To top off your festive vegan gingerbread pancakes, add some edible Christmas decorations for extra color and fun.
Ingredients
- 200 ml plant milk
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon coconut yogurt
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120 g all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- Coconut oil
Instructions
- Start by placing the plant milk into a jug and stirring through the apple cider vinegar, then set aside to curdle for about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger into a mixing bowl.
- Stir the yogurt, maple syrup, molasses and vanilla extract into the curdled plant milk and whisk thoroughly to mix in the sticky molasses.
- Pour the wet mix into the mixing bowl with the flour and whisk until you get a smooth batter. Set aside for 5 minutes and preheat and grease your non-stick pan in the meantime.
- Add about 3 tablespoon of batter into the pan and shape your pancake with the back of a spoon. Carefully, but quickly flip once the edges begin to firm up. Repeat until the batter is used up. Please see the notes below for more information on the cooking process.
- Serve your gingerbread pancakes stacked and fill maple-sweetened yogurt between the layers. Top with your favorite toppings and drizzle with maple syrup before serving.
These pancakes can easily burn as they include molasses, so make sure to stay nearby to flip them at the right time and avoid burnt pancakes. I recommend only adding about 2 tablespoon per pancake and only making them about 1cm (½ inch) thick to ensure they cook evenly without the bottom burning. I use my gas stove on the lowest settings to make the pancakes and usually need to flip after 1-2 minutes, to give you an indicator - but it might be different depending on your stove and equipment, so keep a close eye on them.
For best results, I like to use a non-stick pan intended for crepes and pancakes - it works wonders! For the perfectly round and equal pancakes, I use a small pan (from Ikea) and fry my pancakes on one side in there before flipping them into a larger pan to finish them.
If you're not a fan of coconut, then I recommend using either deodorized coconut oil or a flavor-neutral alternative such as rapeseed for greasing your pan.