Ingredients:

1/2 cup of buckwheat flour
3 tbsp. of Buddha’s Awakening Morning Protein
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1-2 tbsp. of Coconut sugar
1 tbsp. peanut butter
3/4 cup plant based milk of your choice
1-2 tbsp. dark chocolate broken in pieces (optional)

Description

Last week I realised there was only one pancake recipe on the blog. This had to change and it had to be before the end of the week. At first I had in mind publishing my recipe of oats and chocolate pancakes, but given that these “Buddha’s Awakening – Morning Protein” pancakes  are the pancakes of the moment at home, I decided to share them first. Fluffy, smooth, tender and full of flavour!

The first time I made them, I was using whole spelt flour. But since I like to vary from one flavour to another and I had a pack of a pack of buckwheat flakes which I needed to use, I milled them and used buckwheat flour instead of the spelt one. They were already good, but with the buckwheat … Wow! This pseudo grain gives a special flavour to all the recipes it gets in.

And since pancakes are not only made with flour, let me introduce you to two key ingredients in this recipe: “Buddha’s Awakening and peanut butter “. Beyond the fantastic flavour it gives the pancakes, it is a protein bomb, crucial if you want to gain/regain muscle mass or support post exercise recuperation.

Shall we get to the recipe?

1 – Add all the ingredients in medium bowl. Fold well until getting a homogenous dough..

2 – Heat up in medium fire an antiadhesive frying pan and pour ¼ cup of for each pancake. Depending on your pan size you can make more than one pancake at the time.

[Choose a pan with a “healthy coating”. I don’t have many frying pans but the ones I have are good quality. My favourite is Green Pan (not sponsored). This Belgium brand believes in pans with Thermolon ceramic coating, free from any harmful substances such as PFOA or PFAS ; these pans do not release any toxic substances even when submitted to temperatures higher thant 260 C]

3 – Let it cook for +/- 2 minutes until little holes appear in the dough.

4 – Turn the pancake with a spatula and let the other side brown. Reoeat this process until you finish the dough.

5 – Stack up the pancakes and add your favorite toppings. I added I bit more of peanut butter, shelled hemp seeds and blackberries.

Mónica Oliveira