I did not feel like making dinner tonight. That usually means it's pancake night at my house. I had leftover strawberries that needed to be eaten up, so it was time for some experimenting. I wanted to make something delicious with some nutritional value and reasonably low in the calorie department, which is a fine line to walk. Well, thankfully, this time it worked! This was so good and filling, and, contrary to what the picture would lead you to believe, it was delicious plain, without any need for added junk spilled all over it. Also, because it's sweet, you don't leave dinner craving dessert.
1 lb. strawberries, sliced
1-2 tbsp sugar/sweetener
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1/4 cup applesauce
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbsp. chia seeds
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Mix the sliced strawberries with the sugar and set aside, or use leftovers from strawberry shortcake. Combine the wet ingredients, add the rest, other than the chocolate chips, and mix well. Gently add the strawberry mixture and chocolate chips, and cook like any other pancake, making sure to dig to the bottom when scooping so you don't get all the good stuff in the last few pancakes. Eat a whole stack!
