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Lemon Chia pancakes

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Who doesn‘t love a good stack of pancakes as a weekend breakfast or literally any day of the week? I do not believe that many do not! But adding a twist to your average pancakes with a hint of lemon and chi just takes them next level and makes them a new obsession.

Actually, I have never enjoyed pancakes too much! I mean I would eat them when I got them, but I would probably not make them for myself. Anyway, I went to the US some time ago and had soem really good fluffy and juice ones for the first time. Ever since that day I have never had the one from the package again and started to make my own ones. Best decision ever.

Especially on the weekend when there is some more time in the morning, pancakes are the perfect breakfast! They are sweet, delicious and such a treat! Still, while being a treat, they do not have to be unhealthy or loaded with sugar or fats. They can be healthy while being super tasty! 

Like the ones in this recipe! They are incredibly delish but they are nutritious and vegan too! And they are not boring as plain pancakes might be because they have an extra twist! Lemon Chia. It is so refreshing but still so good. Honestly I love them! 

Those pancakes have very little ingredients! We are using chia and ot milk instead of eggs. When you ket this mixture sit for a few minutes it starts to gel up, which will help to bind the pancake batter. Other, the only ingredients are apple sauce, soy yoghurt (or any other yoghurt), lemon juice & zest, soda water, some whole grain flour, baking soda and some coconut oil to fry it out. The soda adds some air and makes the pancakes super fluffy. 

But what would pancakes be without topping? Half as good! I know! As for toppings we are gonna gl ahead and make some lemon yoghurt . Simple and good. Therefore I like to use any plant based yoghurt and mix it with a little lemon juice and lemon zest. If that is too spur for you (although it makes a great addition) you can add some maple syrup or other sweetener of choice. Besides the yoghurt, I like to top mine with fresh banana slices and some maple syrup or honey. But this really is up to you and what you feel like. You can also top them with berries, nut butter, other fruit, granola, whatever comes to your mind. 

If you do not eat all the pancakes at once, you can simply freeze them (but make sure you freeze them separately so you can take them out one by one and they do not stick together) and just reheat them in the pan or toaster whenever you want to have them for a quick breaky or dessert! 

I hope that you will genuinely enjoy this recipe and it helps you to start spring/ summer healthy & with all the nutrients! 

Enjoy,

Katie // Une Petite Cuisinière

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Vegan Lemon Chia Pancakes

A delicious and healthy breakfast treat. Easy, vegan, super good & with a refreshing twist.

Course Breakfast, brunch, dinner
Prep Time 10 Minuten
Cook Time 10 Minuten
Total Time 20 Minuten
Servings 8 pancakes
Calories 88 kcal

What you will need

  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 3 tbsp oat milk
  • 50 g apple sauce
  • 50 g yoghurt
  • 1 lemon
  • 100 g flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • coconut oil for frying
  • 50 ml sparkling water
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup

Soy Joghurt topping:

  • 100 g soy yoghurt
  • banana for topping

How to

That is how it works:

  1. Place the chia seeds with the oat milk, maple, half of the lemon juice and zest in a bowl and stir through. Let them sit for about 5 minutes until a gel has formed.

  2. In the meantime combine the flour and baking powder.

  3. Add the soy joghurt and apple sauce to the chia seeds and gently mix through. Add the water and flour always one by one. If the batter is too thick add some more milk, if it is too thin, add some more milk.

  4. Heat the coconut oil up in a pan nd fry the pancakes at medium heat. Portion them out with an ice cream scoop. Once bubbles are forming on one side, flip them and cook them for another 1-2 minutes on the other side.

  5. For the lemon yoghurt combine the remaining soy yoghurt with the other half of the lemon juice and zest in a bowl.

  6. Slice up the banana.

    Once all the pancakes are fried, place them on a plate and garnish them with the lemon yoghurt, the banana slices and some more maple syrup.

    Serve and enjoy!

Oey-Goey Salted Caramel Chocolate Bars

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I think we all need a good treat from time to time. But eating something delicious and sweet does not necessarily have to unhealthy. I can tell you these are so fricking addicting and so incredibly good. Crunchy oat base, oey-goey creamy date coconut salt caramel layer, which is the best thing ever and you will want to top everything with it, and last but not least some crunchy chocolate on the top to give it the finishing touch. The combo = holy moly good.

