Healthy Gluten Free + Vegan Funfetti Party Pancakes

 

 Every day should start with sprinkles. Its like a having a party for breakfast.

 

These little flecks of fun can turn any frown upside down especially if i have gotten out of the wrong side of bed in the morning. They make me instantly happy and breakfast feel like a special occasion ... I really wanted stick a candle on this pancake tower and pretend its my birthday. but that's just going to far right?

 

After sprinkling sprinkles on my shake yesterday, I took it one step further today and dumped a whole load of confetti into some pancake batter. Not any pancake batter though, a healthy gluten friendly one.

 Healthy Fat free + Low calorie Gluten free Funfetti Pancakes

 makes 6 pancakes (serves 2)
150 Calories per serving.

Ingrediants

 1/4 cup gluten free flour mix
2tbsp coconut flour
1/2 a  banana pureed
1/4 cup skim or non dairy milk
1 egg white or 1 tbsp flaxseed
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp granulated sweetener

1 tsp vanilla extract
SPRINKLES

 

Choice of syrup or fruit toppings.

I used a icing mix of (1tbsp icing sugar, 1tsp arrow root + 50mls non fat milk)

1. Mix together your choice of milk, pureed Banana, egg white and Vanilla extract  in a small mixing bowl or jug. 
2. In another bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, sugar and salt.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until blended but down over work the mix.
4. Then add sprinkles into mix and stir some more.
5. Lightly grease a  pan with some coconut oil or spray. 
6. Spoon pancake batter into pan and cook until bottoms are lightly browned. Flip pancakes and continue to cook until the other side is brown and pancakes are cooked through. 
7. Serve with my icing, fresh fruit and maple syrup or honey and more sprinklessss.

 

I'm not a morning person... but times are a changing and I cant wait to set my alarm so I can get my frying pan heated up tomorrow morning... for my un-birthday party part 2. 

 Are you a morning person? Whats your favourite breakfast or way to start the day?

 * tomorrow I may add some extra banana protein powder to up the nutritional value of these puppies.

Nutritional info!

HAPPY PANCAKE DAY!!

THIS IS MY KINDA NATIONAL DAY. Its also national woman's day but my sweet tooth and fluffy pancakes are more important than my equality rights.

Healthified American style peanut butter and nana pancakes

I don't know why I never make pancakes they tasted unbelievably naughty but have pretty much the same nutritional values as my usual morning bowl of oatmeal. They are a bit more of a faff admittedly.

1/2 cup wholemeal flour
1/4 cup oats
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt  
1 tsp sweetner
3/4 c. skim milk  
2 egg whites

stackin' em high!

•  pour ingrediants into a big bowl, sieve in flour and baking powder and mix it all up!
• spoon batter in to pan over a lowish medium heat.
• once batter bubble and sides are coked flip em fluffy thangs over and fry the other side.
• Pile em high and serve with your choice of topping!

I had mine with grilled banana and drowned in a peanut butter and honey drizzley syrup. tasted caramelly and nutty!


Peanut butter syrup
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp skimmed milk powder
1 and a bit tbsp of water

• mix up all the above until youve reached a smooth syrupy consistancy and pour over pancakes. eat immediatly!  (I messed around taking photos for too long so they got a bit cold!)

Makes 8 pancakes enough for two grown ups plus an extra small one for a beebz.

bob's P cake.

After all of that sugar, me and beebz headed out into the chilly sunshine.

For the first time it feels as though spring is springing! all the daffodils and flowers were in bloom in the park!

headed for the sea and had a walk/run about on the beach.