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Pancake Tower

Posted at 6:26 AM by Brittany, on June 8, 2013

I am a firm believer that a picture can speak a thousand words.

Take these sky high pancakes for example. I don’t need to tell you that these were delicious, moist, decadent, amazing, FILLING, and some of the best pancakes I have ever eaten. The picture does an excellent job describing all of that to you on its own!

I’ve been craving pancakes like crazy the past couple weeks. I haven’t had pancakes in months, and I consider pancakes to be the epitome of a lazy morning breakfast. In a good way. After discovering I had all the ingredients I needed, I finally made myself a tower.

Classic Fluffy Vegan Pancakes

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp raw sugar
2 tbsp baking powder
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp apple sauce
2.5 tsp vanilla
cinnamon

Directions: Combine your dry ingredients in a large bowl and set aside. In a separate bowl combine your wet ingredients and then add them to the dry ingredients. Stir together until there are no visible clumps. I took cinnamon and completely covered the top of the wet mixture. No measurements, just a LOT of cinnamon! Stir the cinnamon in and cook!

You can choose how big to make these, but once they start to form bubbles flip them over to cook the other side. Serve with bananas and maple syrup, or any other fruit/toppings you would like! All I was missing was some coconut whipped cream!

I am almost ashamed to tell you I ate this entire batch by myself..almost. What can I say I was hungry and these were so good, but you already knew that from the pictures. 😉

I do have a confession though, I like my pancakes a little…mushy. I LOVE pumpkin pancakes because they come out so soft and almost like they are under cooked. I took these pancakes off the griddle just a tad bit early to have some softness on the inside.

That’s the joy of eating the whole batch, you can make them however you want! To really heighten your lazy morning experience, I highly suggest serving these with a cup of coffee.

Q: Pancakes or waffles? WAFFLES for sure, but I don’t have a waffle maker haha. When it comes to waffles I like mine CRISP, no mush with the waffles.

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Coffee Energy Bites

Posted at 9:46 AM by Brittany, on January 25, 2013

There is something magical about a morning cup of coffee.

Not just any cup, a morning cup. The cup that allows for relaxation with the paper, the internet, a book, or with a friend. The cup that allows last nights dinner to be safely excreted from your body. The cup that gives that morning pick me up after a long night of work, school, or llama wrangling.

While I love coffee in its more common form of a liquid, the beans and grounds are becoming a quick favorite of mine when it comes to baking. I made my basura cookies last week, and they didn’t stand a chance lasting more than 2 days. The coffee grounds in these cookies really stole the show. Here’s another favorite with the addition of some coffee grounds.

Energy bites SHOULD have coffee grounds in them, don’t you think?

Coffee Ground No Bake Energy Bites

Ingredients

1 cup dry whole grain oatmeal
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1.5 tblsp fresh ground “unused” coffee beans *
1/2 cup creamy almond butter *
1/4 cup of honey
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup dried cranberries

*Notes: Peanut butter also works in place of the almond butter, however both MUST be creamy, and preferably store bought jars. While I love my self ground nut butters, they are much too dry for this recipe. When I say coffee grounds I mean take fresh beans, grind them, and use those grounds in the recipe. DO NOT brew them, and make sure your coffee is FRESH, old coffee will result in minimal coffee flavor. Also, the finer the grind of your coffee beans, the better the texture will be. If your coffee is too coarse you risk developing a cat like sandpaper tongue.

Directions

Stir your oatmeal, flaxseed, and coffee granules together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed, then add your almond butter, honey, and vanilla. Once well combined fold in your chocolate chips and cranberries. Stir well! Let chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like, I usually make 10-12 balls. Store in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 1 week…if they last that long!