Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes with Blueberry-Chia Syrup

Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes with Blueberry-Chia Syrup

Serves: 2 (6 small pancakes)

Ingredients:

For pancakes 

-1 cup one minute oats

-1/2 teaspoon baking powder

-1 tbsp cinnamon

-1 egg white

-1 egg

-1 banana

-1/2 teaspoon vanilla

-1/2 cup blueberries 

-Coconut oil

For Syrup

-1 tbsp chia

-1/2 cup blueberries

-1 cup water

-1 teaspoon sugar

Directions:

1. In a small sauce pan, add all ingredients for the syrup. Boil, than lower heat, stir occasionally. Let the water boil down so the syrup becomes thick (takes about 10 minutes or more, depending how thick you want it).

2. In a small bowl, mix the oats, baking powder, and cinnamon. In another small bowl, mash the banana than mix in the egg white, egg, and vanilla.

3. Blend the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, once mixed, carefully fold in blueberries.

4. Heat a little bit of coconut oil on a skillet pan.

5. Once pan is heated, add about 2 tbsp of the oat mixture on the hot pan. Let sit about 2 minutes on each side.

6. Top pancakes with the syrup and some 10x sugar.

7. Enjoy!! (It may not look very pretty, but it was so delicious and healthy!)

Nutrition Facts for Pancakes w/o syrup (Myfitnesspal)

282 calories

5.5 g fat

51 g carbs

8.2 g fiber

12 g sugar

11 g protein

Nutrition Facts for Syrup

63 calores

2.6 g fat

8 g carb

4 g fiber

6 g sugar

2 g protein

*Fun Facts About Blueberries* 

(www.blueberrycouncil.org)

- 1 cup= 83 calories, 14 g sugar, 21 g carb, 5 g fiber

-1 cup= 90-129 lg; 130-189 med; 5 oz (3 cups to a pound); 2/3 cup pureed

-1 cup frozen blueberries= 2/3 cup thawed blueberries

 -23% vit c= collagen formation and healthy immune system

-Phytonutrients (polyphenols)= antioxidants and anti-inflammatory

-Anthocyanins= blue color, helps prevent cancer

-Flavonoid (antioxidant)= helps the brain

-Manganese= bone developments and converting PRO, FAT, Carbs into energy

-Good for UTIs

-Season: mid-June to mid-August

-Highbush blueberries is the variety you buy in the store

-Baking: they turn reddish when exposed to acid; turn greenish with too much baking soda in batter (alkaline); gray with dairy. Add lemon juice to batter or smoothie for a a better color.

-Eat them fresh, frozen, or dried

-NJ is known for their blueberry farms, so support local blueberry farmers!