So I love having some treats or sweets from time to time. Either as an afternoon pick me up or as a dessert after dinner or just somewhen in-between. If I do not have something healthy prepared I just long for cookies or chocolate or anything other sugar loaded. I think we all do that because most of the times we are craving something sweet we do not want to get in the kitchen and make something healthy that takes like 15 minutes when we can just grab some chocolate in 5 seconds. Thats why these bars are for making ahead and can be stored in the fridge and enjoyed anytime.

They may sound pretty fancy, and they are but they are super simple to make. 6 ingredients, 1 blender, 20 minutes (max). You can grab one with your coffee or pack it for work or school. When I make those, it is sooo hard for me not to eat them all at once. Always when I make them I have a few before I can even store them in the fridge because they are just too good. Portion control is just impossible with those, sorry not sorry. It is IMPOSSIBLE to just have a single one.

Those bars are, although they taste bombbb, pretty healthy. The layer at the very bottom is made out of oats, dates, and coconut oil. Oats are a great food because they are packed with vitamins, protein and fibre. They are not only great in your oatmeal but also in granola and bars. The coconut oil helps to bind it all together and the dates do so as well. This layer is full of crunch and tastes a bit fresh do to the coconut oil. It gives the base to a super good bar.

The next layer is the best of them all I think. It tastes like salted caramel, just better and it is much healthier. instead of cream, butter and sugar, we are only using dates and coconut milk. May sound a little bit off but it really is not! We blend the dates until they have a smooth and creamy consistency and are sticky. At this point the ´caramel´ is pretty thick, but we want it oey-goey (ok, I don’t know if this is a word but I´ll still use it) and smooth. Thats why we add it to a pot and add some coconut milk. I like to use light coconut milk because if using normal one, I believe the coconut flavour overpowers the caramel one. We bring it to a boil, add some sea salt and let it simmer and thicken a bit. It still is a bit runny, and we will add it on top of the oat base. so good.

Dates actually are a super healthy food. They contain big amounts of anti oxidants, no matter if fresh or dry. fresh dates actually are super good but it is really hard to find them, especially in Europe. Yes, dates do contain sugar but the fiber in the fruit helps to control the blood sugar levels, so you do not get that high peak and then feel really crapy after a while. Plus, dates can even help you to reduce your blood pressure because of their high magnesium content and help you with your memory because of their B vitamin content. As already said, they are pretty high in fiber with 10g per 100g, which is pretty much, and helps with digestion. All in all, they are a super food.

On top of the date caramel only goes some good molten chocolate. I like to use a healthy one here, preferably a dark one with a high cacao percentage or one from HuKitchen, because they just have the best chocolate ever! The chocolate on the top adds an extra crisp.

I honestly hope for you that you will make those because this is the best treat you could ever make. They (theoretically) last about 2-3 weeks in the fridge (but they’re gonna be gone in like 2 days, no joke). Enjoy them a lot!

Katie // Une Petite Cusiniere

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Oey-Goey Salted Caramel Chocolate Bar

THE BEST treat you could ever make. Easy, crazily addicting, super delicious and healthy! Simple ingredients, just the best!

Course Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 15 Minuten
Cooling Time 30 Minuten
Total Time 45 Minuten
Servings 9 bars
Calories 168 kcal

What you will need

That is what you will need:

  • 100 g oats
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp maple
  • 150 g dates
  • a pinch of sea salt
  • 100 ml low fat coconut milk
  • 80 g dark chocolate the draker, the healthier

How to

That is how it works:

  1. Place the oats in a blender and blend until super fine, flour like consistency.

  2. Remove the oats from the blender and blend them until smooth and thick. Transfer them into a pot and add the coconut milk and sea salt. Bring it to a boil then reduce to a simmer for about 5 minutes until thickend.

  3. Take one tablespoon from the date mixture and add them to the finely grounded oats along with the coconut oil and maple sirup. Mix until sticky, if it still is crumbly add more of one of the three.

  4. Line a square form with parchment paper. Add the oat mixture to it and press it flat. Add the date caramel on the top and place in the freezer while melting the chocolate in either the microwave or in a water bath. Once molten pour it as a final layer on top of the date caramel and keep in the freezer for at least half an hour.

