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.