Oatmeal Protein Pancakes

I love these!!! Vegan & Gluten free pancakes. Made with 100% Oats, this is a breakfast treat you can feel good about eating. They aren't your typical fluffy pancakes, but I don't care because they are deliciously crispy on the outside and well, kind of like creamy oatmeal on the inside. It's best to eat them straight away to maintain the crisp texture. 

Another thing to keep in mind is that pancake batter made with oatmeal is best to cook right away as opposed to storing it in the fridge for later. This is simply because the oat flour will absorb a ton of liquid. You could always thin it out, but I haven't tested that to say how this would affect the recipe. 

Recipe

Ingredients:

          Dry:

• 1.5 cups rolled oats
• 2 tbsp vanilla protein powder (I use vega, because I think it has the best flavour)
  
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon + a pinch of pie spice blend (or whatever fun spice you wanna throw in)
  
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tbsp baking powder
  

  
           Wet:

• 2 cups plant based milk
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  

Method:

1. Put your oats into a food processor and blitz until consistency of flour.
   
2. To your oat flour, add the rest of the dry ingredients and pulse to combine. 
3. Add wet ingredients and blend until you have a smooth batter. 
   
4. Transfer to a bowl while you preheat a pan over medium heat. (Again, the longer this mixture sits, the more the oat flour will absorb liquid. If you need to thin it out a bit, go for it. It should be the consistency of normal pancake batter. When the batter goes into the pan it should spread fairly easily, but I always would kind of swirl the top of my measuring cup on top of the pancake batter once it was in the pan... just to push out it out a tiny bit more making my pancake a bit bigger.
   
5. I cooked my pancakes in swirls of sunflower oil, adding more to the pan as necessary. The oil helps them to get nice and crispy. 
6. When you see bubbles forming on the top and they look a bit brown around the edges they are ready to flip. 
7. Serve with maple syrup and strawberries or with whatever fun toppings you have on hand.