Yogurt and honey pancakes with citrus fruit recipe
Yogurt and honey is a classic Greek breakfast called Yiaourti me méli. Here we’ve added them to pancakes to take them to the next level, topped with colourful citrus fruit for a satisfying and refreshing breakfast recipe.
See method- Serves 4
- 15 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
- 465 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 large oranges, 1 zested
- 2 red grapefruits
- 300g 0% fat Greek-style yogurt
- 4 eggs, separated
- 90ml whole milk
- 1 lemon, zested
- 6 tbsp clear honey
- 175g self-raising flour
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 15g unsalted butter
- 20g walnuts, finely chopped, to serve (optional)
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1960kJ 465.0kcal
- Fat
- 12g
- Saturates
- 5g
- Salt
- 0.9g
- Sugars
- 36g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 75.6gProtein 19.3gFibre 4.5g
Method
- Slice the skin and pith from the oranges and grapefruit with a serrated knife, closely following the curve of the fruit. Slice each fruit into 1cm rounds and set aside.
- Stir half the orange zest into 150g yogurt and set aside in the fridge.
- Preheat the oven to gas ¼, 110°C, fan 90°C. In a clean mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt using an electric whisk for about 1 min until soft peaks form. In a second bowl, whisk the egg yolks, milk, lemon zest, remaining orange zest, 2 tbsp honey and remaining 150g yogurt. Whisk in the flour and ¾ tsp cinnamon. With a large metal spoon, fold in the egg whites to make a thick, airy batter.
- Heat a large, nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. Melt ⅓ of the butter and, when foaming, drop in 1 slightly heaped tbsp batter per pancake, cooking 3-4 per batch and spacing them apart in the pan. Cook for 2-3 mins each side until puffy and golden, reducing the heat if they colour too quickly. Transfer to a plate and keep warm in the oven while you make the remaining pancakes, adding more butter to the pan as needed. The batter should make 12 pancakes.
- Serve 3 pancakes per person, with spoonfuls of the orange yogurt, the sliced citrus and remaining honey drizzled over. Dust each serving with a little of the remaining ¾ tsp ground cinnamon and sprinkle over chopped walnuts, if you like.
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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
Freeze the fritters only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
