Pancake Day: Vegan Style

The Classic

Ingredients:

• 150g plain flour (or gluten free flour)
• 2 tbs caster sugar (or coconut sugar)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 300ml water
• 1 tbs oil of your choice
• Choice of toppings: Berries, nuts, Agave Nectar, Maple
• Syrup, Peanut Butter etc.

Directions:

• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
• Whisk the water and oil together in a small bowl.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet. Stir just until blended; mixture will be lumpy.
• Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the pan, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side.
• Repeat with remaining batter
• Stack pancakes and top with your choice of toppings.

Recipe Source: http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/9076/vegan-pancakes.aspx
Image Source: www.seriouseats.com

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Who doesn't love Oreos?

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup non dairy milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 tbs cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp sugar (or other sweetener)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

 Frosting:

• 1 1/2 cups coconut flakes
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-3 tbs coconut milk (or other non-dairy milk)
• 2-3tbs powdered sugar (optional)

Directions:

• Frosting - Using a food processor mix the coconut flakes until they form coconut butter. Scrape down the sides as necessary. It may not come to a full paste but it should be near creamy. (Start your pancake batter while it's mixing)
• Once creamy, add vanilla and powdered sugar and mix again.
• While the mixture is processing, add in splashes of coconut milk until it resembles a creamy frosting that retains a little thickness.
• Batter - Heat a skillet over medium-low heat.
• Mix milk, oil and vanilla in a small bowl and set aside.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, sugar and salt in a separate bowl until combined.
• Add the liquid to the dry and mix with a wooden spoon until just combined. Add a touch more milk if it's too thick.
• Drop small scoops of batter onto the lightly greased skillet. When bubbles start to peak through the surface and you see a bit of light browning/crisping up on the underside, flip the pancakes over carefully, about 2-3 minutes.
• Repeat on the other side, remove from the pan.
• Top pancakes with as much frosting as desired. I found a small spoonful between each later was plenty.

Source: https://minimalistbaker.com/oreo-cookie-pancakes/

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Chocolate Dreams

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 2 tbs cacao power
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips
• 2 cups non-dairy milk
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp coconut oil (melted, plus more for frying)

Directions:

• In two separate bowls, mix the wet ingredients and sift the dry ingredients.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients whisking until all lumps are gone.
• Stir in the choc chips.
• Heat frying pan on medium heat with a heaped tsp of coconut oil. Wait for the pan to heat up and then scoop about ½ cup pancake batter onto the pan, spreading out to make a nice circle. I can fit 3 pancakes at one time on my pan.
• Wait for the bubbles at the top to collapse and batter to start separating from the pan. This normally takes about 2-3 minutes.
• Flip with a spatula and cook on other side for an additional 2 minutes.
• Repeat process with all the batter.
• Stack pancakes and serve with whatever topping you like. (Our fave is melted peanut butter)

Source: https://theminimalistvegan.com/easy-vegan-chocolate-pancakes/

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