INGREDIENTS:
Applesauce Pancakes:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons nonfat vanilla yogurt
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Granny Smith apples, shredded
Maple Apple Syrup:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- dash ground cinnamon
- 3tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons Fayrouz Apples
- 1 Granny Smith apple, sliced
DIRECTIONS:
Applesauce Pancakes:
1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, applesauce, yogurt, egg, vanilla, and shredded apples.
3. Transfer wet ingredients (buttermilk, etc) into dry ingredients (flour, etc) all at once. Fold ingredients until combined.
4. Heat a nonstick skillet on medium heat. Spray with cooking spray when skillet is hot.
5. Scoop ¼ cup of batter for each pancake. Cook, when bubbles form, flip pancake and cook for a few minutes on other side, or until brown and middle is cooked through.
Maple Apple Syrup:
6. In the same skillet, melt butter.
7. Add brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, maple syrup and Fayrouz Apples Mix to combine.
8. Add apples and stir until apples soften and sauce thickens slightly.
9. Serve on top of pancakes
Notes:
- Keep pancakes warm by turning on your toaster oven to 200°F. Transfer pancakes to oven when finished.
- Pancakes are thin, not super fluffy
- Pancakes are about 87.1 Calories each (excluding syrup). 3 servings: 261.3 Calories
