Make These Healthy Apple & Cinnamon Pancakes for Breakfast

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Searching for some fun and healthy breakfast ideas that your family will love? Try these fantastic apple and cinnamon pancakes. Made with a blend of wholewheat and rye flour, along with organic apple puree, these tasty pancakes are packed with nourishment!

Ingredients:

For the Pancakes:

  • 1/2 cup wholewheat flour
  • 1/2 cup rye flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons organic apple puree (available in large jars in most grocery stores)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup of whole milk
  • Coconut oil for cooking the pancakes.

For the Topping (per serving of 4 pancakes):

  • 2 tablespoons apple puree
  • 3 tablespoons greek yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons date syrup
  • 1 tablespoon toasted walnuts

Instructions:

  1. Combine all the dry pancake ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, egg and apple puree.
  3. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the milk and apple mixture. Whisk well until you have a thick batter. Add more milk or more flour until you have the desired consistency.
  4. Warm a large griddle pan on a medium heat and add a little coconut oil to lightly coat the pan.
  5. Use 1 and a 1/2 tablespoons of batter per pancake. Wait until bubbles appear on the surface before flipping each pancake and cooking the other side. You should make around 4 pancakes for each person.
  6. Top each serving with more apple puree and Greek yogurt, drizzle with date syrup and then scatter the walnuts over the top. Finish with a dusting of cinnamon and enjoy!