Super Fluffy Pancake Recipe!!

In search of フワフワ Japanese pancakes, I managed to adjust a recipe I found online and made awesome pancakes. I present to you: Super Fluffy Pancake Recipe (4 pancakes, size of hand)!!

Combine in a bowl (I just used a wooden spoon):
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 125mL milk (I used ~40mL half & half and ~90mL 1%)
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla

Sift into another bowl:

- ¾ cup multipurpose flour (sifted before I measured)
- ¾ tsp baking powder (sifted before I measured)

Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients. I only used about 90% of the wet ingredients, so you might need to eyeball the consistency as desired.

Scoop onto a hot frying pan on medium heat. The first couple of pancakes didn’t rise enough – I think it’s because it wasn’t on a hot pan.

When bubbles start to break, flip. You should see the pancake rise quite a bit after the flip! When the sides are not wet, remove.

They taste kind of like an actual cake, it’s pretty awesome ☺

Pardon my half-eaten egg bits.

Enjoy!

Smoothies Under 300kcal: Banana Almond Smoothie

So recently I've been making a smoothie almost everyday. These are delicious treats that I make for breakfast, for dessert, or anytime during the day when I feel like a energizing snacks! They are filled with vitamins and minerals, and will keep you fueled for like the energizer bunny! I just throw things in a blender and see how it turns out. Today's experiment turned out well, so I thought I'd share my findings with you!

I present to you... Banana Almond Smoothie!

- 200mL skimmed milk
- 80mL fat-free yogurt (vanilla or plain)
- 15mL almond butter
- 1 banana

Blend yogurt and almond butter together (put the yogurt in first, so the almond butter doesn't stick to the bottom of the blender).

Add milk and banana. Blend some more!


And within 5 minutes, you have a nutritional breakfast ready to go! Pour it in the mug, and enjoy it while you are stuck in traffic on your way to work!

Optional:
- Add 2 dark chocolate squares to curb that sweet tooth of yours
- Freeze banana overnight to give the smoothie a thicker texture

Here's the best part - it's drink is only 298 calories, and it's packed with protein, calcium, and iron!

Who says healthy can't be delicious? =D Enjoy!!