Heart Healthy Leprechaun Pancake Recipe
Bring a bit of luck to breakfast with these kid-friendly, leprechaun-style fruit pancakes. Clementine slices create the hair and beard, while dark chocolate chips act as eyes - the whole family will enjoy this edible art.
Ingredients
Recipe yields 4 servings
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup multi-grain flour
2 Tbsp quick-cooking oats
1 Tbsp yellow cornmeal
1 Tbsp brown sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup skim milk
2 Tbsp fat-free vanilla yogurt
1/2 Tbsp canola oil
1 small egg, lightly beaten
4 clementines, peeled
1/2 cup seedless green grapes, halved
1/2 banana, sliced
1 Tbsp dark chocolate chips (16)
1/4 red apple, sliced
Directions
Step 1
In a large bowl, combine the flours, oats, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, yogurt, oil and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
Step 3
Lightly coat a griddle or skillet with nonstick cooking spray and preheat to medium high.
Step 4
With a ladle, pour about 1/4 cup batter onto griddle for each pancake. With a spatula, flip pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Cook until both sides are browned.
Step 5
Decorate each pancake with clementine slices for the “hair” and “beard,” grapes for the “hat,” banana slices for the “eyes,” “ears” and “hat bow,” chocolate chips for the “eyes” and an apple slice for the “mouth.”
Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 208
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Dietary Review:
Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT
This recipe has been reviewed by a dietitian. Click here to learn more.
Nutrition facts
Serving Size: 1 pancake
Per serving:
calories:208
total fat:4g
sat fat:1g
cholesterol:35mg
sodium:294mg
total carb:37g
fibers:1g
sugars:17g
proteins:5g
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