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Skinny Gingerbread Pancakes {GF, Low Cal}

December 24, 2015

Bursting with winter spices, these fluffy and skinny Gingerbread Pancakes are Christmas on a plate! A delicious breakfast made for any morning as a seasonal treat! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Dairy Free 

Gingerbread Pancakes

Merry Christmas! You know I have dreams of waking up Christmas morning to my very own large family to cook for, singing holiday carols by the fire, listening to Christmas music and watching Elf in pajamas on repeat all day as everyone is pleasant and kind to one another. Haha! Yes, my dreams are ever so big. I don’t know anyone who has said picturesque life.

Maybe Santa? Since I don’t have that big dreamy family, I suppose cooking for Mom and Dad will have to do…for now. 😉 Mom’s been holding out on me though. After living with me for six months this year while I was confined to crutches, she finally handed over her infamous gingerbread pancake recipe to me and let me tell you guys they are AH-mazing! Bursting with molasses, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. These are truly Christmas on a plate! 

Gingerbread Pancakes

What’s funny about this recipe is it only works if your mother gives you the right recipe. She likes to prank a lot and people, I believe I got pranked. Before leaving last month, she gave me a chicken scratch paper with ingredients scribbled on it that I had to decode.

Thankfully, I know her process well enough that I didn’t need specific instructions like how she whips the egg whites until they’re as fluffy as a clouds before folding into the batter. That much I knew. What she neglected to tell me though was how she doubled the amount of eggs from the original recipe. Would have helped to know that! Needless to say, the first batch turned out very sorry.

Gingerbread Pancakes

Flat as pancakes (no pun intended), burnt and crumbly. It was a pancake funeral. When I finally got the right ingredients, the second batch was pancake heaven! Fluffy, thick and laden healthy gingerbread pancakes bursting with winter flavors. Not to mention low calorie, low fat and gluten free too. These gingerbread pancakes are pure bliss. I hope you love them as much as we do. Have a very Merry Christmas! xoxo 

Gingerbread Pancakes

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Skinny Gingerbread Pancakes

Bursting with winter spices, these fluffy and healthy Gingerbread Pancakes are made for Christmas morning. A delicious breakfast for any morning for a healthy seasonal treat!

Author Skinny Fitalicious
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 18 pancake
Calories 112 kcal
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Ingredients

  • 6 egg whites
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 3 cups unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
  • 3 cups Gluten Free Oat Flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp ginger
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • Optional: powdered sugar for dusting
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Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, stir molasses and milk together. In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients combining well and breaking up any clumps.

  2. In a small bowl, beat egg whites 4-5 minutes until they become white peaks form.

  3. Make a well in the dry ingredients then add molasses and buttermilk spooning batter from the sides into the liquid to combine. Once the batter is combined, gently fold fluffy egg whites into the batter (do not over mix).

  4. Heat an electric griddle. Add 1/4 cup of the batter to the griddle to form 1 pancake. Repeat for remaining batter.

  5. Cook 4-5 minutes until bubbles begin to appear and edges are set. Flip pancakes, cook another 2-3 minutes until cooked through.

  6. Remove from the griddle and place on a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.

Recipe Notes

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Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword gingerbread, gluten free, healthy, lightened up, low calorie, low sugar, pancake, skinny

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Nutrition facts per serving (1pancake)
Calories 112 kcal
Fat 2 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 259 mg
Potassium 249 mg
Carbohydrates 19 g
Fiber 2 g
Sugar 5 g
Protein 4 g
Vitamin A 0 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 106 %
Iron 1 %

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Bursting with winter spices, these fluffy and skinny Gingerbread Pancakes are Christmas on a plate! A delicious breakfast made for any morning as a seasonal treat! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Dairy Free 

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Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Michele @ paleorunningmomma says

    December 24, 2015 at 5:23 am

    My Christmas morning SORT of looks like that, with the addition of a huge mess in the living room and kitchen, screaming and fighting children, someone getting hurt, eventually screaming parents, etc. It’s as close to the dream as we can get, I guess! These pancakes look sooo good! I’m going to do pancakes tomorrow morning for sure.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 24, 2015 at 6:37 pm

      Your Christmas sounds like the family stone. Happy and messy. I love that movie!

      Reply
  2. Susie @ SuzLyfe says

    December 24, 2015 at 6:09 am

    Your mom delivers…. but does she deliver?? Happy Holidays my fellow cripple. I am so thankful that we have come into each other’s lives this year–I hop ethat you have an amazing day!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 24, 2015 at 6:38 pm

      I’m sure she would if you asked her. Merry Christmas my dear!

      Reply
  3. Kat says

    December 24, 2015 at 8:01 am

    hahaha I love that your mom pranked you with this recipe!! What a trickster 😉 These turned out absolutely beautiful, and Im so glad she let you share her recipe with us!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 24, 2015 at 6:38 pm

      Yeah she’s a sneaky one!

      Reply
  4. Emily says

    December 24, 2015 at 9:13 am

    Wow, just looking at that stack is making me want to eat them. 🙂 I hope you have a good holiday celebrating Meghan and that it’s really restful! I love how the second batch turned out PERFECTLY!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 24, 2015 at 6:39 pm

      You too Emily, Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  5. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says

    December 24, 2015 at 11:16 am

    These look amazing! As a kid I always pictured the same thing, and I keep telling my husband that we’re almost there with 1 kid and another on the way. Cue all of my attempts to convince my only child husband to have a billion more children with me 😉

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 24, 2015 at 6:41 pm

      You are a lucky woman. I’l be crossing my fingers for you! Merry Christmas Morgan!

      Reply
  6. Shannon says

    December 26, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    These look amazing! I love everything gingerbread flavored! They look so fluffy too!

    Reply
  7. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

    December 28, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    ooooo so wishing I’d had these on Christmas morning instead of my little bowl of oatmeal!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 28, 2015 at 4:17 pm

      I haven’t had a good bowl of oatmeal until a few days ago. Been too busy eating pancakes!

      Reply
  8. Anne says

    January 11, 2016 at 3:20 pm

    So is it just almond milk? I don’t see buttermilk on the list of ingredients so was confused…Thanks! These look amazing and even though it’s January, I might have to indulge for, um, Groundhog Day? 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan says

      January 11, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      Hi Anne! You can do either buttermilk or almond milk. Those are the two I’ve tried. Buttermilk make them thicker so I would recommend you do that. And no shame in eating them. I’m still making them. They’re perfect for winter months. Hope you enjoy!

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      • Anne says

        January 12, 2016 at 3:06 pm

        Thank you! I figured it was either one but wanted to be sure!
        Anne

        Reply

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