake syrup
Instructions
  1. Pour 1/2 cup mix into a mixing bowl
  2. Add 2 tablespoons wheat germ or oatmeal
  3. Add 1/2 cup water, died apple, cinnamon, and mix together
  4. Pour mixture onto pancake griddle in 3 evenly divided portions
  5. Serve with warmed sugar free syrup or make your own fruit-flavored syrup below:
  6. Cut 5-6 strawberries into small pieces (or use 1/2 cup blueberries or diced peaches, mango, etc.)
  7. Put fruit in saucepan in 1/2 cup of water
  8. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup sugar-free pancake syrup and simmer together for 3 to 5 minutes
  9. Prepare pancake mix as above, but leave out diced apple
  10. Pour fruit-syrup mixture over pancakes and serve
Calories: 330