I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!
My dad and I have to work Christmas day so I’m at my parent’s house this weekend celebrating the holiday. Since this post is set to publish early in the morning, I’m probably about knee-deep in tattered pieces of wrapping paper right about now…
Hopefully Santa brought me some more blogging propsΒ this year! π
Last weekend, as I was conjuring up my next pan-COOKIE creation, I got to thinking about classic Christmas combos andΒ I don’t know about you, but the FIRST thing that popped into my head was chocolate and peppermint.
So when NuNaturals sent me some of their new peppermint stevia drops (full review to come) a couple of weeks ago, I knew EXACTLY what I was going to do with them…
Take my new (self-gifted) Frosty Junior plate and…
Pile it HIGH with a stack of peppermint-infused pancakes…
Drizzle them with dark chocolate sauce…
And cover them with crunch!
Who needs girl scouts when you’ve got peppermint pan-COOKIES?!
And with only a few subtle changes from my Almond Cookie Protein Pancakes, these babies came together in a snap!
Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Pancakes
By:Β
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Keywords: fry breakfast high protein oats peppermint extract winter
Ingredients (Serves 1)
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sodium-free baking powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (my favorite is Hershey’s Special Dark)
- 1/4 cup no-salt-added lowfat cottage cheese
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 medium ripe banana
- 2 large egg whites
- 10 drops NuNaturals peppermint stevia or 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract + preferred sweetener
Instructions
1. Heat a non-stick skillet to medium heat and coat with cooking spray.
2. Combine oats, coconut flour, and baking powder, and cocoa powder in a blender or small food processor and process oats to a fine powder.
3. Empty contents into medium-sized bowl.
4. Combine cottage cheese, milk, banana, and stevia (or extract + sweetener) in a blender or small food processor and blend until smooth.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until flour is incorporated.
6. Spoon batter onto skillet, forming 3-4 pancakes.
7. Cook 5-6 minutes per side.
8. Top with Healthy Chocolate Sauce and candy cane pieces.
Nutritional information for pancakes only:
Less than 300 calories and over 20 grams of protein!
But wait…the fun doesn’t stop there…
In the spirit of Christmas…and my own curiosity, I decided I needed to flex my pan-COOKIE-making muscles a bit more (honestly, the ONLY muscles I’ve been stretching,Β besides my stomach, over the last few days) and came up with…
VEGAN Chocolate Peppermint Pan-COOKIES!
Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Pancakes
By:Β
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Keywords: fry breakfast vegan vegetarian high fiber cocoa flax Pancake Sunday winter
Ingredients (Serves 1)
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 2 Tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (my favorite is Hershey’s Special Dark)
- 1/2 teaspoon sodium-free baking powder
- 1/2 medium, ripe banana
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 10 drops NuNaturals Peppermint Stevia (or 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract)
Instructions
1. Heat a skillet or griddle to medium heat and coat with cooking spray.
2. Combine oats, coconut flour, flax, cocoa, and baking powder in a blender or small food processor and process until fine.
3. Empty contents into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
4. Combine banana, almond milk, and stevia (or extract + sweetener) in blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir to combine.
6. Spoon batter onto skillet forming 3-4 pancakes.
7. Cook 5-6 minutes per side.
8. Plate and top with Healthy Chocolate Sauce and candy canes pieces.
Nutritional facts for pancakes only:
If you want to increase the protein a bit, you can sub in vegan protein powder for some or all of the coconut flour.
Or you can just crumble them over a chocolate peppermint-spiked smoothie like I did!
Which I also ate cold…with a mini spoon…and a WHOLE lotta chocolate sauce…because it’s the holidays and I’ve been a VERY good girl! π
What is your ultimate Christmas combo?
What are you hoping the jolly old elf brings you this year?
Such a great combo!!! Droooling.
Chocolate and peppermint is the absolute best combo, especially around Christmas!
Heather those look heavenly! I have to agree with you, chocolate and peppermint scream Christmas! I love the combo all the time but since there’s so much more of it around Christmas I enjoy it a little more during the holidays. I’m actually drinking a homemade peppermint mocha right now!
