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dragon fruit pancakes in heart shapes cooking on a griddle
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Dragon Fruit Pancakes

Beautiful pancakes made with dragon fruit for a natural bright pink color. Make them heart shaped for all your favorite people!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 283kcal
Author: Sula

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups flour all-purpose
  • 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 Tablespoons butter melted (plant based for dairy-free)
  • 3.5 ounces dragon fruit puree 1 smoothie pack
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ¼ cup almond milk plain or vanilla flavored
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  • In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in almond milk, dragon fruit puree, melted butter and egg. Stir until well combined. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
    1 ½ cups flour, 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 Tablespoons butter, 3.5 ounces dragon fruit puree, 1 ¼ cup almond milk, 1 egg
  • Preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray (or use butter/oil as preferred). Pour batter onto skillet, about ¼ cup batter for each pancake.
    Cooking spray
  • Cook 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on the sides and center of each pancake. Flip and cook until slightly brown, about 1 to 2 more minutes.

For molded (heart shaped) pancakes:

  • If using a griddle-safe egg mold, be sure to grease the mold all along the bottom as well as along the inner edge. Place the mold directly onto the preheated griddle, then spoon the batter inside. Since the batter cannot spread, you will likely want to use less batter in the molds. For my mold, about 1 ½ tablespoons was the right amount of batter.
  • The pancake was “set” enough to remove the mold after about 20-30 seconds. To do so, slowly lift the mold at the top first, so that when you remove it at the tip of the heart it is releasing at an angle from the batter. This will help ensure a sharper tip to the heart. 

Notes

If you don't have almond milk, substitute with any other non-flavored milk you have,
This works with regular dairy butter as well as plant-based butter for a dairy free option

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 785mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 292IU | Calcium: 258mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.