My dear friends, I would like to invite you to an epic Pancake Party. Here at Fablunch, everyone is welcome regardless of age, gender, race or diet. “But Olga, I don’t eat dairy. How am I going to eat your pancakes?” – you might say. Let me let you in on a little secret. The pancakes that we will be making today are both vegan and gluten-free. And just for an extra bonus, they are also free of refined white sugar.
The next logical question you might have is whether such pancakes taste good. You bet!
My family has a wonderful tradition of eating pancakes every Sunday morning. When I started following a plant-based diet, I thought I would have to give up pancakes. It would be an understatement to say that my heart was broken. I have to admit I spent way too many Sunday mornings eating breakfast in my room during that time. Forever alone*
It didn’t even cross my mind at first to make pancakes that will fit my new diet and still appeal to the world’s best pancake connoisseurs (aka my family). One day, I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and instead go on a wild adventure of recipe tasting.
I’ve tested and tested, but nothing seemed to work. Until I came across the recipe for vegan pancakes by Cara from Fork and Beans. I played around with a few ingredients and the PERFECT PANCAKES WERE BORN.
Boy, am I crazy about these pancakes. And so is the rest of my family. I even took over the role of the pancake chef at my house (sorry mom!). They are absolutely perfect! The taste, the texture, the size. Speaking of the size. In North America, pancakes are usually really big and fluffy. Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with fluffy pancakes. As some of you might know, I grew up in Russia, the pancake capital of the world (just kidding, but we do eat A LOT of pancakes). In Russia, most of the pancakes resemble a hybrid between crepes and pancakes. And this is exactly what I wanted to achieve with these vegan pancakes.
Personally, I prefer thin pancakes for several reasons. First of all, you get more pancakes out of the same amount of batter. Thinner pancakes absorb maple syrup or (insert your favourite pancake syrup here) better. I like to layer a few pancakes on top of each other and drizzle them with pure maple syrup. When all of the layers have absorbed the liquid sugary goodness, I cut the pancakes like a layered cake and nom nom nom. If you haven’t tried doing that before, you are missing out, my friend.
Another reason I’m so fond of thinner pancakes is that they can double up as crepes. I often end up using this recipe to create savoury pancakes/crepes. My latest obsession: warm pancake covered with a tablespoon of homemade basil pesto, lightly sautéed shiitake mushrooms and fresh arugula. I fold this pancake in half, close my eyes, take a bite and experience an intense foodgasm.
I’m in no way trying to convert you into a thin pancake eater. If you like fluffy pancakes, simply follow Cara’s recipe for the Perfect Gluten-Free Vegan Pancakes and use 3 tbsp of arrowroot powder and 3 tbsp of tapioca starch instead of 4 tbsp of arrowroot powder.
One last thing! (I’m quite chatty today. It’s probably because I’ve missed you guys so much.) Like I mentioned in the video, arrowroot powder is a great substitution for cornstarch. If you’re not very familiar with this ingredient or what to learn why it’s a healthier alternative take a look at this article.
Ok. I’m done for today. One big FLUFFY hug to you, my darlings.
- ⅓ cup oat flour
- ⅓ cup millet flour
- 4 tbsp arrowroot powder (used instead of cornstarch)
- 1½ cup almond milk
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- grapeseed oil to grease the skillet
- banana slices and maple syrup
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend for 30 seconds on high speed until everything is well combined.
- Let the batter sit for 5-8 minutes.
- Heat a skillet on medium/high heat. When the skillet is heated, add a drop of grapeseed oil and spread with a paper towel.
- Pour ¼ cup of the batter into the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- When you see a lot of bubbles forming, flip the pancake and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Continue cooking the rest of the pancakes the same way.
- Place the pancakes on top of each other and add your favourite toppings. I like using banana slices and pure maple syrup
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Everyone’s invited to a PANCAKE PARTY!!! And it doesn’t matter what your
diet is because my pancakes are both vegan and gluten-free. Whoop, whoop!
You know what else they are? DELICIOUS! 🙂 I’ve been wanting to share this
recipe with you guys for so long and I can’t wait for you to try them.
Pssss! Let me know what toppings you end up using for your pancakes. I need
some new ideas :))
nice
Looks sooo good!
Omg these look sooooo delicious!
this looks so good!
It looks soooooo delicious!!!!! ME WANT
Everyone’s invited to a PANCAKE PARTY!!! And it doesn’t matter what your
diet is because my pancakes are both vegan and gluten-free. Whoop, whoop!
You know what else they are? DELICIOUS! 🙂 I’ve been wanting to share this
recipe with you guys for so long and I can’t wait for you to try them.
Pssss! Let me know what toppings you end up using for your pancakes. I need
some new ideas :))
yum!! thank you so much, please keep these awesome healthy recipes coming!!
hope you had a good new year x
Beautiful video! Glad you’re back, I missed you!
great recipe Olga, I’ve been too trying so many vegan pancakes recipes, but
could not find one that satisfied me. Can’t wait to try your recipe! Happy
to have you back :*
Miss my youtube crush Olga great video
those are some lovely pancakes 🙂
can I ask though what brand is your skillet?
