…on pancakes. I wouldn’t if I wasn’t in love with this new recipe. Although it is not grain free, it is healthy and delicious and my children are in love.
Chia Seed Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup almond meal
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch of sea salt
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 1/4 cup almond milk
2 dashes cinnamon
1 tablespoon raw cacao
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 bananas
Directions
Put all the ingredients into a blender, except for the bananas, and blend until smooth. Add the bananas and blend again. Transfer the contents to a bowl if you want to add chocolate chips, fresh fruit or Gogi berries, as I did in mine. Then cook on your surface of preference. I use my panini maker because the pancakes don’t stick to it (it is NOT a non stick surface) and I can make about 10 pancakes at one time. This recipe made about 16 pancakes (probably due to all the extras that I add in).
You can find the original recipe on Dr. Oz’s website
I raved about this recipe to my parents who made it and didn’t like it. They used steel cut oats instead of rolled oats and my mother swears that it affected the consistency of the pancake. I attribute it to the chia seeds which produce a moist, gel like consistency which for me, my husband and 4 children, was barely noticeable. If you want a purely grain free recipe, I have experimented with the one below.
Almond Pancakes
Ingredients:
1.5 cups Blanched Almond Flour
3 eggs
1 cup of water or milk (or slightly less to desired thickness)
Optional: spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, vanilla, blueberries or other fruit
This one was good, but not my favorite. Try the Chia Seed Pancakes and tell me what you think.
Happy Baking,
Adina Kelman
Certified Holistic Nutritionist
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