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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

Carrot Cake Pancakes

Cottage Cheese Pancakes from Weelicious

This is a great way to add protein into your pancakes.

Pumpkin Pancakes from Cooking Classy

Modifications:

  • Replace all-purpose from with 1 cup whole-wheat flour and 1 cup spelt flour i
  • Reduce sugar from 1/4 cup to 2 tablespoons.

Rasperwee Pancakes from Weelicious

Modifications:

  • Use half whole-wheat flour and spelt flour
  • Replace agave with honey or brown sugar

Red Beet Pancakes from Weelicious

Smoothie Pancakes from Jamie Oliver

Sweet Potato Pancakes

Green Vegan Pancakes from Weelicious

Modifications

  • reduce the baking soda from 1 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon
  • use coconut oil instead of vegetable oil

Which pancakes are you going to make?

Nutrient Dense Berries and Nut Pancakes

Berries, bananas and nuts oh my! These are so delicious and nutrient dense, made with whole wheat flour and oats, keeping bellies satisfied and fueling our brains for a day at school or work.

Double the recipe because they are super delicious to have in the freezer for busy weekdays.

Toppings

  • Mashed fresh (or defrosted frozen) berries — add a drizzle of maple syrup or honey if you need it sweeter
  • Plain Greek yogurt mixed with a touch of honey or berry puree / preserves
  • Nut butters, warm it up a bit so it is more spreadable, and a drizzle of maple syrup or honey
  • Chia Jam from Gimme Some Oven

Healthy Pumpkin Waffles

Pumpkins generally seem to be relegated to Thanksgiving pies. But pumpkins are nutrient-rich and add lovely flavor and texture to food. I’ve learned to keep a can or two of organic pumpkin puree (making sure to check label lists pumpkin as the only ingredient) in my pantry.

Pumpkin gives a nutritious start to the day in breakfast. I use pumpkin puree (homemade or canned) in oatmeal, breakfast breads (muffins and loafs) and pancakes/waffles.

Add some defrosted berries on top for extra yumminess and nutrition.

Or mash fresh fruit (berries, mango, peach) into a  couple of tablespoons of cream cheese, sweeten with some honey and make waffle “sammies” (one of my favorite concepts from Weelicious), a waffle sandwich cut into four for little hands to hold. Makes a wonderful breakfast-on-the-go (using frozen waffles popped quickly into the toaster), a fun school lunch or afternoon snack.

 

Recipes

Nutrient Dense Berries and Nut Pancakes

Berries, bananas and nuts oh my! These are so delicious and nutrient dense, made with whole wheat flour and oats, keeping bellies satisfied and fueling our brains for a day at school or work.

Double the recipe because they are super delicious to have in the freezer for busy weekdays.

Toppings

  • Mashed fresh (or defrosted frozen) berries — add a drizzle of maple syrup or honey if you need it sweeter
  • Plain Greek yogurt mixed with a touch of honey or berry puree / preserves
  • Nut butters, warm it up a bit so it is more spreadable, and a drizzle of maple syrup or honey
  • Chia Jam from Gimme Some Oven

Healthy Pumpkin Waffles

Pumpkins generally seem to be relegated to Thanksgiving pies. But pumpkins are nutrient-rich and add lovely flavor and texture to food. I’ve learned to keep a can or two of organic pumpkin puree (making sure to check label lists pumpkin as the only ingredient) in my pantry.

Pumpkin gives a nutritious start to the day in breakfast. I use pumpkin puree (homemade or canned) in oatmeal, breakfast breads (muffins and loafs) and pancakes/waffles.

Add some defrosted berries on top for extra yumminess and nutrition.

Or mash fresh fruit (berries, mango, peach) into a  couple of tablespoons of cream cheese, sweeten with some honey and make waffle “sammies” (one of my favorite concepts from Weelicious), a waffle sandwich cut into four for little hands to hold. Makes a wonderful breakfast-on-the-go (using frozen waffles popped quickly into the toaster), a fun school lunch or afternoon snack.