Healthy Savoury Pikelets Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 small zucchini, grated
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 orange, juiced
- 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
- 1 tbs sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat milk
- olive or canola oil spray
Method
- Put the orange juice, zucchini and carrot in a small saucepan and cook until vegetables are soft, about 3 minutes.
- Sift flour into a bowl.
- Add the sugar, egg and milk and mix to make a smooth batter.
- Mix the cooked vegetables into the batter.
- Heat a frying pan and lightly spray with oil.
- Drop tablespoons of mixture into the frying pan and cook until bubbles appear, then flip over and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Comment: Storage: Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Tip: Pikelets can be cooked on a flat, non-stick sandwich press
Healthy tip!
Having a party? Serve vegie sticks and water crackers with salsa rather than high-fat chips and dips.
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Nutrition Information
| per serving | per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 174 kJ | 544 kJ |
| 42 Cal | 130 Cal | |
| Protein | 1.5 g | 4.7 g |
| Fat, total | 0.7 g | 2.3 g |
| — saturated | 0.2 g | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.7 g | 20.9 g |
| — sugars | 2.1 g | 6.7 g |
| Sodium | 56 mg | 174 mg |
| Fibre | 1.1 g | 3.6 g |
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Comments (1)
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Another great treat to cook with kids ,we made a tomato relish to top them with lovely with a salad ,light lunch or brunch?
Anonymous
Posted on: 12 Aug 19
