Hey, hey, it’s Recipe ReDux day! Haha, I love saying that. I am so excited for this months ReDux! Not necessarily the theme, but the recipe I have to share is freaking awesome! The theme left me kind of disappointing as I had nothing for it, but of course I was able to kind of think of something. It could be any recipe, but with a story of some treasured cookware...which I don't really have. Nothing sentimental...but...
April’s theme: Treasured Cookware – Share a story of classic cookware – and a healthy recipe to go with it. Some of us will be celebrating Mother’s Day next month (May 11,) but it’s more than once a year that many of us cook with a pan, a wooden spoon or another piece of cookware passed on to us from the kitchens of our favorite relatives. Let’s see what you can cook up with your treasured kitchen tool!
One piece(s) of cookware I love and always use are our old blue measuring cups. You can't even see the measurements on the inside of the cups, but there are only 4. 1 cup, ½ cup, ⅓ cup. and ¼ cup. I love them though and I would feel so bad buying a new set. I think they are so cute and vintage, haha, hipster foodie right here 😉 Well, I use these guys everyday. For measuring grains, flour, or whatever. And of course I always use them for PANCAKES!
I will always trust these cups to give me the perfect quantities. Yes, when baking you can get better results by using flours by weight with a food scale, but that seems like such an unnecessary hassle for simple pancakes. Thus I always break out the measuring cups. They measure the flours, liquid, veggies and puree for my pancakes. Yes I do use dry ingredient measuring cups for liquids! Why get the liquid measuring cup dirty when you can just use the cup you used for the dry? Minimal cleaning is what's up 😉
And what better way to use these measuring cups then with a Spring inspired pretty pancakes recipe? Spring is full of beautiful colors and nature is finally becoming a bit more happy and bearable. Hopefully not all the flowers have died due to this crazy winter. Let's stay positive though and just enjoy these pink pancakes. You know what is also great? Natural coloring. From veggies! Yes, more veggies for breakfast. I though using purees was the best way to go when making vegan pancakes, but I am loving using grated veggies instead. These pink cakes contain zucchini and wonderful raw beets! I love beets so much! I used to bake them, but the last few months I can not get enough of them raw! So crunchy and sweet, perfect in salads, and dinner bowls. I also wanted to use a light colored flour for these pancakes instead of my usual buckwheat. So I went with that new millet flour and it really let the beet pink color shine!
Pretty Pink Pancakes
Ingredients: (serves 1 )
+ Flour Mix: 2TB Millet Flour and 3TB Bob's Red Mill All Purpose Gluten-Free
+ 1 ½ TB Grated Raw Beet
+ 3TB Grated Raw Zucchini
+ 1 Tsp Ener-G Egg Replacer
+ ¼ Tsp Baking Powder
+ 3 Drops of Vanilla Stevia
+ ¼ Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
+ ⅓ Cup Water
Chocolate Sauce:
+ 1 ½ TB Cocoa Powder
+ 1 TB Chocolate Protein Powder
+ 3 to 4 TB Water
Directions:
+ Mix the flour, egg replacer, and baking power in a bowl with a fork. Then grate your veggies add them in along with all the wet ingredients. Stir!
+ Wipe some coconut oil in a pan and heat over medium heat while they pancake batter sits.
+ Once the pan is hot, reduce the heat just a bit and pour about ⅓ of the batter in the pan. Cook for about 3 minutes, flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Repeat for the rest of the batter.
+ For the sauce, just mix all the ingredients in a tiny snack bowl. Add more of less liquid for the consistency of you liking.
So pretty! And hey, these would be perfect for Mother's Day or Easter....if I wasn't late on that bandwagon 😉 Whenever you decide to make them (and I hope you do!) I can bet you will feel pretty and pink just like I did (yes, you can feel like a color)! The next colored pancakes on my foodie list to-make has got to be GREEN! Spinach pancakes anyone?
So tell me:
What is your favorite pink/red food? BEETS!
Have any vintage cookware you love?
Do you use chemical filled food dye? No! But there was this weird period of time in 5th grade? when my friend and I would drink glasses of water with food coloring in it. We would sneak in her kitchen and make weird colored water with different colorings...so gross!
