Chia Pancakes with Dark Cherry Syrup

It's that time of the month, where I'm craving sweets... and pancakes. 


Today I woke up wanting warm cherry sauce, dripping on top of fresh pancakes. 
So that's what I made – my own healthy version of course.



Although they look they are soaking in a sweet deadly blood bath, they are super healthy for you, low in fat, and high in protein. They also take minutes to make. Enjoy now, thank me later. 


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Chia Pancakes with Dark Cherry Syrup
by Sarah Farsh August 24th, 2013
  • 1/4 cup medium grind, organic cornmeal
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 
  • 2 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • pinch kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, or nondairy milk of choice (you may have to add a little more)
  • splash of water as needed
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup frozen dark red cherries
In a bowl, mix together cornmeal, pastry flour, chia seeds, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt with a fork. Add in vanilla extract, almond milk and water as needed - careful not to over mix! Over mixing leads to dense pancakes. Note: The thicker the batter, the thicker the pancakes. Heat up a medium sizes nonstick pan until very hot and ladle in approximately 5 tbsp batter onto center of pan. Lower heat immediately to medium/low. Once batter starts to bubble in the center, carefully scrape sides, and flip! Cooking one pancake takes approximately 3-5 minutes each side, be sure to stay by the pan to avoid burnt pancakes :) While one pancake cooks, you can warm up your cherry sauce. In a small sauce pan, combine frozen cherries, maple syrup and vanilla extract together. You can mash up cherries a bit if you like (that's what i did). Cook on low until warm. Poor on top of pancakes and enjoy!  Add in blueberries, and combine. You may have to add a little more almond milk if the batter is too thick. Makes 2 large pancakes that are really nutrient rich and filling. I could hardly finish a whole one myself... 

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