Power up your morning with this plant-based breakfast indulgence.
It tastes great and provides a beneficial dose of plant-based protein to support your recovery and help build those shapely muscles.
Ingredients
- 1 cup self-raising flour or chickpea flour for added protein
- ¾ cup semi-whole wheat flour or oat flour
- ¼ cup Lifestyle Food Cacao Powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup dairy-free chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp Lifestyle Food Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 serving Biogen Plant Based protein powder
- 1½-2 cup Lifestyle Food Almond Milk
- ¼ cup coconut oil or olive oil
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or liquid sweetener of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Whipped coconut cream
- Fresh fruit for serving
For the almond butter caramel
- 1 tbsp almond butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or another liquid sweetener of choice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp water
- Pinch of salt
Apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid, which purportedly has antibacterial properties, as well as a variety of antioxidants in the form of catechin, gallic acid, caffeic and chlorogenic acid.
Method
- Sift together the flours, cacao powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
- In another bowl, add in all of the wet ingredients and leave to curdle for a few minutes. Add the wet into the dry and mix well until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Heat a pan with some coconut oil and add a full tablespoon for each pancake. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until brown and fluffy.
- Whisk together the caramel and then serve the pancakes with the whipped coconut cream, fresh fruit, and liquid syrup of choice.
Cacao powder contains more than 300 different chemical compounds, including beneficial flavonoids which offer powerful antioxidant effects. It is also a source of vitamins and minerals, including calcium, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, magnesium, sulphur and EFAs.
Recipe by Mariza Ebersohn @LifeintheSouth.co
Author: Pedro van Gaalen
When he’s not writing about sport or health and fitness, Pedro is probably out training for his next marathon or ultra-marathon. He’s worked as a fitness professional and as a marketing and comms expert. He now combines his passions in his role as managing editor at Fitness magazine.
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