Today not only marks a new month, it is also pancake day around here. Jason is working from home today, and it is my day off, so I made us pancakes for breakfast.
While we don’t eat too many traditional pancakes around here, I did come up with something special for today’s breakfast.
carrot pancakes
3/4 cup carrot juice*
1 cup flour (gluten free all purpose)
1 teaspoon chia or flax seed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
Juice carrots. Add carrot juice to blender with remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Preheat griddle to medium high – makes 12 – 15 medium sized pancakes. This makes such a pretty batter!
*No juicer? Sub store bought carrot juice or another flavor (apple)
maple cashew cream
1 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup maple syrup
Blend on highest power. Reduce water for a thicker result.
Serve with a glass of fresh carrot juice. Enjoy!
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Wow! That looks decadent and amazing! I’m totally craving pancakes now….
it’s National Pancake Day… perhaps re-arrange dinner plans?
Soooo tempting….if I hadn’t already bought the protein we’re having tonight I’d totally have pancakes. I think I might need pancakes this weekend now…
I love the idea of maple cashew creme! I just bought raw cashews the other day and have been thinking about what to do with them. You make me want to get a juicer but I’m going to have to hold off on that until I have more kitchen space.
yes, Kelly, you should absolutely make this!! so SO yum…
Whoa, those look fantastic!
Thank You, Kala!!
Happy National Pancake Day!!
I want to drink the cashew creme
this made me laugh, then… I stopped. I know you’re serious.
it’s good stuff!!
Drooling!
the cashew creme sounds amazing!!! And I love that you have a carrot pancake recipe a spinach pancake recipe
ha! yes… I tried a carrot pancake with the juicing pulp, they were GOOD, but came out more like potato pancake style, you know? these were exactly what I was going for… although I WILL be trying again with pulp…
These are beautiful! I LOVE pancakes. I am trying to convince my husband to have pancakes tonight, but it is not going over well. Enjoy some for me!
thank you, and will do! did you tell him it’s National Pancake Day??
Wow this looks amazing Bettie!! Cashew creme sounds like heaven!
Thank you Beth!!
If nothing else, I will try that cashew cream if it’s the last thing I do! Go on girl!
yep – this maple cashew creme works on pretty much anything…
So delicious! I wish I’d had a plate in front of me this morning. I love mini pancakes as opposed to one giant one…unless I’m sharing with Billy, then we like 1 huge one.
I wish you did too!!
These look amazing!
Your photos are gorgeous! Seriously incredible!
THANK YOU, Camille! …and this non-pancake household will be making them again!
Love the colour! We also love your spinach pancakes too. And the cashew cream looks divine! I never knew you could make pancakes without eggs. I’m always trying to figure out egg substitutes like flax or chia. I shall give this one a try. We actually just made orange pancakes too! http://sketch-freeveganeating.blogspot.com/2011/02/sweet-potato-vanilla-patty-cakes-vegan.html
the cooked cake ends up thinner without the egg; for me it’s getting the batter to the same consistency as a ‘regular’ batter… I like flax eggs and I sometimes use Ener-G replacer
How many carrots yield a cup?
I juiced about … 15 carrots this morning, used a cup for these pancakes and had one and a half glasses for Jason and I to drink…
So pretty! I love the maple creme! Mmm
thank you, Christina!
the maple creme… so SO good…
I just love all the color you cook with. You need to start a cookbook labeled “colors of cooking.” Seriously!
now THAT is the best idea I’ve heard in a long time!! I so love my vibrant and colorful food… if I do I will credit you… XXO !
Say whaaaa? This is such an easy recipe for such a delicious looking result! I’m so buying juice to make these. And I love how you made your maple cashew cream.
this maple cashew creme is going to be a staple in our house now… oh my, SO good!
omg I forgot to post my pancakes!!! yikes! need to fix my post I just unleashed on the world!
these look. soooo gooood! <3 gorgeous color!
oooh, happy I could serve as a reminder!
going to go see YOURS now!
These sound sooo good! I wish I had all of these ingredients on hand!
I wish you did too!
That looks amazing!!
thank you, Maryann, and thanks for reading!
I need a batch of maple cashew cream big enough to take a bath in!!!
haa haa… that would be epic.
I would have never thought about using carrot juice as a base to pancakes! That looks so good.
thanks, Jenn! they really were tasty – mild sweet flavor from the carrots… YUM!
I wish I had known it was National Pancake Day!! We don’t eat many pancakes either, but I would have celebrated anyway.
These sound very yummy. Very creative my friend!
aw, I would have told you in advance if I knew you didn’t know… but… hey, celebrate anyway!!
I <3 these. That's all I can say!
Thanks, Leanne!
These look like heaven on a plate. I may have just found my Sunday breakfast
thanks, Tracy!! I hope you love them!!
I’m usually all about “real cream and butter” blah blah blah…but then you have to use cashews. I go ga-ga over cashews. Can I just lick all the creme off? I want that in a jar!!!
I swear your pics are hazardous to my laptop (drool!)!!
I’m very curious to try your cashew creme sauces! They all look incredible!
ha… thanks, girl! you should try them… I use cashews a lot for dips, sauces… they create a very creamy base (that’s good on it’s own!) to add any flavor to… YUM!
Just found your blog through a blog hop. These carrot pancakes sound yum! And I am loving many of your other recipes… I am your newest follower
Check out my blog and follow back if you like!
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hello Desi! thanks for reading and saying hello!
I’ll go check out your blog.
I made these this morning for me and my dad! SO GOOD. I used gluten free AP flour though, and I find that always has a bit of a strange flavour. Im going to experiment with different kinds of flour next time. Thank you for this recipe! I linked to your site on my blog. =]
Oh…this is just so wrong for how damn good it looks!!!
thanks, Jade… I was thinking about them just the other day, actually. Need to make them again soon!
Looks delish! But baking powder isn’t always gluten free. Searching for options since I’m on an elimination diet (can’t have several food groups- dairy, gluten, corn, sugars). Can you use xanthan gum or something else instead?
I get my gluten free baking powder from my co-op. a gluten free sub to baking powder = one part baking soda to two parts cream of tartar. not sure if xanthan gum does the same thing – xanthan is volume/viscosity whereas baking powder is more for rising, if I’m understanding the science right
So happy I found your blog! Everything you make looks glorious!! I’m new to the vegan world and even newer to vegan blogging!
thanks for saying hello! I’m happy you found me too – welcome to the vegan world!
carrot cakes!! I love this idea, and they look so pretty. great job, Kristina!
thank you, Molly! they were pretty tasty too!
remarkable breakfast – I admire your creativity and these sound tasty. I am loving your website, thank you!
just saw these on tastespotting!! they look awesome!!
you are so very creative – and these sound delicious!
nice photos, and just delicious!
we are making these for new years day breakfast and I can’t wait! I may have to do a test run tomorrow? LOL!
made these for breakfast, they were great!
so happy you liked them, Corrie!
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