Pancakes are hearty. I used Stonewall Kitchen’s pancake mix and very simply added in steamed apples and cinnamon. I love making these pancakes on the weekdays so finding quick and easy solutions was my goal. If it is a weekend, I am all about experimenting with my kiddo’s pancakes. I love making pancakes with a fruit and spice. Banana vanilla is also a favorite in our home!
Super simple.
Super delicious.
Food:
- 1 cup pancake mix
- 1 egg (or the equivalent egg whites)
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 apple, peeled and cut up
- Cinnamon
- Flax Oil or Seed
- To serve: Greek yogurt, maple syrup, cottage cheese
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Super Complicated Method:
- Add peeled, cut up apple to steamer, add cinnamon and steam for about 10 minutes in your Beaba or steamer of your choice!
- Mix egg and milk together, add pancake mix and butter
- Add your flax seed or oil
- Either mix the soft apple cinnamon pieces into the batter or place batter on griddle and add apple cinnamon pieces to one side (I did the latter)
- Makes about 5-6 pancakes
- Serve with Greek yogurt, maple syrup or cottage cheese (which may seem strange but it makes a nice compliment, kiddos love it and it is good for them!)
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Tips to make this recipe even healthier:
- Substitute in egg whites for eggs – Obvious reasons
- Use Whole Wheat Flour – Whole wheat is a good source of calcium, iron, fiber, and other minerals like selenium.
- Add Flax Seed – For Omega-3 fatty acid and fiber
- Add Ricotta Cheese – Omega fatty acids, protein, fiber, calcium, vitamins a, b12 and riboflavin as well as minerals zinc, selenium and phosphorus.
- Add a powder multi-vitamin – As my 13 month old continues his transition from purees, being completely dependent on his parents and exploring his food, I have been worried about getting him the nutrients he needs in his diet. I see a lot of playing and some very creative art work but how much of the yogurt or the tofu or whatever type of protein I throw down on his tray is actually getting into his system. My pediatrician told me to not worry and to think about his diet on a weekly basis, not daily and certainly not meal by meal. Sigh. Okay, I reluctantly accepted this rational and medically based advice…he noticed my worry did not go away and suggested I find a multi-vitamin to serve in his milk or find some other creative way to get it into his system. So alas I found Nutristart.
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Happy Eating!
Marnie
Tags: Apples, Breakfast, Calcium, cinnamon, Fiber, Finger Food, Iron, omega-3s, phosphorus, Protein, riboflavin, selenium, toddler food, Vitamin A, Vitamin b12, zinc
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