We’ve all heard breakfast is the most important meal of the day – it gets your metabolism going and stabilizes your blood sugar levels. Studies show if you eat a good breakfast you consume less calories during the day.
I like sugar in the morning. I’ll always choose pancakes or waffles over an omelet or scrambled eggs. So I’m always looking for more healthful breakfast recipes and this is a great pancake recipe. This pancake recipe uses whole wheat pastry flour, only 1/4 cup of oil and just 2 T. agave.
My go to pancake recipe requires you to separate the eggs and beat the egg whites and then fold them in. This recipe is so much simplier and tastes light, fluffy, and delicious. This will be my new go to pancake recipe from now on.
The Apple Cinnamon topping is a great alternative to syrup. It uses only 1/3 cup of agave, cooks up in minutes and is deliciously sweet!
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup oil
- 2 eggs (1/2 cup egg beaters)
- 2 T. Xagave
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 3 t. baking powder
- 1 t. salt
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- Two apples, cored and sliced
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup Xagave
- 1 t. ground cinnamon
- 2 T. corn starch
Directions
- Put all wet ingredients into a blender and blend. Add dry ingredients and blend until just slightly lumpy (about 30 seconds). Heat griddle on medium-high (400º). Grease griddle. Pour batter onto griddle when hot (about 1/4 cup at a time) and cook until bubbles form and edges dry. Turn and cook other side.
- Put apples, water, Xagave and cinnamon in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer about 5 minutes until apples soften. Mix corn starch in 1 T. water and stir until all lumps are gone. Pour corn starch mix into apple mix while stirring slowly. Stir until topping thickens and begins to bubble. If it does not thicken to desired level quickly (about 1 to 2 minutes), repeat corn starch and water step. Serve hot over pancakes and waffles.
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I love to bake, especially cookies, cakes, and pies. I’ll post my adventures in the kitchen, my favorite new recipes, as well as our family favorites.
What a great idea! I've never thought to add apple topping to my pancakes.
I also have a great blender wheat pancake recipe, but never thought to add apple toppings, either! Thanks for a great recipe~
I need to try Agave Nectar in some baked goods as my father is diabetic and misses out on so much! That said, your pancakes look perfect, better than IHOP and every diner I've ever been to. Love the apple topping too!
What a great recipe for your agave nectar! I love apple topping!
Wow Barbara! Thanks! I need to get some of this Xagave! My husband is a firefighter/personal trainer and I am just someone who loves to cook and eat. He would be so proud of me if I substituted sugar for something healthier. Thank you! Great recipes!
Barbara these look delicious. I love the combo of flavors. I haven't had pancakes in so long, you are tempting me with these.
beautiful pancakes!!!
These pancakes are so delicious and your topping is perfect!
Wow pancake looks delicious.
Barbara, these are just SUPERB!!! I am soooo making these!!!
Yummmmm, Barbara! Those look fantastic!! I had water in my mouth just to see the photo!
I also prefer sugar to proteins for breakfast. Your pancakes look yummy!
That looks delicious Barbara and I'm a fan of apple desserts and breakfasts so this is right up my alley. And it's healthy too-bonus!
I bet my neighbor's son would love this, he's obsessed with apple pancakes LOL
Im coming for breakfast
Looks yummy! Mom makes the pancakes where you separate the eggs and fold in the whites too. I have tried to do that and they never turn out for me – but my standby from allrecipes.com works for great ones. I'll have to try this one for a Sunday morning when we return from our trip!
Mmmmm pancakes:)
Yummy! But these perfect, fluffy pancakes would be dinner in my house! And that apple cinnamon topping is fab!!
Oh My sister loves pancakes and will be here for breakfast tomorrow so I'll try these!! Thanks
Hi, Barbara. Just want to tell you how much I am enjoying your blog, your recipes, and your writing style. You are rapidly becoming one of my favs! Thanks for all the effort you put into this, AND for your generosity! I've noticed you reference other people's blogs more than anyone else I've ever seen. And I think that is just so COOL!! CherylH-NC
made these this morning! Delicious.