6 interesting pancake fillings for Shrovetide 2024

There are many recipes for pancakes, as well as a large number of variations of fillings for them. Most often cottage cheese, minced meat, potatoes, fish, jam are used. Today we will tell you about unusual ingredients that will give you a gamut of new taste sensations.

Pancakes: benefit or harm?

Nutritionist, sports nutritionist, nephrologist of the Hadassah clinic branch

“As a nutritionist, I can say that pancakes can be eaten. However, they do not belong to dietary products.”

The caloric value of a buttered pancake without toppings is about 300 kcal. Does this mean that they lead to overweight? Of course not. Because the basis of fat mass increase is energy balance – the ratio between the number of calories consumed and spent by a person.

If you build your daily diet, including pancakes, within your daily caloric intake, which is determined by taking into account the presence or absence of physical activity, the dish will not affect your weight.

Can we assume that if a product is not dietary, it is unhealthy? Also no. Because there is no such thing as a completely healthy or completely unhealthy food.

If you do not have gluten intolerance (which is a small number of people, 0.5-1.5% of the population), there is nothing harmful in pancakes.

It is unbalanced nutrition, excesses, not pancakes themselves, even with oil, that can cause damage to the body.

Traditional recipe for pancakes

Pancakes can be a complete dish for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Different variations of fillings are a source of nutrients necessary for the body.

Ingredients for pancakes:

eggs – 4 pcs;
wheat flour – 1 cup;
sugar – 1 tbsp;
salt – 0.5 tsp;
milk – 1 cup;
vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

For those who avoid gluten, you can prepare pancakes on buckwheat, oat, corn, rice, chickpea or coconut flour.

Berry and sour cream filling

Pigmented berries, such as blueberries, black currants, blueberries will be a particularly good choice. This is an excellent source of anthocyanins and flavonoids, which improve metabolism, have an antioxidant effect, reduce blood clotting, reduce inflammation.

You can combine berries with Greek yogurt or sour cream. Such a dish is great for breakfast.

Stuffing with shrimp

This stuffing will appeal to lovers of seafood. Shrimp can be fried with garlic, lemon juice and herbs. An unusual combination will add a refined flavor to the pancakes. This is a good option for dinner.

Shrimp are rich in vitamins A, C, D, E and B vitamins, as well as iodine, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium.

Vegetable stuffing

The filling for pancakes can be various vegetables: pumpkin, carrots, zucchini, sweet pepper. They need to be cut, slightly fried in a frying pan, seasoned with spices.

Such a dish has a rich nutritional composition: vitamins, minerals and fiber, which favorably affects the digestive system.

Curd-pumpkin filling

Mix pumpkin puree with cottage cheese, add honey and cinnamon. As a result, you will get a flavorful and tender filling and a perfect dish for breakfast.

Such filling has quite a rich nutritional composition: calcium, fiber, vitamins, A and C, antioxidants that help strengthen the immune system, reduce inflammation in the body, improve bone and muscle health.

Cheese and Spinach Stuffing.

It is savory and quite hearty. To prepare it, you need to mix grated cheese with finely chopped spinach, minced garlic and sour cream.

Spinach is a treasure trove of useful substances. It contains iron, vitamins K, A, C and folic acid, which help strengthen the immune system and improve the health of skin and hair. Cheese and sour cream are sources of protein and calcium, and garlic is useful for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Recipe from a nutritionist

It includes two ingredients: mango and condensed coconut milk. The sweet fruit needs to be sliced and then mixed with the condensed milk.