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Banana Walnut Pancakes (Gluten-Free)

We created these pancakes on a Sunday morning and they were the perfect, gluten-free vegan breakfast! The first few pancakes were very thick and almost scone-like, which I liked! But Mr. Zucchini Runner wasn’t thrilled so he added more water to the remaining batter and created pancakes that were much more like panCAKES, instead of panSCONES. 🙂 Do whatever you prefer with this batter, either way they are very tasty and I can’t wait to make these again!

Delicious breakfast!

Delicious pancake breakfast with homemade applesauce, lentil links* and fresh cherries!

Combine in a bowl:
1 1/3 cups GF All Purpose Baking Flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

Combine in a separate bowl:
1 large, mashed banana + 1/2 banana, sliced
3/4 cup water (add more to make more pancakes and less dense pancake)
1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water; combine and set aside for 5-10 minutes)
1 chia egg (1 tbsp chia seeds + 3 tbsp water: combine and set aside for 5-10 minutes)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 c. chopped walnuts

Preheat griddle to 375°F and spray with cooking spray.

Add the liquid ingredients to the flour bowl mixture and stir to combine. Scoop batter onto the heated griddle, using a 1/3 or 1/4 measuring cup, depending on the desired size of your pancakes. Cook until bubbles start to form or the edges start to look dull before flipping each cake. Don’t press down after flipping or you will flatten your pancake and make them even more dense! 🙂 They should be done within 2-4 minutes after flipping, depending on griddle heat and thickness of each pancake. We topped ours with a few more banana slices and a walnut or two! No syrup needed, but of course it wouldn’t hurt. 🙂

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*The lentil links pictured are a gluten-free, soy-free recipe I’m working on perfecting still! Stay tuned!

Blueberry-Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

We practically have zero fresh groceries in our house this morning. But I’m so sick of oatmeal for breakfast! I decided to get a little creative with some pancakes this morning and just use what I had on hand. I also did not intend to use spelt flour in these, but we were all out of whole wheat flour and I did NOT want to use white flour. As a result, these turned out a little skinny, sort of like crepes. It reminded me of the crepes my Grandma would make us when we were growing up.

1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup spelt flour
2 tbsp coconut sugar
4 tea baking powder
1/4 tea salt
1 1/2 cups rice milk
1/2 of ripe banana mashed (~1/4 cup)
1/2 tea vanilla extract
1/2 tea almond extract
1/4 cup dried blueberries (some additional for topping too)

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