Delicious and healthy homemade pink pancakes that are perfect to make for Pancake Day, Valentine's Day or indeed any day of the year if you love pink! Contains no food colouring. Suitable for vegans.
Is there food colouring in these pink pancakes?
No. I am not a fan of using food colouring and the gorgeous colour of these pink pancakes is entirely natural.
Can you guess what I used?
That's right - beetroot. There are so many beautiful colours in the natural world that we really don't need to use food colouring at all. Find out more about how to make natural food colouring.
How to stop your beetroot pancakes from turning brown
When you blend the beetroot into the pancake batter you'll have a beautiful bright pink batter. However, when you start to cook the pancakes, if you're not careful they'll start to turn brown.
There are a couple of things you can do to help with this.
Firstly, don't use too much oil. Just enough to stop the pancakes from sticking. Secondly, cook the pancakes slowly over a low-medium heat.
Finally, eat your pancakes straight away. If you keep them in the fridge for later they'll get even browner.
How do beetroot pancakes taste?
These pink beetroot pancakes taste gorgeous.
They're sweet and light with a little earthy hint.
My kids devoured these and didn't stop for long enough to think about what had made them pink.
What to serve with pink pancakes
These beetroot pancakes are very versatile and you can serve whatever you like with them.
They are sweet so I would go for fruity toppings rather than savoury - although if you left out the maple syrup you could make a savoury version of the recipe below.
Our favourite pancake toppings include:
- fresh raspberries
- maple syrup
- coconut yoghurt
- blueberries
- sliced banana
- peanut butter.
More vegan pancake and waffle recipes
- Banana and almond butter pancakes
- Gingerbread pancakes
- Pumpkin waffles
- Green pancakes
- Vegan crepes
- Peanut butter and banana pancakes
- Healthy butternut squash pancakes
- Coconut flour, chocolate and pear pancakes
- Eggfree blueberry pancakes
If you like this you might like my top five vegetable pancakes.
How to make pink pancakes
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Homemade pink pancakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 175 g plain flour
- 1 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 beetroot cooked, not in vinegar
- 300 ml dairy-free milk I used oat
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil plus more for frying
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and whizz until smooth.
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan over a low-medium heat and add a spoonful of the batter. Tilt the pan to allow the batter to spread out a little until you have the size and shape that you want.
- Cook for a couple of minutes until you can see bubbles appear on the surface of the pancake.
- Turn the pancake over with a spatula and repeat on the other side. Don’t be tempted to turn the heat up or your pancakes will turn brown.
- Keep warm in a low oven while you repeat with the remaining pancakes.
- Serve with maple syrup, fresh raspberries and yoghurt, or your favourite toppings.
Notes
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Heidi
Approximately how much beetroot in cups, or what is the size of the beetroot?
I have giant ones, but imagine they would be too big!
I look forward to trying this recipe!
Mandy Mazliah
Hi Heidi - I'm not sure about cups - sorry! The beetroot I used was medium sized so maybe use half of your giant one?!
Elaine
Is beetroot the same as beets? If so how many for this receipe? Do you boil them in water till fork tender? Really trying here...trying to get the kids to eat healthier! Thank you in advance! HELP! ?
Mandy Mazliah
Hi Elaine, thanks for your comments. I guess that beetroot is the same as beets. You just need one medium sized one. You can either use the pre-cooked ones which are always really soft or boil it yourself until tender - it needs to break down in a blender. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Jo Cormack
These are so pretty and really fun for kids to help with! Love the tip about the home made food colouring too.
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks so much Jo!