These vegan crepes (The Veg Space) are super-simple to make and only need a few ingredients. The batter is made with flour, vegan butter, caster sugar, baking powder and plant milk, with some real vanilla for taste.
Keep fresh dough away from children and pets. Before cooking, read up on kitchen safety for people and pets.
Like all basic recipes, once you’ve mastered it, you can get creative. This recipe lends itself very well to Pancake Day, invented by Catholics to use up store-cupboard ingredients before the Lent fast. Just add more sugar and lemon juice.
These maple pecan banana pancakes (The Veg Space) are simple to make.
But you can also turn these into fruity pancakes with fresh berries and a splurge of vegan vanilla ice-cream, or even make them with sliced banana and drizzle melted dark chocolate on top.
They make a good breakfast with fresh fruits and plant yoghurt, or go American and serve with vegan bacon and maple syrup.
More Vegan Pancake Recipes
These banana oat pancakes (Ela Vegan) need just three ingredients to make. All you need is oat flour, light coconut milk (or use oat milk and 1 tablespoon of oil) a mashed banana.
You just whisk the ingredients and use an ice-cream scoop to spoon the batter into a hot pan with a little oil, then cook on both sides. Serve with fresh fruit and maple syrup or caramel sauce and vegan vanilla ice-cream.
The secret to good pancakes is not to over-mix the batter. Don’t worry about a few lumps, otherwise if you over-whisk, you’ll end up with rubbery pancakes.
Pancakes done well make a great cooked breakfast, and when combined with fresh fruits, make a much healthier breakfast than most commercial cereals. And more tasty too.
Also try their buckwheat breakfast pancakes (serve with fruits and/or maple syrup). Or if you don’t mind waiting for the sourdough starter to activate, try sourdough white spelt pancakes (you can make the batter the night before, then cook these chunky pancakes for breakfast).
How to Make Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Apple cinnamon pancakes (Ela Vegan) are for those of you who prefer sweeter pancakes. Also try Michaela’s apple crepes with cinnamon (Ela Vegan) covered with caramel sauce.
A Recipe for Vegan Apple Pie Pancakes
These apple pie pancakes (Jessica in the Kitchen) are super-simple to make, and you don’t even need flour. Just blend oats and ‘boom’ you have oat flour, combined with vegan yoghurt and apples to make homemade pancakes. You can freeze these, and toast as you go, for quick breakfasts.
Where to Buy Good Pancake Mix
If you don’t fancy making from scratch, there are a few companies that offer good alternatives (recycle inner packaging at kerbside or supermarket bag bins).
Amisa gluten-free pancake mix is again made with rice flour and organic ingredients. Ideal for people with allergies, whizz up with mixed berries to make these pink pancakes!
Just Wholefoods organic pancake mix is made with oat and brown rice flours (packed with fibre). Just add oat milk and mix for light fluffy pancakes in minutes. Sweetened with coconut blossom sugar.
A Simple Recipe for Vegan Pancakes
These vegan pancakes (Doves Farm) are super-simple to make with just a few ingredients, and it doesn’t have to be Shrove Tuesday, in order to enjoy them. You just need to invest in some organic chickpea flour along with organic white flour, then the recipe is a doddle.
Keep citrus fruits away from pets. Read more info on food safety for people & pets.
The flours are combined with plant milk and a little oil to make a batter that you can use immediately, or up to 12 hours. Then simply cook the 4 pancakes separately, which only takes a few minutes, and serve with fresh lemon juice and a little natural sugar.
Traditional pancakes have a Catholic history, as they were invented to use up store-cupboard ingredients on Shrove Tuesday, in preparation for the festival of Lent, when families would give up certain things (like sugar) for the month.
So it makes sense to learn this basic pancake recipe, rather than buy plastic-wrapped pancake mix from supermarkets! The chickpea flour is also a natural high-protein egg-replacer (use to make vegan omelettes!)
Homemade Buckwheat Flour Pancakes
For a nice change, these buckwheat breakfast pancakes (Doves Farm) offer a sweet breakfast, served warm with stewed fruits and maple syrup, or palm-oil-free peanut butter or jam.
Buckwheat flour is naturally sweet, so ideal to make pancakes. Again this recipe uses chickpea flour, along with a little icing sugar.
