I’ve become a bit of a pancake fiend lately. So fluffy and delicious... Mmm.. Anyhow, we ran out of Bisquick so I had to buy some more pancake mix. So, at Sam’s Club, I picked up some Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix. And, I’ve found that it’s better than Bisquick in several ways:
- Easier to make: Krusteaz just requires the user to add water, while Bisquick requires 2 eggs and a cup of milk.
- Healthier: Krusteaz has half the fat per serving of Bisquick (2.5g vs 5g)
- And, best of all, Krusteaz isn’t made by General Mills.
I happened to buy the 10lb package, which I suppose is standard sizing for Sam’s Club. Working through the servings/package, that should be enough for about 240 pancackes, woohoo! And, it was only $5 at Sam’s.
The package says “light and fluffy” on a ribbon-design that streams across the front of the package. And, indeed they are — in fact, Krusteaz pancakes seem to be distinctly more fluffy/light than Bisquick’s pancakes, which tend to be more dense and compact.
It crossed my mind that I could eat pancakes all the time, but they just don’t have enough protein for that to be viable on a daily basis (especially compared to my normal tuna-sandwich breakfast). But, they’re still good to have from time to time (in fact, I had some this morning).
And, perhaps I’m a pancake-heathen for saying so, I tend to prefer the fake-syrup to maple syrup. I prefer the thicker viscosity of fake syrup (less likely to run off the pancakes) and the fake-syrup tends to be less sweet as well. And, as it turns out, there’s Lite fake-syrup, but I haven’t seen any Lite maple syrup.
I agree about the maple syrup thing. Well I used to at least–I haven’t had pancakes in years.
Remember the time that we went to the maple syrup festival and the lady there had a table where you could compare the fake to the real? She gave us both and everyone else was like “oooh the maple syrup is sooooo goood” and I just said “I like the fake stuff better!”
Oh. What a brilliant idea. I think I’m going to go make pancakes now. Your post makes me want to ditch my Bisquick though and run to Sam’s. And if you are heathen I must be a puritan. I like pancakes, with just the slightest hint of butter and no syrup at all. I compare it to getting a salad and having it drenched in dressing. I’m sort of anti-sauce. Any kind of sauce…Well NOT every kind of sauce…Oh nevermind.
Jam works as a nice syrup substitute also.
Maple syrup is way better than fake syrup it is a perfect sugar substitute and it has as much calcium content as milk.
HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK OF LIKING THAT ARTIFICIAL WATER THAT YOU CALL SYRUP
Artifical syrup is disgusting,how can you eat it?
want recipe for fluffy pancakes using bisquick baking powder and lemon juice
Please send me the recipe for fluffy pancakes, mine taste and look great but are too tuff and chewy. Krusteaz batter is so flavorful I just ruin them somehow? Please help…Your Student
Lori White