Happy Holidays love!
Aww, thank you Giselle! Honestly, I always forget how good a combo it is UNTIL the holidays…but I’m thinking I’m definitely going to tinker around with the flavors a bit more…mmm, bet it would make a rockin French toast! π
And um, yeah…a homemade peppermint mocha needs to happen ASAP! Yum!
When I show these to my mom, she’ll have the adoption papers filled out so fast your head will spin. π
Sorry you and your dad have to work… at least Santa is still coming! Do they at least feed you guys a Christmas meal?
Yessssssssssss! Just tell me when…my bag’s already packed! π
Actually, they DO have an annual holiday meal that is complimentary if you work on Christmas…only bad thing is it’s served by the hospital cafeteria. We’ll have to see if they bring out anything tasty (aka, worth it) this year! lol
GAH I am seriously kicking myself for having already ate breakfast. Owell, I can eat these for lunch too right?! I adore peppermint, and have been adding it to everything! Although Ive been using eggnog in my pancakes as of late, these just look so stinkin delicious!
Heck yeah! I made these babies twice per recipe in ONE week! I was having them at ALL hours of the day…and still never got tired of them! π
Mmm, I LOVE using egg nog in my pancakes!
Suddeny my cup of peppermint tea isn’t as appealing ;)! These look like a delicious way to kickstart Christmas and I hope you’re having a lovely celebration with your family! As much as I love chocolate with peanut butter, I kinda think I prefer chocolate with peppermint during this time of year – blasphemy, I know!
Haha, I’m right there with ya girl! I love me some pb and chocolate, but there is just something about the holidays that gets me craving peppermint!
Chocolate and peppermint is the best combo! I actually just baked a batch of the most delicious chocolate peppermint cookies the other day. I wish I had my coconut flour here at my parents’ house so that I could make these – they look awesome!
Have an amazing Christmas girl! xoxo
Mmmm, I LOVE chocolate peppermint cookies! But really…what cookies DON’T I like? π
Merry Christmas gorgeous! xoxo
O-M-G, those pancakes look delish!! Chocolate & peppermint definitely equal a win!
I’m hoping that maybe santa brings me a new tasty jar of nut butter or some cute workout tops. Enjoy your holiday!! π
Aww, thank you so much Karey! Nut butter and gym clothes…the perfect Christmas combo! Lol Love it! Hope you get a GINORMOUS jar! π
You seriously need a pancake cookbook or a pancake restaurant. I’ll make the Huevos Rancheros.
Have a great holiday!
Ohhh! Now I want to make some kind of savory jalapeno pancake to go along with the huevos! Mmmmm!
Working on Christmas should be outlawed. Sorry, girl… BUT! On the bright side, you get to enjoy these ridiculously amazing looking pancakes, and I’m still eating my cereal messes π Chocolate and peppermint is seriously the best Christmas combo. You know those After Eight squares? Gah! I used to be able to go through a whole box of those without even realizing it… before I knew it, I was surrounded by a huge pile of wrappers with no chocolate in sight…
Haha, I feel ya girl! I’m the same way with Thin Mints…once that plastic sleeve is ripped open, it’s O-V-E-R!
You should spike your yogurt with a little cocoa powder and peppermint extract…best of both worlds! π
Bummer that you have to work Christmas Day!!! I complete agree with what Amanda said. Glad you’ve been able to celebrate the holiday over the weekend though.
p.s. i want, LOVE that snowman plate!!!
Oh yeah, it does feel weird working on Christmas (this is actually my first one), but I am so grateful that I was able to see ALL of my family this weekend!
PS, Can you believe I found the plate at Goodwill? For fifty cents!!!
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Please get over to my house right now.
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OMG! I promise I always get around to checking out the links you share π Also our pictures look so alike…not surprised.
Can I have one of you for Christmas? Preferably with pancake gear in tow, on Christmas morning? Alternatively I’ll take a Heather for Hanukkah!
Haha! Love it! But I’m afraid you’ll have to come to me as I don’t think I would last ONE day in Canada in December! π―
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