I absolutely adore pancakes, and my all-time favourite is this GrandmaZeal’s easy flourless pancakes. However, I mastered this oat bran pancake recipe to perfection, and all my friends and family members love it anytime, especially for breakfast.
While I have experimented with various pancake recipes found online, I now have a few favourites that I make regularly.
History of pancakes
Did you even think where the pancakes came from? Who did invite them?
Evidently, the first written reference dates back to the 5th century BC. According to Wikipedia, the Ancient Greeks were making pancakes known as “tagenites”, words deriving from τάγηνον (tagēnon), “frying pan”. “Tagenites” were a breakfast treat made with wheat flour, olive oil, butter, and curdled milk.
The English term ‘pancake’ first appeared in the 15th century. The form and structure of pancakes differ from country to country. For example, in the United Kingdom and some European countries, people make pancakes without baking powder and thinner – like crepes. On the other hand, North Americans are making pancakes with baking powder, which makes them fluffier.
What do you need for these oat bran pancakes
Ingredients:
- Egg
- Egg whites
- Oat bran
- Quark (cream cheese or mascarpone is OK too)
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla, Caramel or Snickerdoodle protein powder
- Baking soda or baking powder
- pinch of Salt
- Coconut oil for frying
How to make the oat bran pancakes
If you also love pancakes, as I do, you will absolutely adore this recipe. The pancake is a bit thicker but incredibly fluffy, tasty, and, above all, simple. These pancakes are not just low in calories and carbs, but they take just a few minutes to prepare. Besides, you can easily adjust the recipe by doubling or tripling the ingredients to serve more people.
To make the oat bran pancakes, you need only a bowl, a spoon/fork, and a non-stick pan.
1/ Mix all the ingredients except oil in a bowl, making a creamy, semi-runny batter.
2/ Heat butter (coconut or another oil) in a non-stick pan. Pour the batter into the pan and cook it on medium heat for a minute or so until the edges of the oat bran pancake are golden brown. Then flip over and cook another 30 seconds or so.
3/ Continue with the rest of the batter. You’ll get 2 medium pancakes or 4 smaller ones.
Tip and tricks
- I used the Myprotein Impact Whey protein vanilla flavour, but depending on your taste, you can use any other flavour or brand.
- Protein powder helps maintain muscle mass, strength, and bone health, so I use it in my recipes. You can read more about protein here.
- Pour a smaller amount of the batter to make smaller pancakes, as it’s much easier to flip them over, especially if you are a beginner.
- Do not overheat your frying pan, as it could burn your pancake.
- However, if you don’t have protein powder, add 1/2 tsp of Erythritol or sugar or sweetener (syrup) of your choice. The nutritional content will change very little.
Topping the easy oat bran pancakes
I didn’t include topping for the pancake in the recipe, but here are a few ideas I love:
- Greek-style white yoghurt
- Whipped double cream
- I also like adding flavour to cream or yoghurt. I like Stevia salted caramel drops or cocoa with Erythritol.
- Crunchy low-carb granola with nuts
- Sprinkle with shelled hemp seeds
- Berries
- English classic – custard sugar and lemon
If you liked this recipe, you could also try some other sweet recipes
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OAT BRAN PANCAKES BY HELENA
Cooking Tools
- 1 nonstick pan
- 1 spoon
- 1 fork
- 1 bowl
Ingredients
- 1 whole Egg
- 2 Egg whites - 70g if using prepacked egg whites
- 3 tbsp Oat bran - or very fine oats
- 1 tbsp Vanilla protein powder - or 1/2 tsp sugar or sweetener (syrup) of your choice
- 2 tbsp Soft Quark - cream cheese or mascarpone would work too
- pinch Salt
- pinch Baking soda - or baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon powder - optional
- 1 tsp Coconut oil or oil of your choice - optional for non stick pan
- 2-3 tbsp Almond milk - if needed
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl. The batter should be creamy and semi-runny.1 whole Egg, 2 Egg whites, 3 tbsp Oat bran, 1 tbsp Vanilla protein powder, 2 tbsp Soft Quark, pinch Salt
- Heat the non-stick pan with oil or butter on low or medium heat.1 tsp Coconut oil or oil of your choice
- Pour a smaller amount of the batter to make smaller pancakes. It is much easier to flip them over.
- Cook 1 min or until the edges become golden brown. Turn and cook the other side for 30 sec.
- Fill with your favourite topping. See my ideas in the article above.