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For the pancakes:

• 2 tablespoons chia seeds, 4 tablespoons water

• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour (100g)

• 1 banana

• 1/2 cup brown rice milk (or any other plant-based milk) (150ml)

• 5 cardamom pods or 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom

• zest of 1/2 a lemon

• 1 teaspoon honey

• 1 teaspoon coconut oil (for frying)

For the drizzle:

• 1 teaspoon coconut oil

• 3 teaspoons of honey or maple syrup

• zest of 1/2 lemon

Combine 2 tablespoons of chia seeds with 4 tablespoons of water and leave to sit in the fridge for about of 30 minutes.

Firmly press down on each cardamom pod with the flat side of a sturdy knife. Open the pod and pick out the seeds, discarding the outer shell. Either carefully roughly chop the seeds with a knife or grind them using a mortar and pestle.

Zest an entire lemon and set aside half for the drizzle.

Mash the banana in a bowl and then add all the pancake ingredients to your blender. Blitz well until everything is combined. The consistency should be nice and thick!

Heat the coconut oil over a medium heat in a non-stick pan. Once the oil has melted, use about a ¼ cup of the mix and pour into the pan. Heat until bubbles form about three quarters of the way cooked through and then flip to cook for another minute or two. Repeat with the rest of the mixture adding more coconut oil when the pan dries out. The mix should make 5-6 small pancakes.

Then simply combine all of the ingredients for the drizzle together and stir well.

Stack your pancakes and pour the zesty honey drizzle on top!

I’m so excited about this new pancake recipe I created for Pancake Day! They are the best healthy spin on the classic sugar and lemon pancakes. Each pancake is just bursting with flavour – the richness from the cardamom works so well with zestiness from the lemon and sweetness from the honey. The drizzle is made with more lemon zest, honey and coconut oil to create the most perfect contrast in flavours! They’re so delicious, you can enjoy them throughout the year too, not just on pancake day – they would make the best breakfast or sweet dessert!

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• Mari

  Could you make the batter the night before and leave it in the fridge over night before cooking?

  • ellawoodward

    I have never tried but I think that would be fine x

• Madeline

  Looks delicious! Could you substitute brown rice flour for the buckwheat flour?

  • ellawoodward

    I think it might be better with oat flour than buckwheat, but buckwheat should still work x

• Pernilla Lindberg

  These look so tasty! Would it be ok to substitute the buckwheat flour for brown rice flour instead you think? I just happen to have that at home and not buckwheat flour. Looking forward to making these!

• http://ameliarosel.blogspot.co.uk/ AmeliaRoseL

  These look SO fluffy and so delicious – amazing!

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• http://addalittlefood.com/ Millie | Add A Little

  These look wonderful Ella! SO packed with flavour!

• http://whatskatieupto.com Katie

  Wow this recipe looks really interesting! i love your new recipes they seem much more sophisticated Like it xo Katie

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• Bianca

  Can I use wholemeal wheat flour instead, as I don’t have any gluten-related disorders?

  • ellawoodward

    I have never tried, but I am sure it would be fine x

    • Bianca

      Will try though, thanks.
      Love your blog and books.
      Thank you for your amazing recipes!

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  Looks delicious ! I really love your new book, my weekly dinner plan is all sorted now thanks to you!:)
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• Eve

  I can’t see the method anyone else having issues? x

  • ellawoodward

    There is a tab next to the ingredients tab labelled Method x

• Spanish HomeMade

  Delicious recipe! We are going to make it tomorrow after the paella catering that we have in London. Perfect to disconnect after hard work! Looking forward to try it! Thanks for the recipe! BTW, what kind of flower do you reccomend as the ebst for it?

  • ellawoodward

    So glad you like the recipe. I use buckwheat flour

    • Abigail Wilson-Brown

      Could you use rice flour?

      • ellawoodward

        Oat flour might be better, I haven’t tried it myself but I think it would be ok x

• Eve

  Can anyone else not see the method? x

• Julie Anonymous

  These sound heavenly! Cardamom and lemon is such a great combination! Zesty yet comforting, and with the honey? Yum 😀

• Lydia Campbell

  how many pancakes can you make with this?

  • ellawoodward

    The mix should make 5-6 small pancakes x

• Lamees Al Abbas

  How many pancakes does this recipe make?

• http://honestmum.com/ HonestMum

  These look delicious x

• https://twitter.com/Hats612 Harriet

  Just made these and they were delicious! I ate the first pancake before cooking the rest of the batter (too impatient to wait!) and I thought the batter would benefit from just a touch of salt. The addition of a small pinch really brought out the flavours. It was so nice to have a pancake day breakfast that actually nourishes my body, rather than fills it with junk, and it still felt indulgent. Thank you Ella for another awesome recipe!

• ellawoodward

  So sorry, we try and keep the app and the blog different so that there are lots of different recipes across all the platforms x

• ellawoodward

  Oat flour might be better, I haven’t tried it myself but I think it would be ok x

• ellawoodward

  I haven’t tried the recipe with coconut flour so I couldn’t say unfortunately. Feel free to give it a try! x

• ellawoodward

  So sorry to hear you are having a problem loading the method. I will get it fixed ASAP on the website, but in the meantime here is the method: Combine 2 tablespoons of chia seeds with 4 tablespoons of water and leave to sit in the fridge for about of 30 minutes.

  Firmly press down on each cardamom pod with the flat side of a sturdy knife. Open the pod and pick out the seeds, discarding the outer shell. Either carefully roughly chop the seeds with a knife or grind them using a mortar and pestle.

