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Beetroot Pancakes T
here are so many beautiful colours in the natural world that we really don’t need to use food colouring at all. Presenting everything friendly, Pink Pancakes. Whether it is for your significant other, little kids or for the love of pink (that’s me!), this recipe will impress everyone. The best part is that it’s a simple pancake recipe made in a blender with less cleaning after (just don’t burst it while blending, I can’t help you with that mess..) There are a lot of different ways to make this, for this one the recipe goes like this: Boil 1 beetroot until soft (! tip – remove the skin after boiling for that bright colour). Blend the beet with 1 cup milk of your choice (mines got almond milk), 1 egg, 1 tbs butter, ½ tsp vanilla extract and 2 tbs sugar/ sweetener of your
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choice (mines got maple syrup), and blend to combine. To this mixture add, 1 cup flour of your choice (mines got oat flour), 1 tbs baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix Mix Mix and it is ready for cooking.. Heat a pan, add butter (! Tip – I brush my pan with clarified butter/vegetable oil to avoid my pancakes burning). On med -high heat pour batter (I use 1/3 cup measurements per pancakes but, you can really go crazy with shapes and sizes here). When you see small bubbles starting to form, it is now time to flip it (roughly about 1-2 mins on each side).
natural nut butter etc. the options are endless. I am not sure if I told you that by adding beetroot, you also add fiber, Potassium for that healthy heart, iron, vitamin C and much more. So, what are you waiting for?!?.. get on with cooking and let us know how you went. Recipe by
Cook the rest, serve fresh! Topping used here are different types of berries and maple syrup. But you can have whipped cream,
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