Apple and carrot pikelets

Try these delicious apple and carrot pikelets out for an easy and healthier breakfast for one.

Serves: 1

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

1 egg
½ cup wholemeal flour
½ cup skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 small apple, peeled, grated
1 small carrot, peeled, grated
dollop of low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve
drizzle of honey or maple syrup, to serve

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Instructions

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In a bowl beat together egg, flour, milk and vanilla essence. Add apple and carrot and stir well.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Spoon pikelet mixture into pan to form small islands (see tips). Cook for 1 minute, then turn pikelets over with a spatula and cook for another 20 seconds. Repeat with remaining mixture.
Serve with yoghurt and honey or maple syrup.

Variations

Instead of yoghurt, you can serve pikelets with low-fat cottage cheese.

For a sweeter taste, use a mashed banana instead of apple. Note: the sweeter the batter, the easier it will burn, so watch pikelets carefully if using a banana.

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour.

HFG tip

For heart-shaped pikelets, place a metal heart-shaped cookie cutter in the frying pan and pour batter into it. Note: it has to be metal as plastic will melt.

Decorate plate with mint leaves and a slice of apple shaped like a heart.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 456 cal

Kilojoules 1910 kJ

Protein 23 g

Total fat 6 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 70 g

Sugar 31 g

Dietary fibre 12 g

Sodium 240 mg

Calcium 350 mg

Iron 4 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.