Heart Shaped Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce

Show: Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger Episode: Food of Love

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings (serving size 2, 5-inch pancakes)

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/2 cup non-fat milk
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Strawberry sauce, recipe follows
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Preheat a large nonstick griddle or skillet over a medium-low flame.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour through salt). In another medium bowl, beat together the eggs, buttermilk, non-fat milk, honey and vanilla.

Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, mixing only enough to combine them. The batter will be somewhat lumpy.

Use a 1/3 cup measuring cup to ladle the batter onto the griddle or skillet. Flip the pancake when the top is bubbling and it is golden brown on the bottom. Then cook until the other side is golden brown. Hold on an oven proof plate in the oven until the entire batch is ready. When all the pancakes are ready, cut them into heart shapes with a heart shaped cookie cutter. Ladle about 1/3 cup of the strawberry sauce onto each plate, place pancakes on top and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if using.

Strawberry sauce:

16 ounces strawberries, fresh or frozen (unsweetened, thawed)

1 teaspoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons maple syrup

Puree strawberries to a chunky puree. Heat them in a small saucepan over a low flame, until they are just warm. Stir in lemon juice and maple syrup.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size about 1/3 cup)

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recipe Heart Shaped Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce
Rosanna South Portland, ME 10-11-2009
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I make these all the time
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My son loves pancakes. I use to make them out of the box. A year or so ago, I discovered Ellie's book, The Food You Crave. ... This was one of the first recipes I tried on my road to good health. I was skeptical that my son would like this version as it is definitely more dense. Surprise to me, he loves them! I have modified the recipe a tiny bit by doubling the honey and vanilla. These are quick and simple to make. In the book, it calls for whole wheat pastry flour in place of regular whole wheat flour which may make a difference in the consistency. The best thing for me is that after eating these for breakfast, I am not hungry for hours. A great healthy start to the day. Add some blueberries/strawberries/or bananas, we've tried them all and they are just a yummy way to start the day.Read more
recipe Heart Shaped Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce
Vaughn New Cumberland, PA 07-12-2009
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Heart Shaped Pancakes My Daughter & I Loved Them
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the first recipe my daughter and I came across for strawberry pancakes. We worked together on them and it was such... an easy recipe to follow. We loved the taste and the sauce was wonderful!!!!Read more
recipe Heart Shaped Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce
tahra mansfield, CT 05-26-2009
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Not bad but not great
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The pancakes needed to be fluffier and more substence, I also found the sauce not to be as sweet as I like it, I went back... later made it with frozen strawberries and ones fresh from down the street it was much better & I used my own pancake recpie.Read more
recipe Heart Shaped Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce
Heather Boca Raton, FL 03-02-2009
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Pancakes were a bit bland
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Overall these were ok, but I thought the pancakes could have had a bit more something to them -- some more flavor or... complexity.Read more
recipe Heart Shaped Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce
Michelle Rochester, NY 02-22-2009
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OMG...These are GREAT!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband is a very picky eater and generally will not try anything remotely healthy, but he really liked the pancakes. I... agree with him that the strawberry sauce makes them taste like strawberry shortcakes!!! You ROCK, Ellie!!!!Read more
recipe Heart Shaped Whole-Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce
M Arlington, MA 07-14-2008
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The Strawberry Sauce Makes the Dish
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These were good; I haven't eaten or prepared pancakes in years, so I can't judge against the fuller-fat lower-fiber variety.... I made these because I was sold on the good-for-you factor and I also wanted to test out my new Griddler. I didn't understand, though, why the heat below the griddle or pan needs to be so low. The pancakes took a long time to cook; I don't recall ever waiting so long for pancakes, or cooking them on low-medium heat. Does it have anything to do with the whole-wheat flour? The lower fat content? The pancakes were a tad dry; so next time I might make more of the yummy strawberry sauce. And don't skimp on the confectioners sugar; a little goes a long way and adds a nice, decadent touch. My husband really liked these, but he did have to add a little maple syrup.Read more