Christmas Pancakes

Have I ever mentioned that I hate pancakes? (3 years of making hundreds of pancakes a day for teenagers on river trips will do that to you.) But I saw this cute idea on Pinterest and had to give it a try. And I am not lying when I said that the result was awesome. Other than the fact that my son wouldn't touch them, but he has never been a pancake fan, I wonder where he gets that from? But my husband was impressed.

Here is a direct quote.

"These are great Kat. I really like the texture. They are thick but not stone thick. And they aren't dry. They are...hardy. Good job."

I smiled and said thanks.

"Are these vegan?"

"Yes."

I then got the approving head nod/smile/thumbs up while chewing he gives me when I surprise him with my wicked sneaky vegan ways.

A few things I like about this recipe is unlike pancake mix you buy at the store, all of the ingredients are real. And, they are ingredients easily found in my pantry/fridge at all times.

These pancakes can be used for every day and special occassions. I added some green food coloring and made different sizes to stack like Christmas trees. I then cut stars out of banana slices. Pretty simple.

Ingredients

1 c flour

rolled oats, a big handful

1.5 tsp baking powder

3 T applesauce

1c + 1/8c almond milk

1.5 T chia seeds

4.5 T water

1/2 banana, smashed

*Green food coloring