Revamped Protein Pancakes with Berry Chia Jam

I already have have 2 pancake recipes but I have discovered a new one why combining the two I already have! Here it is...the new pancake recipe:
1/3 cup of quinoa
1/3 cup of rice
1/3 of raw buckwheat groats
These should all be raw uncooked grains, mix them in a cup of water and let them soak for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Then add:
1/4 cup of ground flax
1/3 cup of almond milk
Blend all together
Then add a scoop of protein powder of your choice (keeping in mind that flavoured ones will then flavour our pancakes.
Pour on pan and spread the mixture to desired thickness and cook.
Recipe makes about 5 large ones.

Now the new addition to the topping family, Chia Jam!
In a small pot mix:
1/3 cup of chia seeds
1 cup of water
a handful of frozen berries of your choice (I used strawberries)
2-3 tbsps of maple syrup
Bring mixture to a boil and stir every couple of mins, let boil for about 5 mins and then cool, make sure berries have been thawed and squish them using a spoon and stir in (so its not as lumpy)
Then spread on pancakes and sprinkle choice of nuts on top (I enjoy walnuts or chopped almonds)

Enjoy!

Apple Cinnamon Walnut Pancakes

I may have perfected my favourite fall breakfast!  It is apple season and the best thing to use apples in is breakfast and dessert!  So I created the best apple fall breakfast!








Recipe:
Let 1/3 cup of  quinoa, 1/3 cup of rice and 1/3 of a cup of buckwheat soak in 2 cups of water overnight

Then pour all of it (including the water) in a blender and add 2 tsps of cinnamon, ¼ cup of ground flax seeds and blend until smooth.
Then pour into a bowl and mix in ¼ cup of sorghum flour and 2 tbsps of coconut sugar.
Cut up a small apple into tiny cube pieces…skin on or off up to you!
Crush up walnuts into small pieces
Pour mix into frying pan (size is up to you) and place apple pieces  and sprinkle walnuts into the batter before it cooks all the way through and flip when ready. (which is when pancake is almost cooked all the way through) Warning, after being flipped apples may slightly stick to the pan so don't leave them on the flipped side too long.

Topping: In a separate bowl add all left over apple junks, crushed up walnuts and 2 tbsp of maple syrup mix in together and pour on top of your pancakes

3 ingredient Protein Pancakes

I don't know about you but my fav weekend treat is PANCAKES! Thats right the secret is out...I am a nutritionist who LOVES pancakes!  If there is one thing I love more then pancakes, its convenience.  When I wake up on a Saturday I am not a fan of taking an hour to make breakfast, but I expect a breakfast that tastes so fabulous that it took an hour to prep.  So this past weekend I "unfortunately" had to make and eat pancakes everyday for breakfast to make this recipe just right for you. The best part is.....it only uses 3 ingredients....thats right....THREE! Here we go:

1/3 cup of soaked buckwheat (overnight) in 1/2 cup of water
1/4 cup of ground flax seeds
add 1/4 cup of water
1tbsp of protein powder (vanilla or chocolate flavor, I use Vega performance protein but any one will do, you want a flavoured on to make it taste better just watch what your proteins are flavoured with)
Put all these ingredients in a blender (or I use a magic bullet because its a small serving) and blend for about 5 mins or less.
Then pour on a frying pan, flipping when bubbles form and it starts to cook through, make sure to spread batter thinly across frying pan because it wont cook through if its too thick.

This recipe will make about 4 medium sized pancakes.

To add a little more of a punch to your pancakes you can dress them up by using a nut butter spread or maple butter, add fruit (berries, bananas), or make your own berry drizzle by boiling a couple tbsp of maple syrup with frozen berries, or you can use plain old straight from the tree maple syrup, but they  are always good just by themselves too!

Enjoy your easy Sunday breakfast! :)