We all love them – we like to eat fluffy pancakes for breakfast in the morning or as a light yet filling fitness meal in between meals. You can combine them with something sweet or fry them with savory ingredients. In both cases, they taste wonderful, fill you up and have a great mood-boosting effect! Especially if you add some vanilla or cinnamon to the batter. You only need a few ingredients to prepare them and they’ll be on the table in seconds! The preparation succeeds even for beginners in the field of cooking and baking. Many figure-conscious people have eliminated pancakes from their menus in recent years. For them and everyone else who is into a healthy diet, there is now the pancake diet. You can enjoy these without regrets because they are vegan, high in protein or suitable for a keto diet. Find out more about it in today’s article!
Diet pancakes are our personal favorite for breakfast!
Fun fact: interesting facts about the pancakes
Pancakes have a long history. They were probably already prepared in ancient times. Officially, however, the first pancake recipe was found in an old cookbook from 1439!
In the different regions of Germany, the classic pancakes are named differently. Usually they are also called pancakes, pancakes, pancakes or pancakes. In Austria, for example, they are known as Kaiserschmarrn. The American version is called pancakes. There, the popular pastry is shaped a little thicker and smaller and traditionally eaten with maple syrup. In Europe we like the pancakes fluffy and nice and thin, so we add more milk to the batter. Alternatively, you can use almond or soy milk for the diet pancakes. If you want to bake healthy diet pancakes, you have to do without refined tarts in the recipe. If you want the pastry to be sweet, use alternative sweeteners or bake fruit!
To fry your diet pancakes, you need a non-stick pan.
3 healthy recipes for diet pancakes
Below we show you three popular recipes for diet pancakes. They can be made using the well-known classic preparation method, but here the ingredients are either vegan, low in calories or high in protein. This also makes the pancake diet healthy and in demand.
Vegan pancakes – number 1 among diet pancakes
If you want to completely avoid animal products when baking diet pancakes, then the recipe for vegan pancakes is just right for you!
Necessary ingredients: 100ml almond or oat milk, 100ml carbonated water, 80g wholemeal flour (alternatively you can use wheat or coconut flour!), vanilla sugar, 2 tablespoons agave syrup or maple syrup, linseed oil for greasing the pan. These ingredient amounts make 8 diet pancakes.
Vegan diet pancakes can be enjoyed without a guilty conscience!
You can eat vegan pancakes even if you are on a strict diet.
Easy preparation in three simple steps:
- Mix flour with plant-based milk, sparkling water and vanilla sugar to form a smooth batter. You can add more flour or water if you like. The rule is: the thicker the batter, the thicker the vegan diet pancakes will be. If you want to give your pancakes a yellow color, you can add a pinch of turmeric to the batter.
- Heat the pan, brush with linseed oil or any other vegetable oil and bake the diet pancakes in batches, 2-3 minutes on each side. The finished pancakes can be kept warm in the oven at 70 °C top/bottom heat.
- The vegan diet pancakes can be served with fresh berries, apple sauce or maple syrup. You can also eat these with fresh vegetables (spinach, tomatoes or peppers), then they taste hearty, but also good!
But they taste best with fresh fruit!
Keto Diet Pancakes
While on a keto diet and cutting out all carbs, you can indulge in keto pancakes from time to time. These little treats are just what you need when you’re on a diet. Below is a recipe for keto egg tarts.
Ingredients: 2 eggs, 4 tbsp milk, 5 tbsp organic almond flour, 1 tsp coconut oil, 172 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp chia seeds, ½ tsp baking soda.
Preparation: First, whisk the eggs with the milk, then add the remaining ingredients one at a time. Mix them well to create a homogeneous mixture. Then the preparation is similar to the method already described above. Be careful to spread the mixture evenly over the entire surface of the pan. Serve the finished keto diet pancakes with low-calorie no-sugar chocolate syrup! They taste so good!
Keto diet pancakes are served with low-calorie syrup.
Protein pancakes also belong to the diet pancakes
Need a strong start to the day? Then prepare protein pancakes that will give you a lot of power. The following recipe is the best for a delicious high-protein breakfast!
Necessary ingredients for 6 pancakes: 50 grams of oatmeal or finely ground oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of vanilla flavored protein powder, 200 grams of skim milk, 1 egg, 100 ml of milk with 1.5% fat content, oil for frying the diet pancakes.
Preparation: Put the rolled oats in a blender and grind into flour. Then put all the ingredients in a bowl one after the other and mix well to create a homogeneous mixture. Then brush the pan with some oil, heat it up and fry the pancakes. These protein-rich diet pancakes can be served with fresh berries and consumed without worrying about the figure!
Protein Pancakes to get your day off to a good start!
Which of the three recipes appeals to you?
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And take out the pan!
