Recipe: Praline Pancakes

PRALINE PANCAKES

1 cup unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (or ground cinnamon)
2 tablespoons Splenda or sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
1 tablespoon melted butter or almond oil
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup toasted chopped pecans
1 cup cooked brown rice or cooked white rice
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Confectioners' sugar, fresh fruit and warm syrup (for serving)

Mix the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, Splenda or sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add the milk, butter, Grand Marnier and vanilla and stir until smooth. Stir in the pecans and rice. Fold in the egg whites.

Spray a griddle with butter-flavor nonstick cooking spray. Ladle about 1/4 cup of the batter at a time onto the griddle. Cook over medium heat until bubbles form. Turn the pancakes over and cook until golden brown.

Garnish with confectioners' sugar and fresh fruit and drizzle with warm syrup.

Makes 6 servings, 212 calories each
Source: Cal-a-Vie Living: Gourmet Spa Cuisine by Cal-a-Vie Health Spa