  5. Then take it out and cut it into 9 pieces. Store in the fridge or enjoy right away.

Oatmeal with Caramelised Bananas

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The new year is starting the day after tomorrow, which means that are are Honigbrot be coming a lot of healthy recipes up on the blog (plus a guide that will help you to stick to your New Years resolutions tomorrow)!! I bet a bunch of us wants to live a healthier life in 2020, so here is an amazing recipe to start off the new year.

Although the name doesn’t sound super healthy, it really is. Usually when we hear caramel, the first thing we think of is that sticky, rich super sweet paste that we can find in chocolate bars and ice cream. But caramel does not have to be made out of refined sugars, cream and butter. No, it also is the same when natural sugars in fruits are heated up, and caramelize, and turn sweet. This is how we are doing it in this recipe.

Yes, caramelizing sounds pretty fancy, but trust me, it is super easy. You can basically do this with any fruit of your desire, but it works better with some than it does with others. I would not recommend doing it with berries or mango, but it works great with anything thicker or more solid, like bananas, apples, pineapples or pears. To caramelize the fruit, you simply have to heat up some coconut oil (or any oil, but I like the light sweet taste of coconut) in a pan. Then you add some coconut sugar, or some brown sugar and let this combine well with the oil. If you want to make it even healthier, leave out the sugar, it also works without if the fruit is sweet enough, but I think it is better with. Once the sugar has kind of melted into the oil, you can place the fruit into it and let it fry for 1-2 minutes on each side. Depending on the fruit you are using, this will be quicker it slower. Bananas go real quick, apples for example need some more time.

But only the caramelized fruit would not be a balanced meal so we need some protein and carbs to do that. That’s why we are making some oatmeal! Oatmeal is super rich in protein, carbohydrates, and fiber plus it has a lot of vitamins. It really is a great and affordable food. Oatmeal for breakfast will fill you up a lot and keep you satisfied until lunch! 

To make a delicious oatmeal, you should know a few things. The first few times I made it, it turned out real boring, in my opinion but you can honestly take it next level by changing a few things. First, I would recommend using rolled oats. They are easy to cook and super nutritious. The second tip is to not only cook it with water. This makes it taste super boring. I always do one part water, and one part plant based milk. I love using oat milk for this because it has a slight sweet flavor, plus I get a local and organic one in Austria. Almond milk works great too, I just do not like to use it that much because it mostly comes from other continents. Next tip is to add some mashed fruit. This can be mashed banana or apple sauce. It helps to make it creamy and adds some sweetness! Next up: spices! You need to add some salt and a little bit of spice when cooking it! Last, for the cooking, is to add some yoghurt. Do not add it while cooking, but when it is done cooking, turn off the heat and stir it in, it makes it real creamy and super delish! 

Another really important aspect when making oatmeal are the toppings. This can change everything. Here we are doing caramelized bananas and hazelnuts which is bomb but there are so many more Options! You can top it with some n butter and stewed berries, fresh fruit, granola, the options are endless…

So now, I think I have said enough! I hope that you will live this recipe as much as I do and that it inspires you to start 2020 super healthy and delicious! Have a great start into the new year! 

Enjoy,

Katie

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Oatmeal with Caramelized Bananas

Delicious and healthy breakfast! Packed with nutrients but tastes like dessert!

Course bowl, Breakfast, brunch
Prep Time 5 Minuten
Cook Time 10 Minuten
Total Time 15 Minuten
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 377 kcal

What you will need

What you will need:

  • 80 G Rolled Oats
  • 100 Ml Oat milk
  • 100 Ml Water
  • 2 Tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 3 Tbsp Apple sauce
  • 3 Tbsp Yoghurt (Plant based if available)
  • 2 Tsp Coconut Oil
  • 1 Tbsp coconut sugar Can sub for brown sugar
  • 2 Bananas

How to

That’s how it works:

  1. Place the oats, the milk, the water, cinnamon, salt, and apple sauce in a sauce pan. Bring it all to a boil then reduce to a low heat and let it simmer until it thickens. 


    In a small pan melt the coconut oil. Add in the sugar and still until the sugar is dissolved. (If you are leaving out the sugar, leave out this step and just heat the coconut oil) Take the bananas and cut them in half lengthwise so you get 4 long & thin pieces. Add them to the oil-sugar and fry them for about 1-2 minutes on each side. 


    Meanwhile take the oatmeal off of the heat and stir in the plant based yoghurt. Place in bowls and add the caramelized bananas on top. Sprinkle some hazelnuts and serve! 

