Recipe: Peanut Butter & Banana Pancakes

Since I am trying to stick mostly do Dr. McDougall's Maximum Weight Loss Program I avoid nuts/seeds/avocado, etc. to stay very low fat, but my toddler could use those things so I will post recipes that are, technically McDougall legal (though I do use vegan/soy free "butter" for him which is NOT McDougall legal on ANY of his programs), but I may not eat. But this was a hit with the picky toddler of this house!

I made up a batch and froze them in packages of 3 for quick and easy breakfasts and snacks.

Peanut Butter & Banana Pancakes

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 small, ripe bananas, mashed
1 1/2 TB smooth peanut butter (be sure to get the kind without trans fat, etc.)
1 cup fortified vanilla non dairy milk (I used original almond milk and added about 1/4-1/2tsp vanilla)

In a medium bowl combine flour and baking powder.
In a separate bowl cream together banana and peanut butter; stir in milk.
Pour banana mixture into flour and stir until well combined.

Use non stick spray (NOT McDougall) or veg butter (NOT McDougall) in a pan and drop spoonfuls into pan, cooking on both sides until cooked through.

From "Raising Vegetarian Children"

*I decided to take photos for things after I had packed up most of them, so this is just what is left of the baby's picking...not super pretty. ha*

Recipe : Pumpkin Muffins

This morning I had a play date scheduled at our house for some of the mamas in my "green moms group". I knew I wanted to make something healthy in general, something I could snack on if I really wanted to as a treat, and something kid friendly. That in itself is quite the feat, no make it vegan and I had some searching ahead of me.

I wanted something simple.I have quite a few vegan cookbooks, but I wanted REALLY simple.

I ended up going with this recipe:

Pumpkin Muffins

2 c whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 c sugar (I wanted to substitute this with another form of natural sweetener, but I am just learning about those, been doing either real white sugar or nothing for years, so I just went with it).
1 T baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
15 ounces pumpkin, canned -- 1 can
1/4 c water
1/4 c raisins

Mix all dry ingredients together in a mixer, then add the wet ingredients, then raisins. Put into a muffin pan bake 375 degrees about 25 min.

Makes 12 muffins.


Adapted From:
"Fat Free & Easy Cookbook"

They passed the husband test. They past the mommy play date test. Passed the baby test. And I have to say, they're not too bad at all! The only thing in them that I am not crazy about is the sugar so I plan to find a better option for that.