Get Out the Griddle! Healthy Flapjack Recipes That'll Make Your Taste Buds Flip
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Go ahead and serve yourself a stack! These healthy pancake recipes offer fewer calories and less fat than buttermilk flapjacks, with a healthy dose of protein, fiber, and other nutrients. Power up your metabolism, regulate your blood sugar, and satisfy your cravings for a sweet and decadent brunch with one of these tasty twists on the traditional pancakes.
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Quinoa Pancakes
If you're not sure what to do with leftover quinoa, whip up a batch of fluffy pancakes this weekend. This creative twist on the breakfast classic offers more folate, protein, and fiber than traditional recipes.
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Apple Ring Oatmeal Pancakes
Slice fresh apples — any variety will work — and dip them in oatmeal pancake batter to make these apple ring pancakes. We're talking more fruit, more fiber, and fewer calories. They're so sweet that no syrup is needed!
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Basic Yet Brilliant Vegan Pancakes
We take the milk and eggs out of this recipe, but these vegan pancakes still stack up against a batch of buttermilk ones.
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Wheat-Free Pancakes
If gluten is off-limits for you, whip up a batch of these wheat-free pancakes made with almond flour and flaxseed. They're high in protein and fiber but low in sugar.
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Banana Sweet Potato Pancakes With Honey Nut Yogurt
Roasted sweet potatoes mixed into the batter not only add a warm, autumnal orange hue, but also increase the fiber and offer a soft moistness you'll love. Top it off with Greek yogurt sauce to cut down on sugar while upping the protein, and this veggie-filled breakfast will fill you up and keep your energy high all morning long.
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High-Protein Pancakes With Banana Cream Sauce
While Greek yogurt, eggs, and protein smoothies are excellent high-protein breakfast ideas, here's a scrumptious meal that'll offer over twice the amount of protein — almost 30 grams per 378-calorie serving!
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Strawberry Protein Pancakes With Strawberry Cream Sauce
It doesn't have to be Valentine's Day to make a sweet pink heart-shaped breakfast. Aside from being low in calories — under 260 — these adorable heart-shaped flapjacks are made with protein powder. The pancakes are also topped with a Greek yogurt sauce, so the protein punch (almost 20 grams) will keep you energized for a butt-kicking workout later.
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Blueberry Banana — and Spinach! — Pancakes With Sweet Cream Sauce
If you're into throwing greens into your fruit smoothie, then you'll love this recipe that adds spinach to your pancakes. Although the greens add a slightly teal earthy hue, they also add fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin K, and folate.
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Whole Wheat Mixed Berry Pancakes With Maple Cinnamon Yogurt
Save calories by topping these mixed berry pancakes with maple cinnamon Greek yogurt.
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Protein Coconut Flour Berry Pancakes
These protein coconut flour berry pancakes are naturally sweet and satisfying.
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Pumpkin Pancakes
Fall flavors never tasted so good! This recipe for pumpkin pancakes is hearty and healthy, not to mention tasty!
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Lemon Blueberry Quinoa Pancakes
Made with the goodness of quinoa, Greek yogurt, and egg whites, this scrumptious recipe is one to check out.
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Whole Wheat Vanilla Strawberry Pancakes
Made with whole wheat flour and nonfat milk, these vanilla strawberry pancakes are delicious, moist, and fluffy!
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Banana Almond Oatmeal Pancakes
Here's a whole wheat pancake recipe that includes hearty and fiber-rich oats and fresh bananas.
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Whole Wheat Cinnamon Pancakes
Skip the all-purpose flour and go with this whole wheat pancake recipe. It's made with cinnamon for flavor and because it can temper the blood-sugar surge that follows a sweet treat.
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Grain-Free Protein Pancakes
These grain-free pancakes offer a nice dose of protein and fiber and the carbs come from fruit rather than a refined grain.
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Sweet Potato Apple Pancakes
This Paleo pancake recipe features sweet potatoes and fresh apples, which make for a breakfast that's rich in vitamin A.