Healthy Christmas Pancakes

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Who doesn´t love a good brunch at Christmas day? For my family, it is very typical to do this. It is like another coming together after a beautiful Christmas eve before the family is leaving. We all cook together and prepare the meal so we can sit down at the table and enjoy! This pancake recipe is the perfect meal to make for all those who have a sweet tooth but don’t want to start their day with something unhealthy. These pancakes are fluffy, juicy, wholegrain and super delicious! You can´t taste the “healthy” part of them, so you can make them for everyone out of your family!

Usually I totally am a savory kind of breakfast and brunch person. I would be the first to grab the avocado toast and scrambled eggs or the smoked salmon and leave the pancakes and waffles for the others because 90% of the time they are too sweet for me. I really do not like them if they simply taste like sugar, plus it is pretty unhealthy. Traditional pancakes are loaded with sugar, butter, and plain white flour, which will not make you feel full for long and raise your blood sugar levels. 

What is in it?

In order not to result in this but still enjoy a really delicious sweet breakfast or brunch, I am sharing this super delicious and healthy pancake recipe with you. Instead of butter, we are using apple sauce, instead of white flour, we aim for whole wheat (you cannot really taste the whole wheat out but if you really do not like the flavor or need something gluten free you can substitute it for other things. Just be careful with gluten-free flour because sometimes you need them in another ratio.), and honey instead of refined sugar. Honey is a natural sweetener and it still contains some vitamins, other than conventional sweeteners. Other than that, there are eggs, to bind and Greek yoghurt to give texture, add some richness, softness, and protein. The Greek yoghurt can´t be left out and I would not substitute it with normal plain yoghurt because it does not have that thick texture. But you can substitute it for Skyr, which is an Iceland-style yoghurt that also is thick. 

What to serve it with?

I love serving these pancakes with extra yoghurt, some cooked blueberries and a nice drizzle of honey. They would also work great with fresh fruits and banana and nut butter, but since berries & co are not in season right now, I did not use them. But if you want something in season to serve it with, you can serve it with my christmas apple sauce. It makes a great topping. Or you can add some cinnamon sautéed apples from the middle layer of my Apple crumble cake. Honestly, you can serve it with whatever comes to your mind, or what you love. If you love a good drizzle of melted chocolate or some fresh butter, because .. I mean it´s Christmas. We all deserve that!

Whether you serve this for your loved ones, or treat yourself, this recipe is a great recipe! You can also make them in a big batch, freeze them separately and heat them up in the microwave before serving. It makes great for christmas or any other brunch, super simple, and incredibly flavorful!

I hope you´ll enjoy them, 

Marry Christmas, 

Katie

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Healthy Christmas Pancakes

A great way to enjoy some delicious, indulging, breakfast pancakes. No matter if they are for christmas morning (they are the best!) or just some brunch. Easy, whole wheat, packed with protein and fiber!

Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert
Prep Time 10 Minuten
Cook Time 10 Minuten
Resting time: 10 Minuten
Total Time 30 Minuten
Servings 6 pancakes
Calories 82 kcal

What you will need

For the pancakes:

  • 1 egg
  • 50 g Apple Sauce for some next level pancakes, use my christmas apple sauce
  • 100 g Greek Yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 75 g Whole wheat flour
  • 40 ml almond milk Maybe more, depending on the texture

For the rest:

  • some coconut oil for frying
  • greek yoghurt for topping
  • berrie, frozen and cooked or fresh
  • any other toppings, as wanted: nuts, nut butter, fresh fruits, banana,…

How to

Thats how it works:

  1. Seperate the egg. In a larger bowl, add the egg yolk, the greek yoghurt, the applesauce, and the honey. Mix until well combined.

  2. In a seperate bowl whip up the egg white until fluffy and stiff peaks.

  3. Mix the flour and the baking powder well. Fold this mixture and the fluffy egg whites alternating under the remaining liquid ingredients. Once folded in, gently add the milk and mix. If it is too thick, add a little bit more.

  4. The consistency of the dough should be similar to a cake dough. A little runny but stick thick.

  5. Set the dough aside and leave it to rest for about 10 minutes.

  6. In a large skillet heat up coconut oil over medium heat. Bake the pancakes on each side for about 2-3 minutes. Once there are bubbles occuring, flip them.

  7. Add them onto a plate and top them with whatever toppings you desire. Enjoy!