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And the Recipe Winner Is ...
Email PageCarolyn S. of West Haven, CT!
Carolyn's Patriotic Pancakes1 cup flour
1 egg
1 Tbs. sugar
1 Tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Fresh raspberries and blueberries
Spray light whipped cream
Stir in some sugar to taste. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
In a non-stick electric frying pan set at 350 degrees, wipe some canola oil over the surface. (I put about a Tbsp. of canola oil into a glass dish, fold a piece of paper towel, dip it into the oil and then wipe the surface of the pan before and between batches.)
Using about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake, spoon onto hot griddle, wait until bubbles form to flip. When golden on both sides, put pancakes on a serving platter. The recipe makes about 16 pancakes.
For each serving of 3 pancakes, garnish with fresh blueberries, raspberries and a squirt of light whipped cream for a red, white and blue celebration delight!
Healthier Patriotic Pancakes
Pam Ofstein suggests exchanging buttermilk with low-fat buttermilk, whole-wheat flour instead of white flour, egg substitute for egg, Splenda instead of sugar and non-dairy whipped topping. Here's her healthier ingredient list:
2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 1/2 packets Splenda
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 cups fresh raspberries
1 1/4 cups fresh blueberries
1 1/4 cups whipped topping – non-dairy, regular
10% fat, 4% saturated fat)
*Based on one serving of 3 pancakes.
Comment by 
Mrs. Stanley said... - Monday, July 21, 2008 7:02:00 PM
This is Carolyn, and I am so excited that I won. I am definitely going to try Pam Ofstein's healthier version. I recently purchased some King Arthur white whole wheat flour and will try the recipe with that. Then I will try it with regular whole wheat flour.
Thank you eDiets for such wonderful resources to help us adopt and maintain healthier lifestyles.
Comment by Bev said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:11:00 AM
This is the recipe my grandfather always made when we came to visit. (he was born in 1901) We make it in double or triple batches and freeze the extras ( if there is any). Bev
Comment by 
said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:07:00 AM
I think I would use an unrefined flour--maybe even combine a variety of grains. Using refined whole wheat flour that has been bleached isn't the best substitute. One should use brown flours.
Norrie MacIlraith
Rochester, MN
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:28:00 AM
I can't believe this won a contest! This is crazy. I see nothing out of the ordinary. Big deal - unhealthy buttermilk pancakes. What is up with this!
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:38:00 AM
WOW! I guess I have been eating healthier than I thought! Seriously e-diets...what makes this recipe healthy? The garnish of raspberries and blueberries? This pancake recipe has been around for decades and can be found in any old, full fat cookbook. I understand that the pancakes themselves are OK once in a while, if you can stick to the serving size, and that all the butter and syrup that is the traditional topping for pancakes is where most of the fat and calories come from but I would have liked to see a healthier dish win this contest.
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:30:00 AM
hmmmmmmmmm-pancakes - original? Healthy eating? Give me a break - you guys messed up big time on this one!!
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:52:00 AM
What's up with this? Pancakes??? This is the best there was? Nothing against Carolyn but I can go to IHOP for this idea. I would have thought you would picked something healthier.
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:43:00 PM
I say congrats Carolyn - these critics that are giving lip service obviously didn't submit a good enough recipe - Thanks to e-Diets for giving us additional healthy choices.
Minnesota Nice
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:49:00 PM
Why does the photograph display the pancakes with butter and syrup on top of the pancakes when there isn't any allowance for them in the recipe?
I was definetly hoping the recipe that won was something new to try. I can make pancakes from a box just as easily and put fruit on top as well. How is this a healthy recipe?
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:57:00 PM
Hey! what a recipe to win a contest. I think there are much more better things outside there than this so called pancake.She was just lucky. Congratulation!
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:01:00 PM
I just read the ingredients and didn't even bother making them...Not part of my diet!..I LOVE the Kashi GOLEAN waffles and I put fresh cut fruit on top (blueberries, peaches or strawberries)..Only 170 cal. for two waffles and 3g of fat...not to mention 8g of protein and 6g of fiber...
Comment by Sharill said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:03:00 PM
I'm from a 3rd world country and that's how my mother used to makes us pancakes in the early 90's. Not to disappoint the winner, but this is really a no brainer.
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:52:00 PM
How can you call the healthier version "Healthy" when nondairy whipped topping,and splenda are nothing more than bloated up chemicals which are not good for you no matter what!The original version is the HEALTHY version.
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:40:00 PM
HI
I JUST CANT WAIT TO TRY THIS RECIPE. IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL. AND THE FIRST TIME WILL BE THE ORIGINAL RECIPE AND THEMN THE SECOND TIME WILL WILL THE ONE WITH FEWER CALORIES .
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:44:00 PM
I gotta agree with the "wassup" comments. Unless maybe this was the only entrant?
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:13:00 PM
yes, I agree.. PANCAKES??? the whole idea was to come up with something original and healthy... what part of this recipe is that? maybe the white sugar.. or maybe the white flour? let me know when you find out..
Comment by said... - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:29:00 PM
I have to agree with the others. I make a much better whole wheat pancake every Sunday morning. I add a little oatmeal, cinnamon, vanilla, honey instead of the sugar, non-fat milk instead of the buttermilk and no salt. They are very healthy and probably a lot tastier than the winner.
Comment by Mrs. Stanley said... - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:58:00 AM
Sorry if you thought the recipe was a no-brainer. That is the whole point. It's extremely easy to put together, and the ratio of the buttermilk to flour I thought was great - good source of calcium.
Also, there is no added fat in the recipe, and I got 16 pancakes from the 1 Tbs. of canola oil I used in my non-stick electric frying pan. That little bit of oil just gives the pancakes a bit of a light crunch on the surface, which is nice. As for the added sugar, it's only 16 calories per tsp. It can easily be left out of the recipe. With the little bit of added sugar, however, they don't need syrup. (By the way, I NEVER use a pat of butter on top of my pancakes.)Finally, I used fresh raspberries I had just picked from my bushes in the back yard. I made the pancakes with the garnish, and it looked so pretty with the red, white, and blue.
I sent the recipe in on a lark, and I am so glad that I won. So for all of you disappointed bloggers, I'm sorry the winner didn't meet your expectations. Sometimes, however, when you are dieting or eating healthy as a way of life, you need some traditional favorites, and I thought these quite healthy pancakes fit the bill.
They do freeze nicely, as well.
When I would visit my parents, I would make them either this recipe or a feather-like yogurt pancake recipe. I'd make a double or triple batch and freeze them in packages of 5 or 6. My mom and dad enjoyed them so much between visits. My mom loved to put molasses instead of syrup on her pancakes.
Have a nice day.
Comment by Alice Wilson said... - Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:56:00 AM
This sounds like a delicious recipe. Congradulations to the woman who entered it! Thank you to EDiets for choosing it. I'm sure that we will all enjoy it now.
Alice Wilson Phoenix, AZ
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