These are Dad-approved!
Pomegranate Syrup:
1 cup pomegranate juice
2 tbsp honey
Pancakes:
3 med. bananas, plus 1 sliced for garnish
1/2 cup low-fat milk (I used skim)
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup rolled oats, ground to a coarse flour (in a food processor)
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 egg whites, whipped to soft peaks
cooking spray
*To make syrup, bring pom. juice and honey to a boil over med-high heat in a saucepan, then drop the heat to medium. Simmer mixture and reduce it to a syrup, about 15 mins. Remove from heat and let syrup cool slightly before using
*To make pancakes, blend bananas, milk and vanilla in a blender
*In a large mixing bowl, whisk ground oat flour, rolled oats, whole wheat flour and baking powder. Fold banana puree into the dry ingredients.
*Gently fold egg whites into the mixture
*Spray large griddle with cooking spray and add portions of batter (2 tbsp)
*Cook lightly until browned, serve with banana slices and drizzle of pom. syrup!
per 2 5-inch pancakes and 1 tbsp syrup: Cals 200, Fat 2 g, Sat fat 0 g, Carbs 41 g, Fiber 5 g, Sugars 11 g, Protein 7 g
