Green Pancakes

In my last post, I told you about the health benefits of “going green.”

You may have been wondering how to add some green into your daily routine, so here’s one of my favorite ways- adding greens to your pancake batter. They are much prettier than regular old white pancakes, kids like them and they taste great! If you have a child with CF and you struggle to get them to eat their veggies, give this a try.

If you like them, consider making a double batch and freeze the ones you don’t plan to eat within a couple of days.

Green Pancakes

What You Need:

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup organic baby spinach

1/2 cup coconut milk*

1 egg

3/4 cup unsweetened organic applesauce

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 Tbsp organic coconut oil

What To Do:

Place oats in your blender and blend to a flour-like consistency (20-30 seconds). Add spinach, milk, egg, applesauce, baking powder and vanilla and blend until smooth.

Heat coconut oil in a non-stick pan or griddle.

Add 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

Topping ideas: butter, ghee, real maple syrup, chopped walnuts, or nut butter.

CF Modifications:

Trying to lose weight? Use coconut milk from a carton rather than canned. Skip the butter as a topping and use a small amount of maple syrup or low-fat plain yogurt mixed with cinnamon

Struggling with Constipation? Add 2 teaspoons ground flax or chia seeds to the batter.

Trying to Gain Weight? Use canned coconut milk (may need to thin out with a little water) Add a tablespoon to hemp seeds to the batter. Top pancakes with butter or nut butter.