OK, these are at least healthier than your typical Bisquick pancakes (which is what we always USED to make in our house….)

It uses ingredients that are from Trader Joe’s…their brand of Instant Complete Oatmeal and their Multigrain Baking & Pancake Mix. I’m sure you could use any instant oatmeal packet and other brand of whole grain baking mix, but the Nutrition Facts, shown below, would of course not apply.

I “created” this recipe this morning while trying to copy something that had been posted in the MyFoodDiary.com forums a while back…I ended up adding too much water and had to “save” the recipe somehow. Here is the result…which my daughter and I both liked. We will make these again.

Complete Oatmeal Pancakes

• 2 eggs (I use the brown, omega-3 free-range eggs)
• 1 packet Trader Joe’s Complete Oatmeal (instant, plain)
• 3 tablespoons Trader Joe’s Multigrain Baking & Pancake Mix
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seed meal (I used Bob’s Red Mill brand…you might prefer to grind your own fresh)

Beat the two eggs well, and add enough water to make 2/3 cup (or maybe a little more…you can always add a bit more water later if you need to, to adjust batter to desired consistency).
Stir in oatmeal packet.
Add baking mix 1 tablespoon at a time, and stir in.
Add and fold in/stir flax seed meal.

Bake on a heated griddle. Makes 4 pancakes.

2 pancakes make a “serving size” and are just over 200 calories. Very filling and yummy. I served mine with Quark (German style fresh/soft cheese) and sliced peaches on top. If not Quark, I’d use plain, Greek-style yogurt and fresh fruit of the season. You could try other things…applesauce or nut butter… Of course, my daughter ate hers with syrup.

My daughter tried them and said they were very yummy. She said she “could taste the oatmeal part a little bit but the rest tasted like regular pancakes”.

Nutrition Facts for 1 pancake:

Calories

107

Total Fat

4.1g

Saturated Fat

0.9g

Cholesterol

108mg

Sodium

114mg

Carbohydrate

12.2g

Dietary Fiber

1.8g

Sugars

0.8g

Protein

5.7g

Vitamin A

8%

Vitamin C

0%

Calcium

10%

Iron

14%