Chocolate For Breakfast!!!

My kids love this and I don't mind because I want it too.  It is easier for me to make this the night before because it has to sit for 10 minutes and I don't have time for that in the morning. You can eliminate the syrup and take off 17 calories or you can add an additional teaspoon for 17 calories. I times this by 5 because they love it so much.  The batter keeps well in the fridge for up to 3 days.  And I don't preheat my oven because I make it on a large griddle and they get eaten so fast I don't have to worry about keeping them warm. Also I don't have buttermilk and oat flour on hand so I make my own.  You can grind your oatmeal in your blender.  So if you need 1/2 cup flour, grind 1/2 cup oats.  The butter milk is 1/2 Tablespoon of lemon juice per 1/2 cup of milk, stir and let sit for 5 minutes. These really do taste like a chocolate chip cookie.  YUM!

Chocolate Chip Pancakes
1 large egg white beaten
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/2 cup whole-grain oat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons mini chocolate chips
cooking spray
4 teaspoon pure maple syrup, divided

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Whisk the egg white, buttermilk, flour, baking soda, vanilla and salt in a small mixing bowl.  Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons water until well incorporated.  Then stir in the chocolate ships and let stand for 10 minutes. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  When a spritz of water causes the skillet to sizzle, working in batches and respraying between each batch, mist the skillet with spray and pour 1/4 cup of batter per pancake onto the skillet. Cook until there are bubbles on the top and the bottom is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Flip each pancake and cook until lightly golden brown on the bottom, about another 2 minutes.  Transfer the finished pancakes to an ovenproof plate, cover with foil and keep warm in the oven until they are all cooked.  Serve immediately with 1 teaspoon maple syrup per pancake.  Makes 4 pancakes with 105 calories, 4g protein, 16g carbs, 3g fat, 1 g saturated, 2 mg cholesterol, 1g fiber, 272mg sodium.  From The Most Decadent Diet Ever by Devin Alexander.