Almond Milk Pancakes With Sweet Berry Sauce

Hey there! So I don’t know about you, but I am a HUGE brunch girl. Yes, I know that is extremely basic of me, but what can I say. I love a good mimosa and am always down for some pancakes. With most restaurants only offering take out, I wanted to come up with a recipe that could bring the brunch to me. I was originally trying to make some sort of buttermilk pancake recipe, but I realized that almond milk is becoming more and more of a household staple these days (personally, I never buy regular milk anymore). So in the spirit of “use what you have” and trying to keep things simple I came up with these almond milk pancakes.

Now this recipe has two components – the pancakes and the berry sauce to put on top. I will not be offended at all if you make your pancakes from a box and skip straight to the berry sauce recipe. However, if you are up to try something new, these almond milk pancakes will not disappoint.

Yield: 12 Pancakes & 1 1/2 Cups Sauce Time: 30 Minutes

Berry Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Berries (you can use any kind, I used a combo of raspberries and blueberries)
• ½ Cup Sugar
• ¼ Cup Water
• 1 Tbs Lemon Juice

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium-high heat
• Once mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes (until it begins to thicken)
• Remove from heat and allow to cool before serving

Almond Milk Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 ½  Cups Flour
• ¼ Tsp Salt
• ½ Cup Sugar
• 2 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1 Cup Almond Milk
• 1 Tbs Lemon Juice
• 1 Egg
• 2 Tbs Melted Butter or Vegetable Oil
• Optional: 1 Tbs Vanilla Extract

Directions:

• Turn the stove onto medium heat and begin heating a large saucepan.
• Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together to remove lumps.
• Add almond milk, lemon juice, egg, vanilla extract (if using) and melted butter or vegetable oil. Stir until combined.
• Once pan is hot, spray with nonstick cooking spray or melt a tablespoon of butter in the pan. 
• Pour 3-4inch wide circles of batter into the pan.
• Once the pancakes begin to bubble (about 1-2 min) flip and cook the other side.
• Once pancakes are golden brown on each side, remove from pan.
• Repeat until batter is gone.
• Add berry sauce and enjoy!