These Blood Orange Vegan Pancakes are light, fluffy and full of orange flavor. This recipe makes a big batch of pancakes and you will need it, they are that good!
The added greek style yoghurt makes them healthy-ish. There is no added oil or butter to the batter but they are still soft, fluffy and moist at the same time from the greek style yoghurt.
I love Lemon Pancakes and orange pancakes are also a tested favorite of mine. But these blood orange pancakes takes it to the next level! If you are a blood orange lover, you are going to loooove these pancakes!
When it is citrus season I take advantage and bake a lot! One of my favourite cakes to make, is this Vegan Clementine Cake or this easy Chocolate orange vegan tart.
If you aren’t a fan of blood oranges, or can’t get them, you can use a normal orange instead. Note that the glaze won’t have the wonderful pink color it gets from the blood orange juice. Still very very good though!
Ingredients
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- Blood orange, both the zest and juice. If you can’t get ahold of blood oranges, normal oranges works as well.
- Almond milk, or other plant-based milk
- Greek style yoghurt, full fat and non sweetened. Other plant based yoghurt works as well, use one with a thick consistency.
- Flaxseed meal, mixed with hot water to make a flax “egg” This helps hold the pancakes together.
- All-purpose flour, I prefer to weigh the flour for the correct amount. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, fluff the flour app with a spoon first and gently fill the measuring cup.
- Baking powder and baking soda, a combination of the two makes for light and fluffy pancakes.
- Sugar, I prefer to use organic caster sugar.
- Pinch of salt, to enhance the flavour.
- Vegan butter, for cooking the pancakes.
Topping
- Blood oranges, If you can’t get ahold of blood oranges, normal oranges works as well but the sauce won’t have the beautiful pink color.
- Powdered sugar
- Greek style yoghurt
Instructions
Pancakes
- Start by adding the blood orange juice and zest, almond milk and yoghurt in a bowl. Mix and let sit for the blood orange zest to infuse more flavor and for the almond milk to curdle into “butter milk”.
- In a small bowl mix the flaxseed meal with the hot water, stir well and leave to thicken for 5 minutes to make flax egg. Add the flax egg to the milk and yoghurt mixture and mix well.
- Stir together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then add to the wet ingredients and stir to just combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter, then you will end up with dense and rubbery pancakes. And no one wants that!
- In a large skillet melt a little butter and ladle the batter in the pan. Fry the pancakes over medium heat until the bottom is golden brown and bubbles start to form at the top, about 2-3 min. Flip and cook for about 1-2 min more until golden brown.
Topping
- Juice ½ to 1 blood orange to get 2 tablespoon of juice. Mix this juice with the powdered sugar, if its too thick add a little more juice, too runny add a little more powdered sugar until you have desired consistency.
- Peel and slice the remaining oranges. Top the pancakes with a little yoghurt, blood orange slices and a drizzle of the glaze.
Substitutions and Variations
- Blood oranges – instead of the blood oranges, you can use a normal orange instead. Note that the sauce won’t have the wonderful pink color it gets from the blood orange juice. Still very very good though!
- Milk – use any kind of plant-based milk, like say or oat milk.
- Yoghurt – Greek style yoghurt works best in this orange pancake recipe. But it can also be replaced other plant based yoghurts. Use one with a thick consistency that is full fat and non sweetened.
For another healthy blood orange breakfast, check out this Healthy Beet and Blood Orange Smoothie.
Storage
First, let the pancakes cool down completely in room temperature. Pack up any leftover pancakes in an airtight container. Pack the sauce and the sliced blood oranges in a separate containers. Store in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
You can also freeze these blood orange pancakes in an airtight container or ziplock bag for up to 3 months. The sauce and oranges for the topping doesn’t freeze well, so I don’t recommend this.
More pancake recipes to try:
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These Blood Orange Vegan Pancakes are light, fluffy and full of orange flavor. This recipe makes a big batch of pancakes and you will need it, they are that good!
- 1 blood orange or normal orange zest and juice
- ¾ cup almond milk
- 1 cup (250 ml) greek style yoghurt, full fat and non sweetened
- 2 tablespoon flaxseed meal mixed with 5 tablespoon hot water
- 2 cups (500 ml) flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- pinch of salt
- vegan butter for cooking
- 4 blood oranges
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- greek style yoghurt
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Start by adding the blood orange juice and zest, almond milk and yoghurt in a bowl. Mix and let sit for 5 minutes for the blood orange zest to infuse more flavor and for the almond milk to curdle into "butter milk".
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In a small bowl mix the flaxseed meal with the hot water, stir well and leave to thicken for 5 minutes to make flax egg. Add the flax egg to the milk and yoghurt mixture and mix well.
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Stir together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then add to the wet ingredients and stir to just combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter, then you will end up with dense and rubbery pancakes. And no one wants that!
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In a large skillet melt a little butter and ladle the batter in the pan. Fry the pancakes over medium heat until the bottom is golden brown and bubbles start to form at the top, about 2-3 min. Flip and cook for about 1-2 min more until golden brown.
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Juice ½ to 1 blood orange to get 2 tablespoon of juice. Mix this juice with the powdered sugar, if its too thick add a little more juice, too runny add a little more powdered sugar until you have desired consistency.
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Peel and slice the remaining oranges. Top the pancakes with a little yoghurt, blood orange slices and a drizzle of the glaze.
Enjoy!
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