Nothing says good morning better than a stack of well-made pancakes washed down with a cup of your favorite morning drink. That said traditional pancakes made using white flour, full-fat milk, not forgetting some butter and syrup topping come loaded with calories which means you can only enjoy this delicious treat occasionally if you want to stay healthy. This, however, does not have to be the case. With a bit of creativity, you can actually make healthy pancakes and get to have them on your breakfast table more often. Below are some tips on how to make healthy pancakes.
1. Get healthy alternatives to white flour
Using whole wheat flour in place of white flour would be a good place to start and introduce some fiber. You can also add nuts and grains such as millet and quinoa. Fruits like bananas also work great when it comes to making pancakes, and the good thing is that they already have some natural sugar in them so you can omit sugar all together in the batter and still enjoy some sweet and tasty pancakes.
2. Use skim milk in place of whole milk
Whole milk in pancakes just adds extra fats that have little if any effect on the taste. Eliminating whole milk and in its place using skimmed milk that is low in fat is a great way to cut back on fats. You can also use healthy milk 
alternatives such almond and soya milk.
3. Go easy on the maple syrup and butter topping
Many how to make healthy pancakes recipes do not include any topping but there is no denying that most of us enjoy the taste of butter and some maple syrup on our pancakes. You can choose to have just a dab of butter for the taste and avoid drowning your pancakes in syrup to reduce significantly the calories. You can also use your favorite fruit as a topping if you would like to ditch the syrup altogether.