Delicious healthy apple pancakes recipe perfect for a healthy breakfast

I love pancakes for a weekend breakfast, they always feel like such a treat. These Slimming World friendly apple pancakes are a great low syn option. Having an apple in the pancakes gives a lovely little bit of crunch to the texture plus you are getting one of your 5 a day.

What are the pancakes like?

These pancakes are a bit of a cross between a classic thin pancake and the more fluffy American pancakes. The batter is thin so will spread and cook like a classic pancake but the addition of grated apple bulks out the batter and gives a little height.

You can do larger pancakes filling the pan or carefully spoon the batter for slightly smaller pancakes which I think I prefer.

You could experiment with different flavours like adding orange zest or possibly make some orange breakfast muffins for a nice change?

Do you leave your apple pancake batter to stand?

When I learnt to cook pancakes we would always make the batter and leave it to stand/rest for an hour before cooking. I am a bit more impatient now and tend to only leave it for about 15-20 minutes.

It doesn’t make a big difference so I would go with whatever works for you on the day. If you don’t have time to let it rest, don’t worry. If you do rest the batter with this recipe do it before adding the apple.

If you are short of time then have you tried making a pancake in a mug? I know it sounds crazy but it really is a thing and it is delicious!

Cooking apple Pancakes

Making pancakes is really easy however it does take a bit of practice to get them just right. One of the most important things is to start with a hot pan. This will ensure that the batter starts cooking as soon as it hits the pan. However, you don’t want it too hot as it can catch and burn easily. 

With the apple in the batter, it is important to keep it mixed through so that you can cook it evenly.  The apple does add a little moisture so you do need to cook a bit longer on the base than you would with a plain pancake.

Topping

Apple pancakes are always best served immediately while still warm. I love a creamy element with my pancakes so some quark or fat-free fromage frais is great for a guilt-free dish. Cinnamon goes really well with apples and is perfect for an autumn/winter taste.

You could also try adding seasonal fresh fruit to satisfy your sweet tooth, I love spring fruits.

Disclaimer: Just Average Jen is not connected with any weight loss plan. Please check nutritional values and/or syns yourself.

How to enjoy these for weight loss

If you follow Slimming World, Weight Watchers (WW), Noom or any other weight loss plan you can usually count the ingredients within this recipe in your allowances. It is of course important to check yourself any plan you follow and remember all nutritional information and ingredients are found in the recipe card below.

These pancakes work out as 5.5 syns per serving if you follow Slimming World and do not use any of your healthy extra choices. If you use part of your healthy extra a choice for the milk this will be reduced.

Can these be syn free pancakes? If you follow the Slimming World plan then the ingredients in this recipe are unfortunately not syn free. That does not mean you can’t enjoy them on Slimming World, you just need to count them.

Have you seen these almond milk pancakes? Another pancake recipe that is worth trying!

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