Make sure you check out the other Recipe ReDux members recipes for this month! Just click the linky button below to bring you to the link-up page!
*Recipe linking up for the week! Allergy Free Wednesdays, #RecipeFridays, #RecipeOfTheWeek, #StrangeButGood, Gluten-Free Wednesdays, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Real Food Friday, Gluten-Free Fridays, Tasty Tuesdays, Whole Food Fridays, #Foodie Friday, Real Food Recipe Roundup!*
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Karen Joseph
The extend of my baking repertoire is using a pancake mix to make our GF pancakes. I buy every other baked good! This recipe looks so fun, though. I think my boys would get a kick out of it. I can't eat zucchini (food intolerance). Can you suggest a replacement? Thanks!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You could grate some yellow summer squash!
Danita
Great color! Love the healthy re-dux
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Danita! Beets are the BEST natural coloring!
Cassie
Wow this is awesome! I never thought about making pancakes like this! I have done zucchini in brownies which was pretty good. I will have to try this out! Thank you for linking up!
Strength and Sunshine
Beets are really common for healthy natural colored "red velvet" baked goods! That's where I got the idea to add a bit to my pancakes 😉
Julie Moore
I know some people who would eat those just because they are pink! LOL 🙂 Always fun to make colorful recipes, isn't it? Thanks for sharing!
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, it is! Thanks Julie!
Marla
Great recipe and a very unique idea with the red beets in pancakes. They looks delicious and such healthy ingredients. thanks for sharing on Real Food Friday Blog Hop. Will pin and send to google.
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Marla! 🙂
Jo-Lynne Shane {Musings of a Housewife}
How FUN is THAT!?
Strength and Sunshine
😉
Honest Mum
Love beetroot in chocolate cake so bet these work really well, very pretty too-almost too pretty to eat (I wrote ‘almost’)- thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays Please do link back or add my badge if you can. Thanks
Strength and Sunshine
Haha yes, almost 😉
Kierston
The first thing I thought when I saw these were "PRETTY!" They totally are. Wow.
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, Thank you love!
sarahhillwheeler
Love the pretty pink colour...guess that's down to the beet. #TastyTuesdays.
Strength and Sunshine
Haha 😉
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Wowzers! I have never added beets to pancakes before. And I certainly wouldn't have guessed about adding chocolate, but somehow this just seems like it really works. Add to that my daughters favorite color is pink. So this is a real winner in my opinion.
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, I bet your daughter would love these!
ana @ fit, fun & delish!
Those are two surprised ingredients: beets & zucchinis! They look delicious!
Strength and Sunshine
Veggie for breakfast 😉
jessielovestorun
These really are beautiful and pretty looking pancakes. I love the pink color. Even more so, i do love the ingredient list. Do you know anoher flour that would work for the millet?
Strength and Sunshine
You could use any! Just not almond or coconut!
GiGi Eats Celebrities
SO PRETTY!! I have never had beets before in mylife! 😮
Strength and Sunshine
What!?!?! Your joking right?
GiGi Eats Celebrities
NOPE!!!
Francesca
Very creative! Might have to try them out 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
I hope you do! Let me know 🙂
dr barb, nutrition budgeteer
Your pink pancakes would also be great for a special valentine’s breakfast. Love ‘em. I love beets, too, but never thought to put them into pancakes. Would be great for Belgian waffles, too.
Strength and Sunshine
Anything you want pink, just add beets!
EatGreatBEGreat
These look amazing Rebecca! I think my most favorite thing is that they're pink! 😉
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, it makes them super special 😉
Amy @ The Little Honey Bee
Wow! So gorgeous! And those measuring cups... beautiful!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Amy! It's the beauty in the simple things 😉
Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living
Love those blue measuring cups!
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thanks Jeanette! 🙂
Sami
Sounds good, I've never thought of using raw zucchini or beats in my pancakes but what a great way to add some extra nutrients. Cute measuring cups!
Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Sami! Veggies are the best addition to anything and everything!