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Buckwheat Blueberry Beet Pancakes

Published: Feb 11, 2018 · Modified: Sep 20, 2018 by Kate Hackworthy · 24 Comments

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These gluten free buckwheat beet pancakes have beetroot and blueberries, giving them a wonderful pink colour and lovely subtle flavour. They're absolutely tasty and a perfect Valentine's breakfast.Heart-shaped beet pancakes with yogurt and blueberries on a plate surrounded my a mug, more heart pancakes and blueberries

*Updated original post from Feb 2014

Heart-Shaped Beetroot Pancakes

These pancakes make a beautiful, healthy, pink treat for Valentine's breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. That's the great thing about pancakes, they can be eaten any time of day. They're gluten-free and full of flavour.

When the kids want to cook their own dinner, often it will be spinach and cheese pancakes, or if they want a treat or dessert, they can make beetroot or carrot cake pancakes. They're customisable and so easy to make into shapes.

These buckwheat pancakes are a lovely way to say 'I love you' and this is one pink confection that is free from the evils of food colouring.

The beet pancakes have a very subtle flavour from the earthy beets, which works well with the vanilla. They're lovely just with syrup, but I like them with a dollop of plain yogurt, a sprinkling of blueberries and a drizzle of maple syrup.

It's easy to make heart pancakes - just pour the batter into a piping bag or bottle and make heart shapes in the pan, then fill them in.

Stack of pancakes with blueberries and maple syrup.

Beet Pancakes

Crafternoons are pretty hardcore around here, so hearty (boom, boom) buckwheat pancakes are a great way to start or end the day, particularly when they're pink and heart shaped.

The batter for these is quite thin, so is easy to pipe or pour into a heart shape if you wish. Roll them up around ice cream or whipped cream for dessert or drizzle them with chocolate sauce or raspberry coulis - there are so many options. You could also adapt this recipe into beet-filled fluffy American-style vegan pancakes.

If you like your pancakes thicker, just add an extra tablespoon of buckwheat flour.

How to make beet pancakes - Step 1: Mix the dry ingredients, then add the beet puree with the egg beaten into it.

How to Make Beet Pancakes - Step 1: Whisk the dry ingredients together, then add the beet puree.

How to make beet pancakes: Step 2 - Add the milk and vanilla and mix into a batter

How to make buckwheat beet pancakes: Step 2 - Add the milk and vanilla and mix into a batter.

 

A stack of bright pink gluten free buckwheat pancakes made with pureed beets and topped with blueberries.

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Heart-shaped beet pancakes with yogurt and blueberries on a plate surrounded my a mug, more heart pancakes and blueberries

Buckwheat Beet Pancakes with Blueberries

Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
These gluten-free buckwheat pancakes are made vibrantly pink with pureed beets! The flavour is subtle and works well with the vanilla. Make them in heart shapes for Valentine's Day. 
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Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 305 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 115 g buckwheat flour
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cooked beet pureed (about 3 heaped tablespoons) (roasted, boiled or vacuum packed without vinegar works)
  • 200 ml milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 50 g butter (½ a stick), melted
  • 100 g blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, add the flour, salt and sugar and stir to combine. 
  • Mix in the egg and beetroot puree, then stir in the milk, vanilla and melted butter.
  • Set the batter aside to rest for half an hour.
  • Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the pan and allow to spread out. Add some blueberries into the pancake. Cook until golden, then turn and cook the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

To make heart shaped pancakes

  • Spoon the batter into a piping bag or squeeze bottle. Heat the oil in the pan, then squeeze the batter out to draw a heart shape. Cook until golden, then turn and cook the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter. 

Nutrition

Calories: 305kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 7gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 349mgFiber: 4gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 485IUVitamin C: 3.5mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 1.6mg

The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

Tried this recipe?Mention @kateveggiedesserts or tag #veggiedesserts! I love seeing your recreations.

 

Stack of pancakes with blueberries and maple syrup.

 

Looking for more vegetable pancake recipes? Try my dark chocolate courgette/zucchini pancakes with maple yogurt!

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  1. Monika Dabrowski

    February 20, 2018 at 1:51 pm

    5 stars
    I am a massive fan of beetroot and putting it in pancakes is a great idea:)

    Reply
  2. Namrata

    February 14, 2018 at 4:05 am

    5 stars
    I love to use Buckwheat in my cooking. But could never use them in non Indian dishes. This is a great recipe and I can see myself trying it soon.

