Healthy, Dairy Free Pancakes

Pancakes are my most favouritest things in the world. Besides of course muffins... And peanut butter... And cashew butter... Goodness, I really need to narrow down the list! Often, store-bought mixes, delicious as they are, aren't very filling and contain plenty of sugar, as well as artificial ingredients (ie., preservatives). I wanted to create a pancake recipe that would still be delicious, but without all the unnecessary junk. I have very high standards when it comes to pancakes, because my dad is a pancake master. Therefor, I am used to his ridiculously delicious pancakes! Anyways, I shall move on to the recipe...

How delish do these look? Picture courtesy of flickr.

Ingredients 
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3 packets stevia of choice
1/16 tsp salt
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 flax egg (1/2 tbsp flax, 1 1/2 tbsp water)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp earth balance (or other buttery spread)
1 tbsp water

Place a greased pan on your stove or griddle at medium heat. In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix lightly, as overmixing can cause gumminess (Yuck!). Pour batter onto pan in circles. You will end up with about 4 large pancakes. Lastly, enjoy! Drench in syrup, yoghurt, fruit, jam, whatever you want! Get creative with it.

That's all for today! Hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as I did. If you have any requests, or suggestions, simply let me know in the comments!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Long time, no talk! I can't even begin to say how busy I have been these last few weeks, so we're just not even going to bother with that! Anyways, these muffins are delicious. A perfect treat for Canadian Thanksgiving (today). These are super easy to make, and do not have that awful metal pumpkin aftertaste. With just a hint of pumpkin, these will please even the pumpkin haters. And of course for the chocolate lovers... Chocolate chips! Myself, I am a pumpkin lover and a chocolate lover, so pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are ideal for me! Now, I'm sure you're probably wondering where the recipe is, so, I will share it...

Ingredients
2 cups oats
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup coconut sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup applesauce 
3 tbsp coconut oil
1 dropper vanilla liquid stevia
1/2 cup pumpkin 
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients. In a smaller, separate bowl, combine all wet ingredients. Pour the wet into the dry to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips. Do not over-mix, or you will end up with gummy, dense muffins. Once combined, disperse batter evenly amongst 12 greased or lined muffin cups. Place the tin in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes before eating. Lastly, enjoy!

Question of the day: Do you like pumpkin pie?
I know some people absolutely hate it, but personally, I absolutely love it! I look forward to pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving. The yummy, cheesecakey texture and delicious pumpkiny taste. Incredible!

That's all for today! Hope you enjoy these muffins if you try them out. Happy Thanksgiving to all of us Canadians. I plan on stuffing my face plate with pumpkin pie :)