Vegan Christmas pancakes with orange and cardamom

Vegan Christmas pancakes made with spelt flour, soya milk and orange juice, with cardamom and cinnamon, served with soya yoghurt, orange segments and pecans. A breakfast for the holidays, 483 kcal.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 15 min
• Cooking time: 15 min
• Total time: 30 min
• Calories: 483 kcal per serving
• Protein: 16 g
• Fat: 17 g
• Carbs: 63 g

Ingredients

• 120g spelt flour
• 2 unwaxed oranges
• 150g soya yoghurt
• 20g pecans
• 200ml soya milk
• 25g maple syrup
• 10g coconut oil
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Method

You’ll need: frying pan · chopping board · knife · mixing bowl · grater

1. Grate the zest of one orange and squeeze it. Cut the second orange into segments.
2. Mix the spelt flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, cinnamon and orange zest in a bowl.
3. Whisk the soya milk, the juice of the orange and 15 g of the maple syrup and briefly stir the mixture into the flour. Leave the batter to rest for 5 minutes.
4. Heat a little coconut oil in a frying pan and cook eight 10 cm pancakes one after another, 2 minutes per side over a medium heat.
5. Toast the pecans in the pan for 2 minutes and chop them roughly.
6. Stack the pancakes, top with soya yoghurt, orange segments and pecans and drizzle with the rest of the maple syrup.

Good to know

Orange, cinnamon and cardamom are all it takes for pancakes to taste of Christmas. The batter needs no egg and is mixed in five minutes. Use a cookie cutter to turn the pancakes into stars for the kids.

Swaps

Soya milk → oat milk. Soya yoghurt → coconut yoghurt. Pecans → walnuts. Spelt flour → half wholemeal spelt flour.

Cooking tips

Only stir the batter briefly, until you can't see any flour, and the pancakes will be light. Flip them as soon as bubbles appear on the surface.

Storage

Keep leftover pancakes covered in the fridge for 2 days; warm them up in the toaster.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), soya and pecans; no milk or egg. Suitable for children and during pregnancy.

Frequently asked questions

How long do Christmas pancakes keep in the fridge?

Keep leftover pancakes covered in the fridge for 2 days; warm them up in the toaster.

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