Vegan Quinoa Fruit & Veggie Infused Pancakes!
Vegan Quinoa Fruit & Veggie Infused Pancakes! Was an idea I’d been thinking about for a while. On Instagram, everyone seems to be going mental for quinoa pancakes. I needed to see if they tasted as good as they looked! Also, I’m pretty sure that I’ve mentioned that my kiddo has some sort of insane death like reaction and unnatural aversion to eating whole vegetables these days… kill me. 🙁 Therefore, I sneak them in any way I can, anytime I can, and in any form I can. I decided that our morning pancakes should be no different.
I’m going to keep this post short because right now, as I write this very post, I am sitting in bed with mimosas (cheating on my non-drinking binge… yes, NON-drinking binge), slurping up way too expensive coffee (Stumptown – worth it), staring out at the “snow storm” that really is a light sprinkling, a wee dusting of 38 degree snow, Karen Alpert’s, “I Want My Epidural Back” (which all mothers with any sense of mediocrity and humor in their bones should read – NOW), and loving the fact that Portland, OR cancels school for a mere single flake of snow… thus turning my 3-day weekend into a 4-day weekend. And, oh yeah, the highlight? My kiddo is playing his fabulous little ass off at pre-school! Win-win, baby! Mwahahaha!
PS- This day will be ending with me soaking in a tub, mimosa in hand, and General Hospital playing on my computer whilst I sink into my glorious bubbles (the bath, not the mimosa… though, that sounds disturbingly delicious). 😉
Okay, so these Vegan Quinoa Fruit & Veggie Infused Pancakes! are crazy delish, healthy, cute, and easy. Loaded with applesauce, spinach, beets, raspberries, strawberries, and more. Enjoy!
- 3/4 C whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 C cooked quinoa
- 2 vegan eggs (I used Follow Your Heart - You could sub with apple sauce as well)
- 1/4 C unsweetened dairy free milk (I used almond)
- 1 Tbl vegan butter (I used Earth Balance)
- 2 Tbl agave or maple syrup (I did one of each)
- 3/4 C vegan chocolate chips (optional)
- For the fruit/veg purees: (Use as many or as little as you want)
- 1- Frozen strawberries & water
- 2-Frozen raspberries, beets (doesn't need to be frozen - I used one very small beet), water
- 3- Baby spinach and unsweetened applesauce
- In one bowl, mix together all dry ingredients plus the quinoa, & if using, chocolate chips
- In another bowl, mix together all wet ingredients but NOT the fruit/veg purees
- Combine both bowls and stir well
- Heat griddle or pan and spray
- In a separate bowl, add batter and one of the fruit mixtures, stir, and then ladle onto griddle
- Repeat for the other 2 fruit/veg purees
- Make sure you have enough batter for each puree you've made
- Flip pancakes when they begin to bubble on top
- Serve with fresh fruit, jam, peanut butter & jam (I do this for my lil' guy), syrup, or any topping of your choice!
