PBJ Pancakes and Crepes

Need a healthy pancake recipe that works for everyone? 

The consistency is like your traditional pancake and crepe...

but it has some secrets.

IT IS REFINED-SUGAR

REFINED-FLOUR

AND GLUTEN FREE!

This recipe is great because it makes pancakes or crepes.

You can of course use the batter for any style pancakes like chocolate chip, banana walnut, or apple cinnamon. The crepes can also be stuffed with banana and homemade Nutella, strawberries and chocolate sauce, or anything you wish!

Ingredients:

(makes 1 serving)

• 1/4 cup gluten-free oat bran (or oat flour *pulse oats in a food processor or magic bullet for a flour consistency)
• 1 egg
• 1 small banana
• 1 tbs ground flax seed, optional
• 2 tbs or 1/4 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• blueberries (fresh or frozen), optional
• nut butter of choice, optional
• coconut oil or butter, for greasing the pan
• (you can also add in a tsp of cinnamon and/or vanilla extract to your batter if you would like)

Directions:

• combine all ingredients in a blender of food processor to get a smooth consistency 
• (***** if you are not using a blender or processor, be sure to smash the banana really well before mixing it into the batter - a fork will do the trick - *you may want to peel it and slice it first, and maybe warm it up for a few seconds in the microwave in a separate bowl to make it easier*)
• Add 2 tbs of milk for pancake batter OR
• Add 1/4 cup of milk for crepe batter
• if the batter seems too thick, it may be because you used a larger banana - just add more milk until it reaches the consistency of the batter you need 

• heat a skillet on the stove and grease with butter or coconut oil 
• pour batter onto greased skillet into desired pancake or crepe size
• optional: if making traditional style blueberry pancakes*** top with blueberries now, but I do not recommend adding to crepe batter because the batter is so thin and will not flip easily with heavy blueberries
• flip when golden brown on the bottom and tiny bubbles start to form on the top
• cook other side until golden brown and remove from heat
• top with nut butter of choice and blueberries! (of course you can still go the traditional butter and syrup route - I also like a dollop of yogurt if they're just blueberry)

• For melted nut butter sauce - mix nut butter with hot water until desired consistency (can also heat up in the microwave or stove top)
• For blueberry sauce - I heated frozen berries in the microwave ;) but you can also use the stove top and add some maple syrup to make it sweeter if you would like
• For the crepes: stuff with fresh blueberries/blueberry sauce and/or nut butter before rolling and topping