If you are reading this post, then it seems sun gods had mercy on me and my beet-covered hands and decided to grant my wish…
Ahhh, perfect lighting at last!
Though it wasn’t for free. I made a promise that they would have their very own Blueberry Beet Pancakes
EVERY Sunday from now until my dying day.
I HOPE you guys are happy! 
As I mentioned on Friday, after making Lauren’s amazing Beet Burgers, I just could NOT get the “beat” out of my head. You see…I got a little overzealous grating my beetroot providing MORE than enough for my burgers and well, with Pancake Sunday only days away…
I just HAD to!
Pillowy soft pancakes that embrace the natural earthiness of beetroot filled with spicy cinnamon flavor that pairs perfectly with the sweet “pops” of warm blueberries hidden within…
What do ya say…drooling yet?
I hope so…because remember, I’m gonna be flipping these babies for a LONG time!
Now, how about that recipe?
Blueberry Beet Pancakes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
Ingredients (Serves 1)
- 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg white (or 1 Tbsp ground flax + 3 Tbsp warm water, allowed to set for 5 minutes)
- 1 small beet, grated (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5-7 drops NuNaturals liquid vanilla stevia (or other sweetener)
- 1/3 cup blueberries
Instructions
1. Preheat skillet or griddle to medium heat
2. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
3. Combine grated beets, milk, extract, and sweetener in a blender and puree until smooth.
4. Whisk egg white until frothy (about 30 seconds).
5. Add whisked egg and beet mixture to dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
6. Fold in blueberries.
7. Pour batter into skillet or griddle forming two medium-sized pancakes and cook 5-6 minutes per side or until edges start to crisp.
8. Plate and top as desired.
Pre-topping stats:
And JUST to further my act of self-lessness throughout this entire process, I even tried the vegan version using a flax egg and…
They came out PERFECTLY…you can barely even see the difference!
Layered with vanilla protein “pudding” (1/2 a container of Greek yogurt + half a scoop of vanilla protein powder) and topped with more blueberries, almonds, and unsweetened coconut…
It’s no wonder the gods were so quick to make a deal with me!
interesting! hmmm…will Travis go for these? might have to call them red velvet pancakes.
trickery.
haha thats a damn good idea! otherwise im pretty sure my husband would never be on board!
Add a little cocoa to the batter and you’ve got yourself some panCAKEs!
i just so happen to have beets in the fridge right now!
blueberries and beets…that’s an insane combo. Love it.
These look so good! I’m glad Luvy is color blind so he maybe won’t realize his pancakes are red!
Hopefully I can slip this by him!
Haha! Playing off the hubby’s handicaps, huh? Well, if you want to try to mask the flavor, I’d definitely add some cocoa to the batter to help cover up that wonderful beety flavah! Ahh, they can’t ALL be beet lovers…but sometimes they just need a little convincing!
Beautiful!!! Such a wonderful idea.
You should make a recipe book of nothing but pancakes <3
Or change the blog name to “Kiss my pancakes”!!
THAT would be the name of my restaurant!
Ahhh, my dreeeeeeeeeeam! Who knows…maybe I’ll get lucky some day!
Drooling indeed! These are so bright and colorful – I love that they’re beet based (I love beets).
james loves beets. like too much. Peeing red perhaps?
LOL
Omg, THAT’S what it is!!! Dude, I never knew that, but umm…I was a kinda wondering! Hahaha!
You are SO freaking crafty, Heather. Always! I feel like this would be my favorite way to eat beets, haha
Dear Heather,
Why are you so amazingly brilliant? And can I crash your house next Sunday?
Hell yeah! You man the cauliflower pizza and I’ve got the pancakes COVERED!
recipe to make me eat anything you make: add beets. YUM.
You are so creative, I love love love it! These loook awesome, I’ve been waiting for this recipe since you started posting about it on instagram! I love how you did two versions too – one vegan as well. Great job dear <3
YUM! I love the color beets give anything/everything. And you can’t go wrong with hot pink/red pancakes. Or, well, ANY pancakes. So patriotic, too
I love that you compared the flax and real egg!
The pancakes look like one big delicious purple sandwich. Again I ask- why can’t you be my neighbor??
you’re so creative! i think i need to try these…i have no excuse bc i just picked like 30 beets from our garden…beet pancakes it is!
Woo hoo! You gotta let me know what you think!
And I’m soooo jealous you have a garden…especially one filled with beets!
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OMG!!!! This looks amazing
Thank you Sabrina…they really were delicious! And the best thing about recipe testing? I’m STILL eating on the leftover “test batches”
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Wow! Those look great! I am afraid of beets and their mess so I’ve never cooked with them, but I love them. Did you just grate it raw? Any tips to stay clean and not stained?
I didn’t have the patience (or the thought to plan ahead) to roast them so I just grated the raw beet. And I was surprised/super excited to see that using them raw cuts down on the mess too! Any of the beet “blood” that gets anywhere simply wipes up with a wet washcloth…no scrubbing/bleaching needed! Though, I still wouldn’t wear a white shirt while cooking these!
These look incredible!
Thank you Kierston! Just toasted up some of the leftovers the other morning…and they are still just as amazing!
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i gotta buy some beets! this recipe looks fantastic!
How fabulous (and enormously gorgeous!)
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