Apple-Almond Butter Pancakes

Apple slices with nut butter are a great healthy snack. Now, this delicious flavor combo can be enjoyed in these luscious pancakes. For gluten-free, use gluten-free flour. This recipe makes eight pancakes. From Nut Butter Universe by Robin Robertson and posted on One Green Planet.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  l/ 2 cup all-purpose flour (can sub 1/2 cup whole wheat flour or buckwheat flour)
• 1  tablespoon raw sugar (I use turbinado)
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups  almond milk
• 1⁄2 cup  apple juice
• 3  tablespoons almond butter
• 1  teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1  large apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 2  tablespoons  chopped  roasted almonds

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
2. In a blender, combine the milk, apple juice, almond butter, and vanilla and blend until smooth.
3. Pour into the flour mixture, stirring with a few swift strokes until just moist. Fold in the chopped apple and almonds.
4. Preheat the oven to 200*F. Lightly oil a griddle or non- stick skillet and heat until hot. Ladle about 1/4 cup of the batter onto the griddle or skillet. Cook on one side until small bubbles appear on the top of the pancakes, about 2 minutes.
5. Flip the pancakes with a spatula and cook until the second side is lightly browned, about 1 minute longer. Repeat with the remaining batter. Keep the cooked pancakes warm in the oven while preparing the remaining pancakes.