Psylluim pancakes

I'm a big fan of almond milk - it's thick and creamy (unsweetened has 30 calories, 1 g carb, 1 g fiber, 0 sugar). Has anyone tried almond milk with these pancakes?

Love pancakes so waiting impatiently for psyllium husks order to arrive.

No but it should work though you may not need as much with it being so thin.

Thanks Sherrie.

I'll give these a try after the company leaves. It's great to have adult kids, their spouses, and g'kids together but it requires an unbelievable amount of work to make sure everyone has a good time.

The g'kids and their friends fished off the dock until 2 am - caught 14 fish and a small shark (threw it back). They are sleeping in tents so woke up early with the sun. Almost comatose now, trying to start their engines for another day before they have to leave.

These are good, I might even make some today. If your batter looks too runny with the almond milk try letting it sit for a few minutes if still runny just sprinkle over more husks, the husks will soak up the liquid

I have started having these again to help use up the leftover mango and peaches from Christmas.

A bit carby yes but no different to some of the berries allowed on low carb. Saves me adding anything else sweet as the fruit and double cream is all you need, so indulgent!

Also because I don't seem to tolerate baking powder I tried just a pinch of arrowroot and I think it worked much better!

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I'm still having these

Im not sure if it is the Psylium husks i have but they have a gritty texture to them, other than that they are great for something different for breakfast.

I don't find the husks as gritty in recipes like coconut flour. Husks just seem to have a spongy feel for me.

The husks can be a little gritty if I don't add enough liquid, or if I don't give them enough time to soak up the liquid and get soft.

A bit late to answer Pamchesbay's question, but I have used almond milk to make these pancakes and it works great. I love almond milk.

Actually tried something different with these this morning , i added in a bit of water and unsweetened soy milk as i didn't have any cream left ,let them sit for about 5 minutes. Seemed to work a lot better althoughit was like jelly . Normally mine turn out really thin so liked these better and not so gritty.

What section in Woolies or Coles do you buy psyllium? Also I have never seen sugar free maple syrup, where do you buy them?

Health food section for the husks! I've never bought sugar free maple syrup but it should be with the others. Queen make one.

Although I'm from Canada, I'm currently spending the winter in Florida (USA). I was able to find in a local store a pancake syrup that has no calories, carbs, sugar, fat, or gluten of any kind, and it's actually not too bad! It's not a strong taste, but is like a very light tasting "Aunt Jemina" pancake syrup taste. It is Walden Farms brand "Pancake Syrup".

I sure hope I can find this brand when I get back home to Canada mid April!


Also, I want to mention that I have made the pancake recipe from this thread in post #1 the last 2 mornings. (trying to solve the constipation problem I've had since dieting, which is even worse since switching to Low Carb).
Anyways, I have found the pancakes too eggy tasting, exactly as if I made French toast without the bread of course! I plan to try 1 whole egg, + 1 egg white next time to see if that will be less eggy tasting.

Let us know how it goes, adding some more cream might help too. Do you drink extra water as well?

On the topic of constipation, you may find this set of videos handy, he mentioned that sodium deficiency will also cause constipation on a low carb diet:

Dr. Stephen Phinney - 'Optimising Weight and Health with an LCHF Diet'

I'll take a look at that hopefully tomorrow. I did see the videos you posted but have not watched yet, but it sounded like he is advocating upping salt intake. I do have to watch my sodium intake as I've had hypertension for years and am on meds for it.

I'm not a Dr but if you have a low carb savvy one it might be a good idea to see them as ketosis itself can be quite effective so it may change how much of your medication you need.

Just made these for me and the kids, yummo! I had mine with banana and whipped cream which was amazing. I reckon with some low carb fruit would be great since bananas are not LC lol... The kids both loved them too

^ Yes. I like to have them with whipped cream and some ripe strawberries cut into really small pieces.

YUMMMM ill get some strawberries and try that!

Woww.. This looks so great.