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After a little gardening, yoga, and errands, I didn't get around to "lunch" until about 3 p.m. this afternoon. I was craving one of the fresh Virginia grown apples I had just purchased at the farmer's market with a little peanut butter. But I was afraid I would be hungry an hour later. So, I decided to create a new recipe for filling--but not heavy--fall pancakes made from the same wholesome ingredients. What a good decision to make pancakes: I ate so late and they were so satisfying that I only wanted a very small dinner. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Peanut Butter Apple Pancakes With Peanut Butter Maple Syrup [Vegan]

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Serves

8 pancakes

Ingredients

Pancakes
  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup natural sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg or mace
  • 1 1/4 cup unsweetened soymilk
  • 1/4 cup  natural smooth peanut butter
  • 1 large sweet-tart green apple, stemmed, and cut into scant 1/4-inch dice
  • Vegan butter and/or vegetable oil for frying
  • Vegan Peanut Butter-Maple Syrup (recipe follows)
  • Optional garnish: approximately 3 tablespoons roasted, lightly salted peanuts
Vegan Peanut Butter Maple Syrup
  • 6 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons smooth natural peanut butter

Preparation

Pancakes
  1. Preheat oven to warm.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, place first 7 dry ingredients.
  3. Heat soymilk and peanut butter together for 30 seconds on high in a microwave and whisk together until combined.
  4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in soymilk and peanut butter mixture. Whisk together wet and dry ingredients until well combined. Stir in apple.
  5. In a large cast iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the vegan butter, oil or a combination. (I like a combination: the oil reduces chances of burning while the butter contributes flavor.)
  6. Using a 1/4 cup measure, make pancakes, two at a time. Cook two-three minutes on the first side until you get a nice rise, the edges appear set, and the underside is golden brown. (These tend not to bubble like traditional pancakes.)
  7. Gently flip and cook another couple of minutes on the reverse or until batter is cooked through. Add butter and/or oil to keep skillet greased as needed. If pancakes are cooking too quickly, lower heat to medium, especially for second side.
  8. When cooked through, remove pancakes to plates or a serving platter, keep warm, and repeat with remaining butter or oil and pancake batter. Serve topped with Vegan Peanut Butter Maple Syrup and garnish, if desired, with a teaspoon or so of peanuts.
Vegan Peanut Butter Maple Syrup
  1. Heat gently. I use the microwave for 30 seconds and whisk together.
  2. Pour syrup over pancakes or pass in a small pitcher.

Notes

Recipe halves or doubles easily.



About The Author

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Betsy DiJulio: Blogger, The Blooming Platter

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Betsy DiJulio, a vegan blogger, freelance writer, and food stylist, Betsy DiJulio is the author of The Blooming Platter Cookbook: A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes (Vegan Heritage Press, 2011) and writes the “Green Scene” column for Hampton Roads Magazine, among other regional and national freelance gigs. A lifetime cooking enthusiast, Betsy has worked as a caterer, taught private cooking classes, and won national recipe competitions. See Betsy’s website at The Blooming Platter.

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  1. I notice you are not using organic maple syrup in your recipe. Is this due to its lack of availability in your area? We are told that it can be hard to find in the USA.
    I’m just curious and in the interest of full disclosure, we have recently launched our website which sells 100% pure certified organic maple syrup (www.rougemaple.com). If you’ve never tried it you will find it you will find it to be more delicate and natural tasting than regular maple syrup and the fact that its certified organic ensures that no pesticides nor any contaminents were used in the making of. There are a slew of other certification conditions and regulation that need to be met but I won’t bore you or your readers with it. Suffice it to say that there is a good reason that less than 20% of the world’s production of maple syrup is certified organic but it does insure that what you are getting is the cleanest and best maple syrup you can get.