Diet carrot pancakes

3 servings

40 minutes

Dietary carrot pancakes are a light and fragrant dish from American cuisine, perfect for breakfast or a healthy snack. The base of the recipe is juicy carrots that give the pancakes natural sweetness and tenderness. Yogurt replaces oil, making the baking lighter, while spices like cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg add a warm, slightly spicy flavor. These pancakes pair wonderfully with natural yogurt, honey, or fruit puree. Due to the absence of oil in frying, they remain healthy and low-calorie, and their soft, porous texture makes them incredibly pleasant to taste. This recipe fits perfectly into a healthy diet by offering a delicious and nutritious treat without excess sugar and fat.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 293.4
• Proteins: 14.7g
• Fats: 8.4g
• Carbohydrates: 39.6g

Ingredients

• Natural yoghurt: 300 g
• Whole wheat flour: 120 g
• Chicken egg: 2 pc
• Carrot: 150 g
• Ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
• Ground ginger: 0.5 tsp
• Ground nutmeg: 0.3 tsp
• Soda: 0.3 tsp
• Lemon juice: 1 tsp
• Sugar substitute: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Grate the carrot on a fine grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carrot: 150 g

2. Add eggs to the yogurt, mix in flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, sweetener and sugar substitute, and mix well until smooth.

   Required ingredients:

   • Natural yoghurt: 300 g
   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces
   • Whole wheat flour: 120 g
   • Ground cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
   • Ground ginger: 0.5 teaspoon
   • Ground nutmeg: 0.3 teaspoon
   • Sugar substitute:  to taste

3. Dissolve baking soda with lemon juice and add to the dough, mix well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Soda: 0.3 teaspoon
   • Lemon juice: 1 teaspoon

4. Add the carrot and mix again.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carrot: 150 g

5. Fry in a non-stick pan without oil under a lid on low-medium heat, spooning the batter in a thin layer, flipping when the top dries and bubbles appear.

6. This amount of dough made 12 quite large pancakes.