Healthy Apple Pancakes

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Author: Delphine Fortin
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 8-10 pancakes 1x
Category: Breakfast
Diet: Vegetarian

Healthy apple pancakes are prepared with a mix of whole wheat flour and almond flour to make them more nutritious, and they’re packed with shredded apples to bring out the apple flavors. Add the apple topping if you’re up for it (highly recommended), and enjoy!

Ingredients

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For the apple pancakes:

¾ cup (85g) whole wheat flour
½ cup (50g) almond flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
1 pinch of salt
1 cup (240 ml) milk
2 Tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil
1 large egg
⅓ cup (45g) apple, peeled, cored and shredded*

For the apple topping:

2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
Pecans, for topping
Maple syrup, for serving

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Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, almond flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon (if using) and salt. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, slightly cooled melted butter (or vegetable oil), and egg.
Pour the dry ingredients to the milk mixture, and stir (do not overmix). Add the shredded apples and stir until just combined.
Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat, and coat generously with vegetable oil.
For each pancake, spoon 2 or 3 tablespoons of batter onto skillet. Cook until the surface of pancakes have some bubbles, about 1 minute. Flip carefully with a thin spatula, and cook until brown on the underside, 1 to 2 minutes more.
Transfer to the heatproof platter, cover with foil and keep warm until serving.
For the apple topping, toss diced apples with sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Heat butter in a large skillet, then add the apples and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
Top the pancakes with the cooked apples, add pecans, and drizzle maple syrup all over. Enjoy!

Notes

* You need approximately ½ apple to make ⅓ cup (45g) shredded apples. Use a coarse grater rather than a fine grater that would result in a mushy texture rather than shredded apples. If your grater is too thin, you can also very finely dice the apples instead.