Ricotta Pancakes

I love pancakes. I am terrible at making pancakes (always too dense, not fluffy) and they are always way too many calories because I live by myself and I eat the whole batch even though it has 4+ servings. Whoops!

So I decided to try something healthier, and a bit easier to portion control.

Low-carb, protein-rich pancakes. Also, really easy to make. I barely measured the ingredients, unlike traditional pancakes which take a few measuring spoons and scoops.

Ricotta pancakes

Ingredients
1/2 C Ricotta cheese
2 eggs
2 T Splenda (the kind that matches sugar cup for cup), or other sweetener.
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2 t almond extract
1/4 C chocolate chips (or other mix-ins. I wouldn't add more than 1/2 cup mix-ins total, though)

Directions:
Mix it together.  Make like regular pancakes. Makes 3 pancakes (or 2 and a pancake scramble in my case. That first pancake never comes out!).

Result:
Delicious! They were very moist and fluffy, and I didn't even eat them with syrup. Although, I think next time I will take out an egg and replace it with okara. Maybe mix some oatmeal in there, too. Perhaps a banana? I'll need to make them again and experiment.

Notes:
They are a little calorie-heavy still, at 450 calories per serving following this recipe. Also 25 g of fat means this recipe needs some serious adaptation if you are on a low-fat diet. It also has a lot of cholesterol, and pretty much no fiber (which is why I would replace an egg, or both, with okara).

But it's got 40 g of protein! And almost half the calcium recommended in a day. And only 9 g of sugar, which for pancakes, isn't too bad.

I should take the time to take pictures of my food before I devour it. I can get a little Mr. Hyde with food.