To be honest itโs getting harder and harder to say something new about pancakes as I publish a new recipe almost every week! Here it is my tofu and cinnamon pancakes.
Last week it was Chilli Tofu and Kale Pancakes with turmeric and garlic flakes whereas this weekโs recipe is of sweet side having a hint of cinnamon and ginger in it, but staying true to tofu. My hubby loved them saying that this was what he meant by classic taste.
Like always, I blended some veggies into the batter โ summer squash and parsnip in their raw form, so that I wouldnโt need to heat them twice.
In addition to tofu, soaked raw buckwheat groats and oat bran I also use chickpea flour, which allows omitting ground flax seeds that I generally use in my pancake recipes. After all, itโs better to consume flax seeds raw as opposed to roasted or otherwise heated as heat makes their good fats go rancid.
Iโm sure most of you have had dairy ricotta pancakes at least once in your lives. If you need a comparison, Iโd say that this is what my tofu pancakes resemble the most.
My Tofu & Cinnamon Pancakes are vegan, plant-based, oil-free, sugar-free, gluten-free (if you tolerate avenin in oats) and also Candida diet friendly.
Please tag me in social media whenever you try one of my recipes and leave me a comment bellow if you have any questions! Iโd love to see your creations! Instagram @thenutriplanet and Facebook @nutriplanet.health.hub
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Tofu & Cinnamon Pancakes
- Yield: 12 – 13 Pancakes 1x
Description
To be honest itโs getting harder and harder to say something new about pancakes as I publish a new recipe almost every week! Here it is my tofu and cinnamon pancakes.
Ingredients
- 150g (5.3oz) raw buckwheat groats, soaked
- 100g (3.5oz) oat bran
- 30g (1oz) chickpea flour
- 125g (4.4oz) hard plain tofu
- 570g (20oz) naturally sweet plant-based milk (oat or brown rice)
- ยฝ tsp. Himalayan salt
- 3 tsps. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ginger powder
- 70g (2.5oz) raw summer squash
- 40g (1.4oz) raw parsnip, cut into thin slices
Instructions
- Soak buckwheat groats overnight or at least for 6 hours. Rinse and drain.
- Add the rinsed groats along with other ingredients into blender and blend until smooth and homogeneous batter forms.
- Taste and adjust by adding more salt/spices if necessary.
- Take a good quality non-toxic non-stick pan. Add a few drops of oil onto the pan and swipe it off with folded kitchen paper. Let all the oil absorb into the paper and use it to swipe the pan clean between pancakes.
- Put a ladleful of batter onto the pan and even it out with a spoon/ladle or by shaking and/or tilting the pan to get the exact shape of your pan bottom. The frying time greatly depends on your stove. I flip it around when it is almost dry on top and also check the colour of the bottom side.
- Method: Frying
Tips for my tofu & cinnamon pancakes:
- Unsweetened applesauce goes very well with those pancakes.
- They are also excellent with my chocolate sauce (see recipe below).
- The pancakes are also very yummy just plain.
- If you don’t have time to soak the buckwheat, wash and drain the groats well and add 100ml of water of plant milk to the recipe.
For a healthy Chocolate Sauce just combine together:
- 1 heaped tsp. tahini
- 1 tbsp. coconut milk
- 3 tbsps. oat or rice milk
- 2 tbsps. carob powder
- 1 tsp. cacao powder
- ยฝ tsp. cinnamon
It was sweet enough for me without any extra sweeteners, but feel free to add some if necessary.
Hi Nele,
I prepared a high stack of these pancakes today. Now I am very happy and satisfied and want to thank you for this great recipe. I love the taste and also the texture – they are so fluffy! ๐ I enjoyed them with your healthy chocolate sauce (the combination of tahini and cacao ist unbeatable) and yoghurt!
Kindest regards from Vienna
Brigitte
Hi Brigitte!
Thank you again so much for trying them out and for giving feedback! It’s priceless! ๐
Have a great evening!
Nele
Hey! Just to let you know that we featured your recipe for Tofu & Cinnamon pancakes in our recent Tofu article. It was a great recipe – I can’t wait to try it out, so thank you.
I’ve linked the article below – please feel free to take a look and share.
– Lo
http://eluxemagazine.com/magazine/tasty-tofu-recipes/
Hi Lora!
Oh, that’s a nice surprise! Thank you! I’ll definitely share it on social media in the next couple of days!
Nele