Peanuuuuuut, Peanut Butter…

Cookies!

Pancakes!

Pan-COOKIES!!

You had to know it was coming…

I mean, seriously…

What could food bloggers (barring any allergies) possibly love more than cinnamon?

Especially when paired with a little LOT of chocolate? 😉

Peanut Butter Cookie Pancakes

By: Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

Prep Time: 5-10 minutes

Cook Time: 10-12 minutes

Keywords: fry breakfast high fiber high protein gluten-free dairy-free low-sodium peanut flour coconut flour egg whites Pancake Sunday

Ingredients (Serves 1)

For the Pancakes

  • 1/4 cup peanut flour
  • 1/8 cup brown rice flour (or other preferred flour)
  • 1/8 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon sodium-free baking powder
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon butter extract (optional)
  • 5-10 drop liquid Stevia (or other preferred sweetener)
  • 1-2 Tablespoons chopped peanuts (optional)

For the Cocoa-Infused Maple Syrup

  • 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/8 cup maple syrup

Instructions

For the Pancakes

1. Preheat a skillet or griddle to medium heat and coat with cooking spray.
2. Combine flours and baking powder.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk egg white until frothy.
4. Add milk and extracts to egg, stir.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir well.
6. Fold in chopped peanuts if using.
7. Spoon batter onto hot skillet, forming 3 small-medium sized pancakes.
8. Cook 5-6 minutes per side or until golden brown.
9. Plate, drizzle with cocoa-infused maple syrup, and top with chopped peanuts and chocolate pieces (I used cacao nibs).

For the Cocoa-Infused Maple Syrup

Combine cocoa powder and maple syrup, whisk well.

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Looks so sinful, but I promise it’s healthy! 

See?

Nutrition facts for pancakes only, without added nuts or toppings.

And for all of you out there who wonder if I actually eat the pancakes I post each week?

Well, after about 156 camera clicks, 6 different fork placements, and 5 plate rotations, the photo session ends right about the time the drool starts to slide down my chin.

Then the carnage ensues…

Down to the last bite…

And THEN some.

Don’t judge…you know you do it too!

Now everybody, go make these, cover them in chocolate manna syrup, and clean that plate like no one’s watching!*

Unless you are Chelsea or Amanda…because I prefer you beautiful ladies ALIVE! Promise I’ll make it up to you next Sunday! xoxo

Happy Pancake Sunday!

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Wolves, Waffles, and a Winner!

Hey guys and happy Friday!

I hope you all had a fantastic week!

Last night, I met up with my best friend, Sherri, my mom, and my sister, Tori for the Breaking Dawn Part 2 premier…

#noshame

I may not be a Twilight groupie…of course, if I had to choose, I’d go with Team Jacob just because Taylor Lautner has such incredible abs….I mean seriously, I’d take a sledge-hammer to my front loader if it meant I could use his stomach to wash my wardrobe.

Hmm, could I go to jail for saying that?

Nope! Just checked…he’s twenty! 😉

Anywho! Like I was saying…I read the book series just before the first film was made, and it just became our “thing” to go and see each movie when it came out…however horrible the acting was.

BUT, I will say, out of all five movies, this one was by far the BEST!

Great special effects, a couple of twists and turns, and ok, there was still a good amount of bad acting, but hey, you get a sex scene within the first 10 minutes! 😀

After the show, we followed up with a tradition we started last year

Waffle House!

As soon as we sat down, I knew exactly what I wanted…the latest menu addition…

The pumpkin waffle!

Oh, and a side of bacon! 😉

Instead of it being made with pumpkin puree like I was expecting, it was a traditional batter with bits of pumpkin “nougat” (waitress’ words, not mine) spread throughout. I was a little skeptical…but then I had my first bite…

It’s official…I want to live in a bucket of pumpkin “nougat”

And then came this genius idea…

Pumpkin Bacon Wafflewich!

Dipped it in a little syrup and the sweet salty combo nearly had me on my knees!

But that’s not even the best part. That came today with the leftovers…

A pumpkin bacon wafflewich with CHOCOLATE SYRUP*

1 Tbsp cocoa + 2 Tbsp maple syrup = pure and utter deliciousness!

Seriously, Waffle House, get on this!

#foodporn

To #foodcoma!

And speaking of pumpkin…

I was BLOWN AWAY by the number of entries in my Arctic Zero giveaway! But not at all surprised by how many of you were wanting to get your hands on the pumpkin spice flavor! Well guess what…

We have a winner!

Congratulations Katarina! I’m emailing you now!

Thank you all SO much for entering! And don’t forget, if you can’t find your coveted flavor of Arctic Zero in stores, you can always check out their Amazon page! 🙂

What’s your favorite sweet/salty combo?

Any big plans for the weekend?
I’ve got a sushi date tonight with some girls from work and tomorrow, I’m hanging with Allie in Nashvegas!

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Alphabet Soup

A is For…

Apples!

Apparently, Honeycrisps are no longer my favorite…I know, I was shocked too! But after months of waiting for my local supermarket to start stocking them for the season, I FINALLY got my hands on some and was sadly disappointed with the too-sweet taste.

But now? NOW I have a new favorite! I picked up a few crisp varieties at the Dekalb farmer’s market over the weekend and conducted a little apple taste sampler if you will…

Ambrosia: waaaaaaaaay too sweet.

Braeburn: mildly sweet and tart.

Pinata: just a hint of sweet but much more tart!

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner folks!

B is For… 

Breaking a sweat!

It seems three days off from the gym and a WHOLE lot of indulgent eating is all I needed to find some motivation. For weeks now I’ve been struggling through a plateau…feeling ho-hum about my workouts and really not getting much out of my time spent at the gym.

So far, I’ve hit the gym every day since Monday and have been surprised with the amount of energy/motivation I’ve had…and just because Friday’s survey reminded me that I don’t do ab work enough, today, I even busted out a power plank…

Yep, I’ve still got it! 😉

C is For…

Cholula…aka, my newest addiction.

I’ve never really been much for spicy stuff, but this hot sauce is perfect…mild with just enough spice to make your nose run if you accidentally get a little heavy-handed with the bottle…oops!

And it also makes for some great contrast in #yolkporn photos! 😉

Savory oats cooked in water, seasoned with nutritional yeast, fenugreek, and fresh ground pepper, topped with cilantro, a perrrrrrfectly fried egg and crack sauce!

D is For…

Different!

Another submission for the Weird Foodie Club: Canned tuna, persimmon, sunflower seed butter, and cinnamon.

And you know what I always say…don’t knock it till you try it!

E is For…

Eggs!

In an effort to clean out the fridge before heading to Atlanta for the weekend, I ended up polishing off the eggs early fairly quickly and was then forced to go almost SEVEN days without a single incredible edible…of course now that I’m back home and have replenished my supply, I can’t seem to get enough!

Besides my latest obsession with hot sauce, I’ve also been loving the mix of sweet and savory this week.

On the left, a toasted whole grain pita with mozzarella cheese, egg whites, topped with
peach pecan jam and on the right, another pita spread with strawberry butter and two hard-boiled eggs with freshly ground peppahhhhh!

F is For…

Fashion?

Saw this ad when I logged into Facebook the other day…

“Experience pure holiday joy with these sassy Christmas tree sweatshirts”

Bahaha! Maybe after a few cups of egg nog, right? 😉

G is For…

Giveaway!

As in you still have a few more hours to enter!

-> Click here! <-

Continue the alphabet and tell me something from your week!

First commenter starts with the letter H! 😀

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