  Zest an entire lemon and set aside half for the drizzle.

  Mash the banana in a bowl and then add all the pancake ingredients to your blender. Blitz well until everything is combined. The consistency should be nice and thick!

  Heat the coconut oil over a medium heat in a non-stick pan. Once the oil has melted, use about a ¼ cup of the mix and pour into the pan. Heat until bubbles form about three quarters of the way cooked through and then flip to cook for another minute or two. Repeat with the rest of the mixture adding more coconut oil when the pan dries out. The mix should make 5-6 small pancakes.

  Then simply combine all of the ingredients for the drizzle together and stir well.

  Stack your pancakes and pour the zesty honey drizzle on top!

• ellawoodward

  So sorry to hear you are having a problem loading the method. I will get it fixed ASAP on the website, but in the meantime here is the method: Combine 2 tablespoons of chia seeds with 4 tablespoons of water and leave to sit in the fridge for about of 30 minutes.

  Firmly press down on each cardamom pod with the flat side of a sturdy knife. Open the pod and pick out the seeds, discarding the outer shell. Either carefully roughly chop the seeds with a knife or grind them using a mortar and pestle.

  Zest an entire lemon and set aside half for the drizzle.

  Mash the banana in a bowl and then add all the pancake ingredients to your blender. Blitz well until everything is combined. The consistency should be nice and thick!

  Heat the coconut oil over a medium heat in a non-stick pan. Once the oil has melted, use about a ¼ cup of the mix and pour into the pan. Heat until bubbles form about three quarters of the way cooked through and then flip to cook for another minute or two. Repeat with the rest of the mixture adding more coconut oil when the pan dries out. The mix should make 5-6 small pancakes.

  Then simply combine all of the ingredients for the drizzle together and stir well.

  Stack your pancakes and pour the zesty honey drizzle on top!

  • Eve

    Thank you! Looking forward to trying them! <3

• ellawoodward

  So sorry to hear you are having a problem loading the method. I will get it fixed ASAP on the website, but in the meantime here is the method: Combine 2 tablespoons of chia seeds with 4 tablespoons of water and leave to sit in the fridge for about of 30 minutes.

  Firmly press down on each cardamom pod with the flat side of a sturdy knife. Open the pod and pick out the seeds, discarding the outer shell. Either carefully roughly chop the seeds with a knife or grind them using a mortar and pestle.

  Zest an entire lemon and set aside half for the drizzle.

  Mash the banana in a bowl and then add all the pancake ingredients to your blender. Blitz well until everything is combined. The consistency should be nice and thick!

  Heat the coconut oil over a medium heat in a non-stick pan. Once the oil has melted, use about a ¼ cup of the mix and pour into the pan. Heat until bubbles form about three quarters of the way cooked through and then flip to cook for another minute or two. Repeat with the rest of the mixture adding more coconut oil when the pan dries out. The mix should make 5-6 small pancakes.

  Then simply combine all of the ingredients for the drizzle together and stir well.

  Stack your pancakes and pour the zesty honey drizzle on top!

• ellawoodward

  So sorry to hear you are having a problem loading the method. I will get it fixed ASAP on the website, but in the meantime here is the method: Combine 2 tablespoons of chia seeds with 4 tablespoons of water and leave to sit in the fridge for about of 30 minutes.

  Firmly press down on each cardamom pod with the flat side of a sturdy knife. Open the pod and pick out the seeds, discarding the outer shell. Either carefully roughly chop the seeds with a knife or grind them using a mortar and pestle.

  Zest an entire lemon and set aside half for the drizzle.

  Mash the banana in a bowl and then add all the pancake ingredients to your blender. Blitz well until everything is combined. The consistency should be nice and thick!

  Heat the coconut oil over a medium heat in a non-stick pan. Once the oil has melted, use about a ¼ cup of the mix and pour into the pan. Heat until bubbles form about three quarters of the way cooked through and then flip to cook for another minute or two. Repeat with the rest of the mixture adding more coconut oil when the pan dries out. The mix should make 5-6 small pancakes.

  Then simply combine all of the ingredients for the drizzle together and stir well.

  Stack your pancakes and pour the zesty honey drizzle on top!

• ellawoodward

  So sorry to hear you are having a problem loading the method. I will get it fixed ASAP on the website, but in the meantime here is the method: Combine 2 tablespoons of chia seeds with 4 tablespoons of water and leave to sit in the fridge for about of 30 minutes.

  Firmly press down on each cardamom pod with the flat side of a sturdy knife. Open the pod and pick out the seeds, discarding the outer shell. Either carefully roughly chop the seeds with a knife or grind them using a mortar and pestle.

  Zest an entire lemon and set aside half for the drizzle.

  Mash the banana in a bowl and then add all the pancake ingredients to your blender. Blitz well until everything is combined. The consistency should be nice and thick!

  Heat the coconut oil over a medium heat in a non-stick pan. Once the oil has melted, use about a ¼ cup of the mix and pour into the pan. Heat until bubbles form about three quarters of the way cooked through and then flip to cook for another minute or two. Repeat with the rest of the mixture adding more coconut oil when the pan dries out. The mix should make 5-6 small pancakes.

  Then simply combine all of the ingredients for the drizzle together and stir well.

  Stack your pancakes and pour the zesty honey drizzle on top!

• ellawoodward

  Hi Johanna, so sorry you had a problem with the recipe. I suggest using a little less brown rice milk in the recipe and cooking them for slightly longer. Hope they work better next time! x