Sunday Morning Pancakes
I love Sunday mornings! They get a bad rap because it’s the end of the weekend but honestly, nothing makes me happier than making the best of my last sleep in. My go-to sunday brunch always included warm fluffy pancakes drenched in sweet maple syrup. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), I can't stick to my original recipe because I've been trying to cut down on animal products, refined sugar and gluten. I’ve had to alternate... but the new recipe I have is life changing! These are so sweet and fluffy but don't contain all the ingredients that will hurt my body later on.
It starts with oats. I took organic old fashions rolled oats and put them into my blender to make oat flour. I also made my own applesauce (recipe coming!). I don't think there’s a brand of applesauce out there that makes there product with non-refined sugar so I made my own applesauce with coconut sugar. The apple sauce in this recipe is our binder. I’m sure if you don't have applesauce on hand, equal parts of mashed banana would do just the trick, though I've never tried it.
In addition to no eggs allowed, there’s also no buttermilk. Meaning, I had to use a vegan alternative. To make the vegan buttermilk, I combined some almond milk and lemon juice. They really shouldn't sit together well and the milk may even start to separate into solid and liquid so just keep mixing it.
I then blended all of the ingredients together and the consistency turned out to be very similar to hummus. It was super thick so when i put it onto my pan, I used the back of my spoon to spread it out into a rounded, 1/2 inch thick circle. I also greased my pan with a bit of coconut oil so the mixture wouldn't stick.
Finally, because I used applesauce in the recipe, I thought it was only fitting to top the pancake stack with some sliced apples. I drizzled on some creamy almond butter and I sprinkled the pancakes with some hemp hearts and chia seeds for fibre and protein. Other toppings could be cocoa nibs, vegan/100% pure chocolate chips, banana or some toasted nuts.
Recipe
Serves 1.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of apple sauce
1/2 cup and 2 tbsp of oat flour
1 tbsp of coconut sugar
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/2 cup of almond milk
1 tsp of lemon juice
Procedure:
Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl
Combine all wet ingredients in a bowl
With either a blender or food processor, mix the contents of the two bowls together
While on medium heat, spread 1/4 tbsp of coconut oil on the pan
Spread 1/2 of the blended mixture on the pan and flip once the edges appear to be cooked
Top with your favourite fruit and nuts