Fat free pancakes.
It sounds like a sin, right?
Well let’s be honest…It is.
Pancakes, by rule, need to be: buttery, soft, fluffy and
stacked high in pools of drippy and
sweet maple syrup…
So, if you have oodles of time in the morning and an incentive
to fry…then by all means skillet ‘em up fresh and fatty.
However, if you
are pressed for time but need to satisfy the craving for stacked sweetness, and
you happen to have crumpets on hand, then…ta-da!!:
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| Peanut butter-banana and maple syrup crumpets. |
Welcome to the world of substitution.
Now, these Crump cakes/Panpets (Pancakes – Crumpets ehehe - we
need to vote on a name!) aren’t pancakes. I never said they were. I just really wanted pancakes and they were the
same shape so….what could actually go wrong with pretending that a crumpet is a pancake?
When I refined the source of my craving…I realized that what
I really wanted was something wheaty, starchy, creamy, buttery and heavy but
light all at the same time which I could top with whatever I wanted...such as
peanut butter and jelly.
I made do with these and I reckon you could too, just for
their own, delicious sake when pancakes feel a bit too naughty for the moment…
Voila.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my fabulous Crump-cakes:
They are shop bought because they are so good and I
have no idea how to make them by hand. We buy them over here like we do bread.
Besides,
if I were to cook something then pancakes would have been the first priority anyway…home baking a convenience food is counter-productive.
They are so great because you can just top them with anything
you have a taste for. They are substantial and filling and go well with anything. They are low in saturated fat (though
I was considering putting some salted butter under the peanut butter layer but
opted out this time around…)
Here’s a quick cross section of the layers pictured:
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Peanut butter
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Banana
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Creamy Greek yogurt
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Cinnamon
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Maple syrup
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Raspberry jam
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Lotus biscuit spread (amazing though sickly
sweet, hence the pea sized scoop)
As I say, they aren’t pancakes.
But, if you are craving pancakes – not for the pancakes themselves…but
rather just something sweet, drippy, creamy and personalized…then these are a
great substitute which can actually turn into a pretty balanced, healthy +
protein rich breakfast (or other main meal).
So, the next time you have the urge to whip up some pancakes
but don’t have quite enough time…narrow down your craving: i.e. is it Maple
syrup? Is it for wheat? Is it for bananas? Is it for whipped cream? And just
chuck whatever you can onto a crump-cake.
I’ve also compiled a list of other fantabulous ideas for the
crump-cakes:
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Butter, eggs, bacon + maple syrup.
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Butter, maple syrup, banana.
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Butter, maple syrup + berries & cinnamon.
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Peanut butter, banana, maple syrup.
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Nutella, banana + chocolate chip.
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Yogurt raisins, banana, peanut butter + berries.
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Caramel biscuit spread + banana.
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Butter, maple syrup, almonds + granola with a
dollop of apple-cinnamon yogurt.
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Granola clusters, banana, caramel spread.
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White chocolate spread + strawberry slices.
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Honey, Greek yogurt, berries + pear &
cinnamon.
Go crazy!
Did you know that crumpets and pancakes are made of the same
ingredients…only a crumpet is steamed/dry cooked while a pancake is fried - hence
the holes and lack of grease? In some places crumpets are known as pikelets.
Even if you don’t fancy the stacking idea…hopefully this
post can just remind you of the bliss experienced as one devours a crumpet
bathed in golden, salted yellow butter and fruit conserve of the season...
So, what do you
think of the crump-cakes idea? Am I completely bonkers or do you think that
they may just be the best thing since sliced bre…pancakes?
I just have this gut feeling that maple syrup has a vocation
beyond pancakes and porridge, as amazing as they are…
Let me know what you think! I love hearing from you!
xo Tasha.
