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Buckwheat Beet Pancakes with Blueberries

These gluten-free buckwheat pancakes are made vibrantly pink with pureed beets! The flavour is subtle and works well with the vanilla. Make them in heart shapes for Valentine's Day. 

Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 305 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 115 g buckwheat flour
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cooked beet pureed (about 3 heaped tablespoons) (roasted, boiled or vacuum packed without vinegar works)
  • 200 ml milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 50 g butter (½ a stick), melted
  • 100 g blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon oil for frying

Instructions

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  1. In a large bowl, add the flour, salt and sugar and stir to combine. 
  2. Mix in the egg and beetroot puree, then stir in the milk, vanilla and melted butter.
  3. Set the batter aside to rest for half an hour.
  4. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the pan and allow to spread out. Add some blueberries into the pancake. Cook until golden, then turn and cook the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.
To make heart shaped pancakes
  1. Spoon the batter into a piping bag or squeeze bottle. Heat the oil in the pan, then squeeze the batter out to draw a heart shape. Cook until golden, then turn and cook the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 305kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 74mg (25%) Sodium 151mg (6%) Potassium 349mg (10%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 485IU (10%) Vitamin C 3.5mg (4%) Calcium 95mg (10%) Iron 1.6mg (9%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 305

% Daily Value*

Calories 305kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 74mg 25%
Sodium 151mg 6%
Potassium 349mg 7%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 485IU 10%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 4%
Calcium 95mg 10%
Iron 1.6mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.