Fluffy Blueberry Pancakes (Crowded Kitchen)
A plate of pancakes with syrup is a nice way to start the day, don’t limit yourself to lemon and sugar on Shrove Tuesday (created to use up ingredients during Lent, was English was a Catholic country). The secret to good pancakes is not to over-mix the batter, so don’t worry if you get a few lumps. You can interchange pancakes and waffles recipes (use pans free from Teflon and never cook around animals/birds with high heat, it can offgas – keep these recipes away from pets due to toxic ingredients like dough, chocolate, nuts, spices etc).
The Best Vegan Pancakes (The Vegan 8) are free from oil and gluten. Made with cashew butter, these are fluffy and delicious.
Vegan Banana Blender Pancakes (Short Girl, Tall Order) are truly easy to make. Eggless and free from refined sugar and oil, these make a lovely breakfast.
Maple-sweetened Pumpkin Pancakes (It’s Liv B) are a lovely recipe by one of Canada’s most talented young vegan chefs. All her recipes use affordable and easy-to-find ingredients.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Pancakes (Short Girl, Tall Order) is a 10-ingredient recipe, free from refined sugar. Perfect for two.
Make Your Own Pancake Mix
6-Ingredient Wholegrain Pancake Mix (Minimalist Baker) is a good simple recipe. This Whole Grain Pancake Mix only needs 6 ingredients, and is ready in 5 minutes.
Gluten-Free Pancake Mix (Minimalist Baker) uses 4 flours alongside baking powder, flaxseed meal, coconut sugar and salt. This produces pancakes that hold together beautifully, and ‘rise to the sky’.
Where to Buy Vegan Pancake Mix
Amisa Organic Pancake Mix is gluten-free and ready in 5 minutes. Just use plant milk to whizz up a batch, and serve with fresh fruits, syrup or vegan ice-cream. Most pancakes are made with factory-farmed milk and the mixes contain various chemicals. This is far better!
Just Wholefoods Organic Pancake Mix is one of a new line of baking mixes recently launched by this popular company. Made with oat flour, just mix with oat milk.
Inspiration from abroad! Coconut Whisk Pancake & Waffle Mix (US) is made with wholesome ingredients. It’s made with brown rice and chickpea flour, organic coconut sugar and vanilla and arrowroot. Bake Mix (AU) offers a good blueberry pancake cinnamon pancake mix. It’s made with Aussie-grown dried blueberry powder and is designed to make American-styel hotcakes, topped with fresh berries, yoghurt and lashings of maple syrup. One mix will make 6 to 9 thick pancakes. Or try the more tropical vanilla and matcha pancake mix.
How to Make Vegan Crepes
Crepes are thin pancakes, often served on street stalls in France. Often filled with fruits and chocolate, the name is from the Latin word crispus (which means ‘crinkly’ in Greek!) Usually made with wheat or buckwheat flour, they make a nice sweet breakfast or dessert, or you can alternatively fill them with savoury fillings. Try these Classic Vegan French Crepes (It’s Liv B).
Traditional Vegan Crepes (The Veg Space) can also made with savoury fillings (garlic mushroom, vegan cheese/broccoli ) or sweet (cinnamon, gingerbread or chocolate).
