I have solved the "pancake problem! You're going to want to try these out!
I feel like pancakes are a staple of North American breakfasts but I grew up always avoiding them at get-togethers and buffets! I didn't know why but the fluffiness and the sweetness and the heaviness always made me tired and groggy after eating them! After experimenting with ingredients, I've found that it was because of all of the flour, dairy and sugar within that wasn't agreeing with my body so I set out to make some healthy, good for you, energizing pancakes!
Some people have no problem at all with the traditional pancake! But if you do, you might have noticed the pancake problem. It's hard to find a good vegan AND gluten free pancake option. Cue me in to fix that! :)
I wanted to get crazy creative to impress my chef poppa who is visiting so I thought about my pumpkin pancakes I made before and pulled from them. I didn't have any pumpkin but I did have zucchini and I had made zucchini bread and muffins before so I thought, why not give it a whirl!
Here's how it turned out! :)
What you need:
- 1 zucchini (pulsed into small bits)
- 3/4 cup oats (pulsed into powder)
- 2 large banana (or 4 small)
- 1/2 cup raw cacao
- 3 chia eggs
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1-2 tbs coconut milk (optional)
- Coconut oil
What to do:
- Pulse zucchini, oat powder, sliced banana, cacao, chia eggs and maple syrup together in a blender or food processor until it gets wet and mushy.
- (Optional:) you can add in some coconut milk to your mix if it's not already too wet!
- Put some coconut oil in a fry pan, allow it to heat up.
- Drop a spoonful into the oil and form into whatever shapes you want!
- 3-5 mins on each side should be good- they fry up quick but it depends on your stove/heat level!
- Pro tip: These pancakes are dark so you may not notice if they are burning on the bottom so keep an eye on them and keep turning them if you want the best crisp!
At this point in my creation process my poppa bear stumbled out of his bedroom and told me he was going into town to get some breakie until he saw what was poppin' on my stovetop and sat down at the table, anxiously waiting! 😉
I was VERY surprised at how quickly these cooked! Many gf pancakes I have whipped up in the past take longer than traditional and so I am thrilled to also let you know how fast these can be made!
OK YUM! You can't even taste the zucchini, I promise! It just blends in for the liquid we need to hold it together! I'm also going to let you know that these things are filling! I tried to eat 2 but I got so full after the first one... I did eat the second just to see if I would get 'lazy' but I didn't = success! 😉
The verdict from poppa!
He didn't know that there was zucchini involved because you can't taste it at all! He got his nosed scrunched up a bit after finding out because he doesn't like squash but, he said that he loved them, thought they were a great option for people with dietary needs anddddd VEGAN FOOD IS GREAT!
Woooooo! 💖 💖 💖 💖
I hope you guys like this one! It definitely tops my gluten-free, vegan pancake recipes so far! Enjoy!
I truly believe we can heal ourselves through food and it is my mission in life to create and inspire delicious, mouth watering creations that are beneficial and packed full of plant based goodies to fuel our bodies, minds and lives!
Just a friendly reminder to all that I am hosting a very vegan contest click here to see the post explaining how to get involved! Anyone can enter and anyone can win as long as you follow the rules! 💖
Until next time!
Sending you love through food,
XO,