Have your cakes 🍰 and carrots too 🐰!

I love carrot cake… And I love pancakes… And this recipe is just what I need…. Without the guilt! 😍  

All thanks to the MFP blog.. We are able to feature this yummy treat just for you!
  
Carrot Cake Pancakes!!

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 5.6 ounces)

1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Dash of ground cloves

Dash of ground ginger

1/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk

1 tablespoon canola oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups finely grated carrot

Cooking spray

3 tablespoons butter, softened

2 tablespoons honey

Directions

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, cloves and ginger in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.

In a separate bowl, add brown sugar, buttermilk, oil, vanilla extract and eggs. Stir until well combined.

Add sugar mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in 2 cups grated carrot.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Spoon 4 (1/4 cup) batter mounds onto pan, spreading with a spatula. Cook for 2 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Carefully turn pancakes over; cook 1 minute or until bottoms are lightly browned. Repeat procedure twice with remaining batter.
Combine butter and honey in a small bowl and serve with pancakes.

Nutrition Information

Serves: 6 | Serving Size: 2 pancakes + 2 teaspoons honey butter mixture

Per serving: Calories: 310; Total Fat: 13g; Saturated Fat: 5g; Monounsaturated Fat: 4g; Cholesterol: 87mg; Sodium: 335mg; Carbohydrate: 42g; Dietary Fiber: 2g; Sugar: 19g; Protein:7g
Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 268mg; Iron: 10%; Vitamin A: 5%; Vitamin C: 1%; Calcium: 12%

Recipe credit: https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/carrot-cake-pancakes-2/?user_id=94179573051309&alt_source=mfp&alt_medium=email&alt_campaign=recipes20151130&utm_source=mfp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=recipes20151130&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRolu6rAZKXonjHpfsX84%2B4oXa%2B%2BlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CTcVmI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFSrTFMblm0LgLXhM%3D