We’re rounding into pumpkin season, heading home for the holidays and all that fine festive food.
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Chances are you’ve already got the pumpkin pie recipes down. Try treating the family to pumpkin pancakes too. With non-fat milk, whole wheat flour and egg substitute among the ingredients, these are a sweet and healthy low-cal alternative.
Have the kids lend a hand in preparing — and put them on flapjack-flipping duty, too!
1 cup flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ cup egg substitute
1-¾ cup skim milk
3 tablespoons applesauce
½ cup canned pumpkin
Makes 16 pancakes.
Per serving (1 pancake)
Calories: 102
Fat: 3g
Saturated fat: 0.3g
Protein: 4g
Carbohydrates: 15g
Dietary fiber: 1.4g
Cholesterol: 0.6mg
Sodium: 71mg
Potassium: 123mg
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