Vegan pancake recipe: How to make almond, mango and passionfruit pancakes for Pancake Day
Pancake Day is arguably one of the best days of the year - but that doesn't mean vegans should miss out on all the fun.
You'd think it would be near impossible to make the perfect pancake without butter and eggs but made right, vegan pancakes can be equally as fluffy and delicious.
This Shrove Tuesday, Gaz Oakley of Avant-Garde Vegan tells us how to make deliciously fluffy and flavoursome vegan pancakes with caramelised grilled mango, toasted almonds and fresh passion fruit.
Drooling already? Here's what you'll need plus a step-by-step guide on how to make the perfect pancake:
Vegan pancake ingredients (makes approx. 5 pancakes)
Pancakes
- 1/2 cup/60g buckwheat
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- small pinch of sea salt
- 1/2 cup/120ml dairy free milk
- 1 1/2 tbs agave nectar
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Grilled Mango
- 1/2 Fresh Mango, peeled and cut into wedges
- 1 tbs coconut oil
- 2 tbs coconut sugar
Garnish with
- Toasted flaked almonds
- Almond yoghurt
- Fresh passionfruit
- Mint
How to make vegan pancakes with fruit toppings
- Sift the flour, baking powder & salt together into a mixing bowl. To the bowl add the milk and agave nectar. Whisk until it forms a smooth pancake batter. Set the batter aside for a few minutes whilst you prepare your mango.
- Place a non-stick frying pan over a low heat and carefully rub in a touch of oil using a piece of kitchen paper. Ladle the batter into your pan, then using the back of the ladle quickly smooth it out into a circular shape.
- Allow the pancake to cook for around 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden, before removing from the pan. Then make the rest of your pancakes.
- Meanwhile, preheat a griddle pan over a high heat. Add the coconut oil, and then once hot add the mango wedges. Grill the mango until lightly charred and dust with the coconut sugar
- Serve the pancakes with the mango on top, along with toasted almonds, fresh passion fruit, mint & a spoonful of almond yoghurt.
Gaz has partnered with plant based smoothie brand Adez to create a range of nutritious vegan breakfast recipes to inspire vegans and any aspiring Vegans.
His fluffy and flavoursome vegan pancakes are inspired by Adez's new Amazing Almond, Mango & Passionfruit smoothie.
New research from AdeZ has found that nearly 30 per cent of millennials are now omitting dairy from their diets, largely out of choice rather than due to dietary requirements.
With this in mind, they have partnered with vegan chef Gaz to pull together 5 top tips for maintaining and thriving on a vegan lifestyle.