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A sneaky serving of vegetables for those kids who shy from them. My daughter asked for chocolate pancakes, and I wanted to offer them to her. But they needed to be as nutritious as I could make them and still get her to eat them. Good lord, the the hoops we jump through as mommies! Craziness!
These pancakes almost seemed like a dessert, but with no traditional syrup, and very little sweetener, they were anything but. The combination of berries and chocolate is a marriage made in heaven, enjoy!
You may also want to check out my Pumpkin Pancakes!
ALTERNATE TOPPING IDEA: Favorite nutbutter with sliced bananas!
and set aside for bit longer to gel) OR 1 egg- In a small bowl, whisk the chia meal (or flax) with the hot water and set aside to gel.
- Whisk in the remaining wet ingredients into the gelled chia.
- In a large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients.
- Make a well in the center of the dry mix and add all the wet ingredients. Whisk the wet ingredients gently to mix, then continue to incorporate the flour mix. Batter will be a typical pancake batter. The moisture content of the pumpkin puree will effect the final viscosity of the batter, so add a few tablespoons of flour or water as needed. I suggest these be pourable for best texture. Thicker batter = thicker and drier pancakes, thinner = thin and moire moist, totally a personal preference!
- Pour batter into 3-4″ circles in a preheated stainless steel pan, greased. For an extra crispy exterior, I use a generous teaspoon or two of coconut oil to ‘fry’ the batter. Less oil works, but the crunchy texture is a nice touch. I usually am just about medium heat. When you see little bubbles work their way to the top, it is time to flip and cook the other side.
- To make the drizzle, in a small saucepan over medium heat, cook the berries and sweetener until all fruit is soft and warm, about 5 minutes. Place the whole mixture in a high powered blender to completely pulverize any seeds, or use an immersion blender if the seed texture is OK with you. Makes about 1 cup sauce.
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When her third child was born with severe food allergies, Tessa took to the kitchen to figure out how to feed her family well. Always up for a culinary challenge, their journey has taken many twists and turns! Lots of Paleo, and lots of top 8 free. Good food for families, that's what she's about!
These look ridiculously tasty Tess!
Hard to go wrong with chocolate and pumpkin, huh Gabby?!
These looks so wonderful! I can’t wait to try them
Oh, Tessa, you amaze and blow me away week by week with your most amazing recipes! Thank you for sharing with us at Healthy 2Day Wednsdays. I am starting to guess your recipes before I even look to see if they are yours! You are amazing and I am so blessed to have these recipes for future making. Thank you!!!
Such gracious praise Carrie! You flatter me! I so hope some of my recipes you make live up to it!
Your pancakes are making my mouth water! I adore chocolate and berries together. What a lovely autumn breakfast!
Yes APril, chocolate and berries are swoon worth for me too!
These look amazing! Can’t wait to try them.
WOW, my boys would love those! Way to be sneaky
LOL Love it Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party last week! have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 
I hope that you’ll join us this week! Domata will be sponsoring our party! They will be giving away a box of each of their gluten free products: Recipe Ready Flour, Seasoned Flour, and Pizza Crust Mix. Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
These look delicious! Thanks so much for linking up on Thank Your Body Thursday. Hope you’ll come back and link up some more great stuff!
Gorgeous photos, Tessa!
I saw this on Allergy Free Weds – if you’re interested, I also shared my recipes on there: my banana bread muffins and mocha banana protein soft serve. Have a great morning
Yummy!!
Thanks for sharing on Natural Living Mondays!
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