Healthy, Vegan Pancakes

By: Genevieve Melzer

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and I usually end up eating oatmeal nearly every morning, because it’s very healthy and fuels me for many hours. But sometimes I feel like shaking things up and eating something different.

I wish pancakes or French toast could fuel me the same way oatmeal did. I started to research healthy pancake recipes on Pinterest and came across some healthy, easy to make pancake recipes using bananas, oatmeal and egg whites. As soon as I saw this I got to thinking, can I make a healthy vegan pancake without using egg whites?

I rated the kitchen cabinets and found a few key ingredients and thought this will work. So I attempted my own creation…healthy, vegan pancakes. No longer do we have to miss out on delicious pancake breakfasts.

You will need:
2 bananas
2/3 cup of oats
1 cup almond milk (option: can use coconut milk, flax milk, rice milk)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon molasses
2 tablespoons agave
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup gluten-free all purpose flour

Combine all ingredients into a Naturibullet or blender and blend on high until all ingredients are blended together.

Oil your griddle or large skillet with coconut oil or other oil. Turn heat on medium and let pan get hot. Pour ½ cup of mixture onto the griddle. When the mixture starts to bubble from the heat of the griddle flip it, usually 30 seconds- 60 seconds. Let other side cook for 30-60 seconds then remove from pan.

Pancakes will be golden brown. Repeat until all the batter is used. This recipe makes 6-8 pancakes.

Top your pancakes with any of the following:
Earth balance (vegan butter), jam, maple syrup, fruit, almond butter, apple sauce, vegan chocolate chips…or whatever you love to put on your pancakes.

After making these pancakes I realized what an easy recipe this was and how easy the pancakes were to make. I remember as a kid, my mom slaving away making pancakes and this recipe seemed so much easier. By blending the ingredients together you save so many steps.

I also felt this recipe was less messy than other times I have made pancakes; I barely had any clean-up which was nice.

This recipe would be a fun and easy recipe to make with kids and a healthy alternative to conventional pancakes.

These healthy, vegan pancakes look and taste just like regular pancakes…but you don’t feel guilt eating them. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.