caramel pecan pancakes

hi. i had all that yumminess for breakfast this morning.

caramel pecan pancakes inspired by @Spoonfuloffit via Instagram. she is a motivational and inspirational powerhouse! i love her recipes and spunkiness :) she blogs too- hit her up!

i haven't made or eaten protein pancakes in a really long time - i like to get my protein from plain ol' food. you can certainly add a scoop of your fave protein flavor to this recipe if ya like though.

i made a sweet cream (only 15 calories) to go on top using a big dollop of fromage blanc, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and half a packet of stevia. you could also use a few drops of vanilla creme stevia instead of the granules. theeeeen i drizzled the cakes with walden farms caramel sauce (calorie-free, carb-free, gluten-free, etc, etc, etc!!) and dropped a tablespoon of chopped toasted pecans on there. oh and one more shot of cinnamon to make it pretty.

caramel pecan pancakes

the stuff:

1/3 cup oat flour (you can buy the flour in the store or just throw your oats in the blender yourself like i did)
2 tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or until your desired consistency)
1/2 tsp butter extract
1/2 tsp pure vanilla
1/2 tsp baking powder
3-5 drops of vanilla creme stevia or 1 packet or stevia granules
1 tsp cinnamon
2 egg whites
1 tbsp fromage blanc or 0% greek yogurt
1 tbsp of chopped toasted pecans (you can throw these in the batter or sprinkle on top)

do this:

mix thoroughly! in a medium heated pan, cook your cakes (the size is up to you) on one side until you start to see bubbles popping, then flip. top with the fromage sweet cream- the recipe is above! eat. enjoy.

i needed all those good carbs after my workout this morning for sure.

stats are listed below for one big fluffy, scrumptious stack of these babies:

i used 1/2 cup of oats cause i eat a big breakfast and that adds approx. 50 more cals to those stats, fyi.

thank you for reading. sincerely. i started this thing a year ago and i have received some pretty awesome feedback from people i see in the street, private messages, and of course from the comments on various posts! i loooooove and appreciate all forms of feedback. all of it. every acknowledgement, every like, every share. i have so many plans for Fit Foodie Le...so many things i want to do that have been placed on my heart. and with God's grace and direction, i'll do just that.

the Commitment Day 5K is still open! you've got EXACTLY two weeks until go time. start 2013 off strong and DON'T LOOK BACK. is your city participating? check and see! and if you're in Houston, come run with meeeeeeeeee!

this post was ONLY supposed to be about caramel pecan pancakes. i knew i couldn't do it. nite.