10 Nutrient-Rich Pancake Recipes

You can boost your brain health by eating more carbs from nature. These pancakes recipes are a great way to transition from refined flour/baked good breakfasts to more plants and macronutrient balance. This gives you stable energy and more brain essential vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.

Pancake toppings

Add a dollop of grass-fed butter. Drizzle with real maple syrup.
Puree 1 cup of defrosted raspberries or mixed berries (add honey to sweeten to taste)
Spread with nut butter and sliced fresh seasonal fruit on top: berries, mango, peach, pear
Mix plain grass-fed Greek yogurt with honey to taste, sprinkle chopped nuts on top
Mix a tablespoon or two of cream cheese with honey – or raspberry/strawberry preserves- to taste and spread on top
Make “sammie”, a pancake sandwich with above cream cheese, Greek yogurt or peanut/almond butter. Cut in half or in quarters for little hands
Berry Chia Jam – Gimme Some Oven

Skip Aunt Jemima and fake “maple” syrup. High fructose corn syrup is an industrial food product, far from “natural” and bad for your health.

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Adjust the recipes to use whole-wheat and/or spelt flour instead of all-purpose flour. You can also replace 1/4 or 1/2 cup of flour for oats for more fiber and micronutrients.

If a recipe calls for buttermilk

mix 1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
let it sit 10 – 15 minutes before mixing in.

After weekend breakfast, place remaining pancakes in a Ziploc bag with parchment paper in between the pancakes. This prevents them from freezing together. Remember to label and date the bag!

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes

Berries and Nut Pancakes