Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. The kids (well, Daniella and a little help from Reid 😉 ) made us cards and decorated our house while we were still in bed.  Dani has a cold, so we are choosing to stay together and not split up and half go to church and half stay here.  It has turned into a wonderful morning.
Luck and I collaborated on some pancakes today. They are gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and DELICIOUS! Â They are celebratory, which means they have dark chocolate in them, of course!
We used almond flour because I love it. Â It is healthy, yummy, and tastes great! Â We adapted the recipe from Elena’s Pantry:Â http://www.elanaspantry.com/gluten-free-pancakes-revisited/
Only we made them vegan and celebratory.  🙂
- 2 T Ener-G egg replacer
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup raw agave
- 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Earth Balance for sauteing
- In a Blendtec, Vitamix, or blender combine egg replacer and warm water and blend until mixed.
- Add agave and vanilla and blend on high until smooth.
- Add almond flour, salt and baking soda and blend again to incorporate dry ingredients into batter.
- Add 1/2 – 1 cups mini dark chocolate chips (check to make sure they are vegan, if you care).
- Let batter sit for 15-20 minutes to let the bakind soda do it’s thing.
- Warm Earth Balance in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Ladle pancake batter onto skillet.
- Pancakes will form little bubbles, when bubbles open, flip pancakes over and cook other side.
- Remove from heat to a plate.
- Repeat process with remaining batter, adding more Earth Balance to skillet as needed.
**These are very, very delicate pancakes. Â Flip with lots of care! Â They came out crispy on the outside and slightly gooey in the middle. Â To be honest, they were PERFECT!**
The kids rated them the highest they rate things.
They were a splurge because of how much agave was in them. Â And I am ambivalent on how I feel about agave, anyway. Â I have read conflicting things about the stuff. Â But it is a celebration, so we went big. They tasted like a giant chocolate chip cookie! Â YUM!
Let me know if you try them and love them as much as we do!
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