    Reply
  3. Deanna

    February 12, 2018 at 1:11 am

    5 stars
    I love the hearts!! This is so cute! and I love how they have blueberries in them!

    Reply
  4. Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine

    February 12, 2018 at 12:19 am

    5 stars
    These are beautiful Kate! I am a huge fan of adding veggies to everything, too. And buckwheat flour is my fav in pancakes 🙂

    Reply
  5. Luci

    February 11, 2018 at 11:24 pm

    5 stars
    This is so totally delicious. I'm going to have to make these soon for my family, I know that they will like them.

    Reply
  6. Veena Azmanov

    February 11, 2018 at 9:22 pm

    5 stars
    These are so cute and pink. Perfect for valentine's day!! love that these are gluten free so I can eat them.for myself. Saving this for later.

    Reply
  7. Jane

    February 11, 2018 at 8:18 pm

    5 stars
    Mmmmm, I would LOVE to wake up to these on Valentine's day! So pretty and I love that plate, it's so pretty 😀

    Reply
  8. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

    February 11, 2018 at 7:29 pm

    5 stars
    OMG, my kids would loooooooooove these. I am so going to try it.

    Reply
  9. Alyson

    February 15, 2016 at 11:27 am

    5 stars
    I found these looking on pinterest for valentines breakfast ideas for my kids (my daughter is gluten free). They loved them. We didn't have any blueberries so used raspberries instead. Yum!

    Reply
    • Kate Veggie Desserts

      February 13, 2014 at 10:26 am

      Thanks, Alison. They are rather delicious! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Aunt Bee

    June 19, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    These pancakes look so good! We like having pancakes for dinner 🙂

    Reply
  11. Vohn McGuinness

    April 05, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    I adore blueberries. I didn't think I liked them until I tasted them straight from the bush - wow flavour explosion! x

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      April 06, 2014 at 7:36 pm

      I had a little blueberry bush that I tended with care. They were getting so lovely and plump and then next day I woke to found that the birds had eaten every last one of them. Sob. I need to try again as I love blueberries.

      Reply
  12. Lou, Eat Your Veg

    February 20, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    What a pretty and delicious sounding pancake batter, loving the heart shapes. Might even convince my kids beetroot isn't all evil! Thanks so much for linking up to Family Foodies 'love' event.

    Reply
    • Kate Veggie Desserts

      February 21, 2014 at 11:27 am

      Thanks Lou! I'm sure your kids would love them, even with the beetroot - mine did! Thanks for running Family Foodies.

      Reply
  13. Emily @amummytoo

    February 17, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    They look great and I love buckwheat pancakes so I bet the additional ingredients make them particularly tasty. Thanks for linking up with #recipeoftheweek. I've pinned and tweeted this post 🙂 x

    Reply
  14. Honest Mum

    February 14, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    These look divine and wheat generally isn't my friend but thinking buckwheat might like me more! Gorgeous stills, thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    Reply
    • Kate Veggie Desserts

      February 14, 2014 at 1:22 pm

      Perhaps it's worth a try. Buckwheat pancakes are delicious and a bit gentler on the tummy.

      Reply
  15. Jacqueline Meldrum

    February 12, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    Ohhhhhh! These are rather exciting!

    Reply
    • Kate Veggie Desserts

      February 13, 2014 at 10:27 am

      Thanks, Jac. So pink!

      Reply
  16. MummyTries

    February 12, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    Oh how cute! Bet they're really yummy too 🙂 #reciepoftheweek

    Reply
    • Kate Veggie Desserts

      February 13, 2014 at 10:27 am

      Thanks. They were delicious. Can't wait to make them again for Valentine's Day for my kids.

      Reply
  17. Javelin Warrior

    February 12, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    I love the use of buckwheat and beets for health and color and then the delicious flavor of blueberries within - very tasty and such a fun way to celebrate without food dye!

    Reply
    • Kate Veggie Desserts

      February 13, 2014 at 10:28 am

      Thanks. Vegetables are such a great alternative to food dye. I never use it - I just stick in an appropriately-coloured vegetable! 🙂

      Reply

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