I love these pancakes because they have a hearty, delicious, old-fashioned taste and feel to them. I think it’s due to the nutty taste of the buckwheat and the whole slice of apple cooked right into the middle.

Buckwheat – even though it has “wheat” in it’s name, is not a wheat at all – in fact, it’s not even a grain. It’s a gluten-free fruit-seed that’s related to rhubarb!

Buckwheat is high in protein and lower than most grains on the Glycemic Index. That means it helps keep your blood sugar levels stable, which is good for reducing cravings and inflammation.

Everyone in my family loved these pancakes – even my daughter – who says she doesn’t like buckwheat.

This batter keeps well in the fridge for several days. I love pulling out pre-made pancake batter on a weekday! It makes for a super-easy breakfast and I feel like a super-mom!

Buckwheat Apple Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup buckwheat flour
• 1 cup non-dairy milk, (or 1 cup of water and 8 almonds to make your own almond milk)
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp  baking powder
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1-3  tablespoons butter or coconut oil, for frying the pancakes. I love the taste of apples and butter – it’s kind of like apple pie – so I use high-quality pasture-raised butter for this recipes
• 2 medium or large Apples, thinly sliced in rounds (skin on or off – I’ve tried both and they both work well)

How to:

• Slice apples into rounds
• Place apple rounds in steamer for 4-6 minutes, enough to make them soft but not smushy.
• Blend buckwheat flour, non-dairy milk, eggs, baking powder and sea salt in blender.
• Melt butter on griddle
• Pour palm size pancakes onto griddle and immediately place an apple round onto the pancake. If you don’t place the apple round in right away, it won’t sink into the batter.
• Flip pancake when the batter starts to bubble and the edges look done.
• Cook apple side down until the apple gets slightly browned.

Top with apple sauce, maple syrup, or honey!

Enjoy!

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