Calories in Pancakes

You can easily make pancakes if you know the correct method. Thousands of pancake recipes are available online or in cook books. Even vegans can have pancakes without eggs. Pancakes with creamy mashed potatoes are popular amongst children as well as adults.

Golden brown pancakes made from oatmeal, drizzling with the syrup and melted butter, have been an all-time favorite snack in all corners of the world. The tantalizing aroma of home baked pancakes can make you forget about the calories in pancakes completely.

Pancake calories may vary according to the ingredients used and the method of preparation. According to the USDA National Nutrient Database:

• One small potato pancake, of about 2¾ inches dia. will contain 59 calories if it is ⅝ inches thick and if it weighs about 22 g.
• One medium potato pancake which measures about 3¼ in. x 3⅝ in., will contain 99 calories, if it is about ⅝ in. thick (weighing about 37 g).

• If you bring home 3 frozen, ready to heat (microwave), plain pancakes prepared with buttermilk, weighing about 144 g, they will contain 270 calories.
• 100 g potato pancake, on an average, comes with 268 calories.
• One cup of buckwheat pancake dry mix, weighing about 122 g, provides about 415 calories.

• One plain pancake of 6 in. diameter, weighing 77 g usually contains about 175 calories.
• One 8 oz. package of a 'special dietary pancakes dry mix' is loaded with 792 calories.
• Healthy 'whole wheat pancakes dry mix', weighing about 100 g offers 344 calories when incomplete.

• 100 g of 'whole wheat pancakes dry mix', has 208 calories when prepared.
• 1 tbsp. (weighing about 20 g) of pancake syrup, table blends, will have 47 calories.
• 1 tbsp. (weighing about 15 g) of pancake syrup, table blends, will contain 25 calories if it is a reduced calorie syrup.

• 1 tbsp. (weighing about 20 g) of pancake syrup, table blends, will contain 53 calories if it comes with 2% maple.
• 1 tbsp. (weighing about 20 g) of pancake syrup, table blends, will contain 59 calories, if butter is added to it.

• Two pancakes (weighing about 232 g), served in a fast food restaurant, drizzling with butter and syrup, will contain 520 calories.
• Pancakes (weighing about 100 g), served in a fast food restaurant with butter and syrup, will normally contain 224 calories.

• One blueberry pancake of about 6 in. dia., weighing about 77 g, which is prepared from the given recipe, will contain around 171 calories.

• 1 tbsp. (weighing about 20 g) of pancake syrup with added potassium, table blends, will contain 53 calories if it has 2% maple.
• One frozen, ready to heat, plain, pancake of about 6 in. dia, weighing about 73 g, prepared with buttermilk, will come with 270 calories.

• 100 g of Kellog's EGGO, pancake prepared with buttermilk, contains 233 calories.
• One NLEA serving of Kellog's EGGO, pancakes prepared with buttermilk, (3 pancakes, weighing about 116 g) will have 270 calories.

NLEA stands for Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. An NLEA serving suggests 'the amount that you would customarily eat in one sitting'.

If you are feeling like eating pancakes right now, you can refer to this article on how to make pancakes from scratch. With minimum and commonly available ingredients, you can make healthy and fluffy pancakes. For making pancakes, you can use several types of flour.

You can use all-purpose flour, whole wheat meal, oatmeal, cornmeal, buckwheat, rolled oats, etc. Most pancakes contain eggs and buttermilk. You need to add some water to the flour along with other ingredients. You are also supposed to add fruits in the batter.

Mostly, blueberries are added to the batter. Baking powder and / or baking soda makes the pancakes fluffy. Or you can use self-raising flour. Whipped cream, yogurt and fruits, when used as toppings, make the dish attractive and tasty. Pancakes are high in carbohydrates.

They also contain fat (butter), protein (egg) and dietary fiber. Pancakes contain various vitamins and minerals, and can be considered as a healthy snack for both children and adults. By using scallions (spring onions, salad onions), sweet potatoes, or potatoes, you can make tasty pancakes for different occasions.

The calories in pancakes can be reduced by avoiding those pancakes drizzling with butter, melted cheese and maple syrup. I am sure, this weekend, a sweet but strong, aromatic fragrance of blueberry pancakes would bring all members in your house down for breakfast!