Friday 24 January 2014

#FitFruitFriday - Healthy Paleo Protein Pancakes Recipes


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At Fruit for the Office HQ, it's unanimous that pancakes are the best of the best when it comes to breakfast food.

And we're not talking about those thin, flimsy crepe pancakes - oh no - we're dreaming of their big, chunky, fluffy, melt-in-the-mouth American counterparts. 

Of course, these babies have had to sit tight in our subconscious as our new years resolutions put such delicacies on an indefinite hiatus.

But this was until we discovered the wonderful world of paleo pancakes: pancakes which are good for you and packed full of our favourite fruits. Control yourself, people, because we're about to share the secret to the world's best breakfast (Don't say we aren't good to you)



Lemon, Raspberry and Strawberry Pancakes


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Ingredients:


  • 1 1/2 cups very fine ground blanched almond flour 
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda 
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 large eggs 
  • 5 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup raspberries
  • 1/4 cup strawberries
  • Butter or oil for frying

Method:



Banana Oat Pancakes


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Ingredients:
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 1/4 cups milk (nut or dairy)
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • butter or oil for frying

Method:



Apple, Banana and Cinnamon Pancakes


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Ingredients: 
  • 2 eggs, whisked
  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 1 peeled apple, diced small
  • 2 tbs almond butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Butter or oil for frying

Method:




Paleo is essentially a low/no carbohydrate diet - also referred to as the caveman diet due to it's emphasis on cutting out processed food and grains.

It's really easy to stick to and has a huge focus on 5-a-day, so start hoarding the spoils from your office fruit box before the other fitness warriors in your office catch wind of your pancake plans...

Tweet us @office_fruit with your favourite fruit pancake toppings and we'll get searching for the perfect recipe for you! Also, let us know in the comments if you want some more fruity paleo recipes for other meals - we'd be happy to oblige once we've finished our third stack of pancakes.




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