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St Patrick’s Green Spinach Pancakes

St Patrick’s Green Spinach Pancakes using spinach as a natural food dye

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 16 Small Pancakes

Author Chef Maria Cummins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups Baby Spinach
• 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
• 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk any other milk works also
• 3/4 cup finely ground corn meal
• 3/4 cup all purpose or whole wheat
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp honey add more if you like sweeter pancakes
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• natural cooking spray

Instructions

• In a food processor or a blender, mix together the spinach, yogurt, and almond milk until smooth.
• Pour the batter into a large mixing bowl, and stir in the rest of the ingredients except the cooking spray.
• Coat one or two pans with cooking spray and place the pan over medium-low heat. I used two pans so that I could cook more pancakes at once.
• Pour about 2-3 tablespoons of batter onto the pan for each pancake. A 1/8 cup measuring spoon works very well for this.
• Cook a side for about 2-3 minutes. Once the edges of the pancakes are no longer runny, and you can slide a spatula easily underneath, they're ready to be flipped. Cook for another 2 minutes.
• Enjoy them on their own or serve with some honey or maple syrup.