Lily Vanilli Pancake Recipes – vegan and non vegan

Vegan Blueberry, Coconut Almande and Pistachio Pancakes

• Makes a stack for 2 people
• 135g plain white flour
• 1.5 tbsp cornflour
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 4.5 tbsp maple syrup
• 1.5 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 180 ml oat or other non dairy milk
• 4 tbsp olive oil

Ingredients for the non vegan pancakes

• 335g plain flour
• 3.75 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tsp sugar
• 45 grams butter (melted and cooled)
• 3 eggs lightly beaten
• 450 ml milk
• extra butter for frying
• Baileys Salted Caramel Sauce
• 250ml double cream
• 1 tbsp icing sugar (you can add more or less depending on how sweet you want this)
• 2 tbsp Baileys

Caramelised bananas

• 55g caster sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 bananas – peeled and sliced lengthways down the middle
• 1 tbsp butter (I prefer salted for this)

Candied Pecans

• 1.5 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1.5 tsp water water
• Pinch sea salt like Malden
• 1 generous handful of pecans

For the Vegan pancake mix:

1. Heat a little olive oil in your best non-stick frying pan over a low heat.
2. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
3. Then combine the wet evenly and mix the two together, it should be evenly combined and thick but still runny.
4. For each pancake: Spoon some of your mix into the centre of your pan, rotating it to get a nice even round shape, fry for 20-30 seconds before carefully flipping with a spatula. Then cook for another 20-30 seconds or until done.
5. This will keep well in the fridge for 2 days so you can pull it out anytime to make another pancake.

• I served mine with blueberry coulis, whipped Almande, coconut cream & pistachios. You can find more ideas for pancake toppings here. Like my deliciously moreish strawberry coulis

Toppings:

Blueberry coulis

• 250g blueberries
• 50g caster sugar 

1. Put the berries and sugar in a small saucepan with 100ml water. Bring to a gentle boil, then simmer for 4 mins until the fruit is softening but still firm.
2. Allow to cool

Almond Cream

1. Beat 2 cans of coconut cream (place in the fridge overnight then open carefully and scoop off the fat formed at the top of the can), together with 2 – 3 tbsp Baileys Almande  in a mixer with the whisk attachment
2. Top with chopped pistachios – or make any toppings you like

For the non vegan pancake mix:

1. Combine all the dry ingredients together evenly, then the wet. Now either make a well in the centre of the dry and tip in the wet, beating until smooth, or to make life easier tip everything into a blender and blitz until smooth.
2. Heat a non stick frying pan over a medium / low heat,
3. Fry for around 20-30 seconds, then flip and fry for the same again, or until just done.

Baileys Salted Caramel Sauce

1. In a bowl, whisk your double cream and sugar to thicken it slightly (I prefer to do this by hand so you don’t over mix it)
2. Very slowly, add the Baileys, beating as you go –
3. Keep beating until you have the thickness you like

Have a look at my recipe for this delicious salted caramel sauce here.

Caramelised bananas

1. Heat the sugar and water in a pan, until it forms a caramel, add the butter.
2. Then add the banana slices to the pan, flat side down, shaking to coat the whole side evenly with the caramel, fry for around 1 min or until browning nicely then flip and do the other side,
3. Add the butter to the pan and heat for another 1-2 minutes.
4. Transfer the caramelised bananas to a serving plate, and drizzle with cream to serve.

Candied Pecans

1. Toast your pecans in an oven pre-heated to 180c for 6-8 mins or until aromatic and browning, cool.
2. Combine brown sugar, water and sea salt in a pan
3. Add cooled pecans to the pan and put it on a medium heat, stir constantly for about 15 seconds, then heat until the pecans are thoroughly coated in the sugar mixture and sugar has melted. Immediately remove from heat so they don’t burn.
4. Cool before using.

You can colour these up with this great little trick here.