{"id":1504,"date":"2025-08-31T11:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2025-08-31T11:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:33:09","slug":"zucchini-pancakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1504","title":{"rendered":"Zucchini Pancakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These would be much fluffier had I removed the water from my zucchini and shredded it instead of mulched it to death.\u00a0 As it was though, they still turned out good.\u00a0 I based the recipe below on one I found that didn&#8217;t put an egg into it and had higher calorie content etc.\u00a0 I&#8217;m glad I put the egg in it.\u00a0 Next time I might put 2 in.\u00a0 Makes 8 pancakes about 4&#8243; in diameter.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1 c. rolled oats (I&#8217;ll try it with barley flakes another time)<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1\/4 c. milk<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>1 medium banana<\/li>\r\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\r\n<li>1 tbsp. baking powder<\/li>\r\n<li>1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar<\/li>\r\n<li>1 tsp. brown Splenda<\/li>\r\n<li>1 c. shredded zucchini (fluffier if water is removed)<\/li>\r\n<li>Cinnamon, raisins, apple, etc are all optional<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph \/--><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Heat oil in a skillet<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Blend all ingredients except zucchini in a blender until thick and smooth (don&#8217;t over blend)<\/li>\r\n<li>Fold in zucchini<\/li>\r\n<li>Spoon into heated skillet (about 4&#8243; diameter pancakes)<\/li>\r\n<li>When bubbles start to form in the top of the pancake and it&#8217;s firm enough, gently flip each of them over<\/li>\r\n<li>When the pancake bounces back when touching it in the center (not with your finger!), remove from heat and eat.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">These are mildly sweet.\u00a0 You can add maple syrup or cinnamon to them<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>I ate mine with a dash of nutmeg and several dashes of cinnamon<\/li>\r\n<li>3 points for the whole recipe, not including the oil in your pan or add-ins like maple syrup, raisins, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These would be much fluffier had I removed the water from my zucchini and shredded it instead of mulched it to death.\u00a0 As it was though, they still turned out good.\u00a0 I based the recipe below on one I found &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1504\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[45,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breads-and-doughs","category-maincourse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1504"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1510,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504\/revisions\/1510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}