Missed you Olga!! It’s so nice to see your videos in my subscription box!!
So glad you are back!! Is there anything you can substitute for the millet
flour?
I’ve been eating pancakes almost everyday – CAN’T STOP! But I make mine
from 1 cup buckwheat flour, 1 cup oat milk, 1 tbs chia, 4 tbs water, 1 tsp
baking powder and a bit of cinnamon and cardamom 🙂
We missed you!
Do you have to use millet flour or can you use all oat flour?
You are the cutest person in the world.love your new haircut <3
This looks amazing!
It would be great if you could check out my channel as I’m a teenager with
a passion for cooking 🙂
Almond Milk breaks me out 🙁 can I use Coconut Milk? 🙂
btw cute haircut <3
Great video Olga! I was going to make coconut pancakes this morning and
then I decided to make french toast but these look amazing 🙂 Great to see
you back on the Tubes haha love ya xo
Great recipe mam,it’s been many days we’ve missed u glad u’re back ,i hope
we see more of ur recipes
Miss you girl
HI Fablunch I’m vegan and I’m gone try your recipe,I have tried before
vegan pancake homemade and I LOVE them.I recently started to post vegan
recipes if you want to have a look will be great.Thanks for sharing! xoxo
aha, i got so scared when you rubbed the oil on the pan while its heated :/
Yum!! These pancakes look amazing!!
I forgive you I waited for sooooo long for your video !
I like them thin too
yummy! I want to try.. 🙂 thank you!
+Fablunch Can you store that overnight? I am not a morning person so I was
wonderingi f I cook it at night it would hold in the fridge and still be
cookable in the morning…
I’m gonna try and make these larger like tortilla wraps for lunch
Instead of a sandwich
Your first pancake looks like a leaf, this recipe looks delicious, do you
think it would still taste super yummy if i add banana to it?
Hi Olya! I tried to make these this morning and all was going great until I
tried to cook them and each one would stick to the pan and I would not be
able to get it off without demolishing it. My kids still ate the demolished
few and i tried one also, and they were so delicious but I stopped making
them because it was unbearable! So i put the mix into the fridge. I don’t
have a non stick pan, so I was using a cast iron one, do you think that
could be the problem? Also, when I made my almond milk, I didn’t strain it
through a nut bag- could that cause it to stick? I have never had this
happen to any gluten free or vegan pancakes that I made before. Do you have
any ideas why mine stick to the pan? 🙁 We all really want them to come out
as blinchiki because they taste incredible!
Nice recipe! Thank you! I’m going to try it. It is advisable to use oat
grains and blend them. Oat flakes and flour in supermarkets are quite old.
Just like apples when we cut them, grains oxidate soon when the bran is
removed or when they are processed in different ways.
Great im totally trying this, ill add as well 1 scoop of pea protein powder
to get that extra protein on
where can i buy the flour?
i love your channel so much!! i just discovered it today! I’ve been vegan
for almost a year now and i love finding new recipes and tips!!
Oats have gluten !
I will be trying this for sure. Thank you for the recipe
Looks yummy! I will give these a try for sure. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I followed the recipe but lt was like liquid.
You are such a cutie ?.
I love ur video’s and this may sound weird but your voice is soo Nice !
Sometimes i get annoyed by the voice of Some people when i watch their
videos , but your voice is so restful I would say☺️ ??
haha .
I love ur recipes and I watched them all in like 3 days ?
I also told my best friend and sisters about your and now they’re also
subscribed to you and they like u aswellll
Much loves from a girl from holland ???
Can I add banana to the batter?
Fablunch could you please give exact portions to use? I wouldn’t want to
ruin a delicious recipe! Thanks!
Hi Olga, can I substitute Quinoa for the millet? as I always have quinoa on
hand but rarely ever have millet
блииинчики<3
Love all your recipes, Olga!! What kind of skillet are you using in this
video? I’m looking to buy a new one and this one looks good 🙂
Its sad that i cant find most of the ingredients in my country 🙁
you look like brittney furlan but you don’t say bad words XD
Omg that looks so delish! I haven’t had pancakes in so long and I can’t
wait to make these since I’ve turned Vegan! Can’t wait! Thank you! 🙂
My husband and I are vegan and i was looking for some easy and vegan pancake recipes. Finally found this recipe! I made this pancakes today, and they came out so so good! Love them, it’s going to be my favorite pancake recipe now. It reminds me my favorite bliny. Thank you, Olga for sharing and inspiring!
wow just discover your yourtube channel and website. im a new vegan and your ideas are gonna make it so much more easier !!! im from cananda too so i gotta try this cuz maple syrup is so delcious and in season now !!! do u use real one cuz you seem to pour a lot on the packages ahah (just caloriewise lol)