Vegan Protein Pancakes
This pancake recipe is light, fluffy, sustaining and full of good nutrition. 100% plant-based and gluten-free.
Equipment
- Weighing scales
- Mixing bowl
- Blender
- Fork
- Spatula
- Sieve
- Frying pan - non stick
- Serving plate
Ingredients
For the dry mix
- 100 g Oats
- 30 g Hazelnuts
- 50 g Chickpea flour
- 6 g Baking powder
- 1 g Pink salt
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
For the wet mix
- 120 g Banana (ripe)
- 20 ml Olive oil
- 270 ml Rice milk
To cook the pancakes
- 30 ml Coconut oil (for frying pancakes)
Method
Wet Mix
- Place the ripe banana and olive oil into mixing bowl and mash with fork. Ad
- Add the rice milk to the mashed banana - whisk to incorporate.
Dry Mix
- Pop the oats and hazelnuts into a blender, blitz for 10 seconds until they become flour consistency.
- Pop the oats and hazelnuts into a blender, blitz for 10 seconds until they become flour consistency.
- Add the oat and hazelnut flour to a bowl with the chickpea flour, cinnamon, pink salt and baking powder - whisk to mix or pass through a sieve.
To combine batter
- Incorporate the wet banana mix together with the dry mix using a spatula. Fold everything altogether until nice and smooth.
- Allow the mix to rest for at least 30 minutes - ideally overnight.
To cook the pancakes
- Add a splash of coconut oil to the frying pan and add 1-2 large spoons of the batter in neat pancake shapes. Flatten the pancake batter with the back of a spoon.
- Depending on the size of your pan, you should be able to fit about 3 into the pan at the same time.
- Cook on a very low gentle heat until golden brown on both sides and nice and light and fluffy on the inside.
- Transfer to serving plate and top with all you favourite garnishes.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 300gCalories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSodium: 67mgPotassium: 254mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin B1: 1mgVitamin B2: 1mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 1mgVitamin B6: 1mgVitamin C: 2mgVitamin E: 1mgVitamin K: 3µgCalcium: 52mgCopper: 1mgFolate: 39µgIron: 1mgManganese: 1mgMagnesium: 38mgPhosphorus: 137mgSelenium: 4µgZinc: 1mg